John Nike
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Leonard John Nike OBE DL (5 July 1935 – 25 December 2016) was an English businessman, and a Bracknell-based leisure and hotel entrepreneur. He was best known for being the owner of the eponymous John Nike Leisuresport chain of dry ski slope complexes.
John Nike OBE DL | |
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Born | Leonard John Nike (1935-07-05)5 July 1935 Devon, England |
Died | 25 December 2016(2016-12-25) (aged 81) Reading, Berkshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Nike Land Securities Ltd chairman, leisure and hotel entrepreneur |
Nike was the Chairman of Nike Land Securities Ltd (trading as the Nike Group of Companies), a Bracknell-based company encompassing a wide range of activities, with commercial interests spanning property, construction, a hotel, restaurants, skiing and ice skating. Nike was also a Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire, as well as being an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Bracknell Forest. He was a benefactor to many institutions, especially in academia, education and sports.
With his family, he was worth £92 million according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2006.