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Mary Perkins was born on 14 February, 1944 in Bristol, England, is a Founder. Discover Mary Perkins's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?
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Businesswoman |
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80 years old |
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Aquarius |
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14 February, 1944 |
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14 February |
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Bristol, England |
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Mary Perkins Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Mary Perkins's Husband?
Her husband is Doug Perkins
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Doug Perkins |
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Mary Perkins Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Mary Perkins worth at the age of 80 years old? Mary Perkins’s income source is mostly from being a successful Founder. She is from . We have estimated
Mary Perkins's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Founder |
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In October 2017, Dame Mary was honoured with an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year UK Lifetime Achievement Award for her continued contribution to entrepreneurship and the economy.
In spring 2015, her net worth was estimated to be £1.45 billion.
In July 2015 she was made an Officer Sister of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.
In February 2013 she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.
In 2012 Perkins was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business from Plymouth University
Perkins was made an honorary fellow of Cardiff University in 2005. The same year she received the Rotary International Community and Vocational Service Award for her services to charity and in 2006 won the inaugural Spirit of everywoman Award. Perkins was the first female optometrist in the UK to receive the title of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2007.
Mary and Doug Perkins established Specsavers in Guernsey in 1984. In 2007 it was the largest privately owned opticians in the world, with nearly 900 stores across the UK and Europe. By 2011 the company had an annual turnover of £1.5bn and over 30,000 staff in markets in the UK, Europe and Australasia.
She attended Fairfield Grammar School in Bristol. She then went to Cardiff University to train as an optometrist. At Cardiff, she met Doug Perkins, whom she later married. The couple established their first business in Bristol in the 1960s. This became a chain of optometrists around Bristol, which they sold for £2 million in 1980, and from which they continue to receive income. After the sale the couple moved to Guernsey, where Mary's father had retired.
Dame Mary Lesley Perkins, DBE (born 14 February 1944) is an English billionaire who is the co-founder of Specsavers, the British retail optometry chain.
