Tony Wilkinson (businessman)

Anthony Harwick "Tony" Wilkinson (born April 1937) is the co-owner and former chairman of the British high street chain Wilko.

Anthony Harwick Wilkinson was born in April 1937, the son of James Kemsey Wilkinson and his wife Mary Cooper, who founded Wilko in 1930.

When Tony Wilkinson retired as chairman after 45 years in June 2005, he was replaced by his niece, Karin Swann, and his daughter, Lisa Wilkinson. In 2014, Karin Swann sold her family's 50% holding in the business to Lisa Wilkinson.

In April 2016, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated his net worth at £275 million.

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