Leslie Alan Wilson | |
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Born | 1941 or 1942 (age 82–83)[1] |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Camberwell Grammar School |
Occupation(s) | Executive chairman, Reece Group |
Years active | 1970-present |
Children | Peter Wilson |
Leslie Alan Wilson (born 1941/42), an Australian billionaire, is the executive chairman of Reece Group, Australia's biggest bathroom and plumbing supplies chain.[2]
Wilson was educated at Camberwell Grammar School, Melbourne, matriculating in 1959.[3]
Wilson was CEO of Reece from 1970 to 2007, and has been executive chairman since 2001.[1] His son Peter is the CEO.[2]
As of May 2023[update], The Australian Financial Review assessed the net worth of the Wilson family as A$6.51 billion on the Financial Review 2023 Rich List.[4] The Wilson family had earlier appeared in the BRW Rich Families List that was published annually between 2008 and 2015. Meanwhile, Forbes Asia assessed Wilson's net worth as US$1.6 billion in 2017;[2] revised to US$2.50 billion in 2019.[5]
Year | Financial Review Rich List |
Forbes Australia's 50 richest | ||
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Rank | Net worth A$ bn |
Rank | Net worth US$ bn | |
2012[6] | n/a | $1.44 billion ![]() |
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2013[7] | n/a | $1.83 billion ![]() |
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2014[8] | n/a | $2.34 billion ![]() |
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2015[9] | n/a | $2.60 billion ![]() |
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2016 | ||||
2017[2] | $1.6 billion | |||
2018[10] | 16 | $3.87 billion ![]() |
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2019[11][5] | 16 ![]() |
$4.07 billion ![]() |
14 ![]() |
$2.50 billion ![]() |
2020[12] | 12 ![]() |
$4.93 billion ![]() |
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2021[13] | 11 ![]() |
$7.86 billion ![]() |
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2022 | 14 ![]() |
$6.60 billion ![]() |
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2023[4] | 14 ![]() |
$6.51 billion ![]() |
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