Britain’s richest man, whose net worth is Rs 14.88 trillion, is so secretive that even the receptionist at his company’s London headquarters has not heard of him. Despite being the highest-earning person in the world of finance, Michael Platt strongly protects his privacy. He and BlueCrest co-founder William Reeves refused to be photographed when The Times published an article on them after they launched the company in 2006.
Michael Platt’s success with Crest Capital Management has seen him become Britain’s richest person, overtaking James Dyson, INEOS owner and Manchester United major shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and other big names.
As the Daily Mail reports, many people still haven’t heard of him, including some of his own employees. The surprising thing is that even the receptionist at the company’s office located in a skyscraper in Victoria has not heard of the person in charge of the company.
Michael Platt takes special care of his privacy. (Photo: LinkedIn)
Financial editor Patrick Hosking wrote, “They fiercely guard their privacy and hate their regular presence on newspaper rich lists.” Hedge Fund Market Wizards: How Winning Traders Win says he comes from a working-class background, living in an old house built in the 1930s on the outskirts of Preston, Lancashire.
His father was a lecturer in civil engineering at the University of Manchester. Mel said that at the age of 12, he used to visit his grandmother, who taught him how to trade stocks. He invested Rs 50,000 as a birthday gift, the value of which quickly tripled.
He studied mathematics and economics at the London School of Economics and earned more than Rs 31 lakh as a graduate through investments. J.P. Morgan hired him as a trainee in New York after graduation and he soon became managing director in London.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 16, 2024, 17:28 IST