'Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was born in Bangkok on April 4, 1958 to a Thai Chinese family.The Thai billionaire kick-started his business journey by opening a duty free shop back in Bangkok in 1989 at the age of 31.
His retail company, King Power, is now a staple of the country's airports and the brand also have the naming rights to Leicester City's stadium. Having been the club's primary shirt sponsor for the three previous seasons, he wanted to step up his involvement and opted to go all in and become owner. Buying the club for a reported £39million in 2010 proved a shrewd investment as he oversaw a meteoric rise which saw the Foxes historically win the Premier League title in 2015-16.
When he took over, the club had just earned promotion from League One, the third tier in the English football pyramid, and with Nigel Pearson trusted to remain in charge, the Foxes were quickly back in the Premier League.
According to Forbes, the Midlands club is now valued at £371m after becoming a staple of the top half in the league under Srivaddhanaprabha's reign.
Ranked as fifth on Forbes' Thailand rich list, Srivaddhanaprabha has built his empire up to a staggering $4.9billion (£3.8bn).'
Let's not forget about the other people who died at the time of this horrific, devastating tragedy. My heart aches for their families. Gone but never forgotten, may they rest in peace ❤
His retail company, King Power, is now a staple of the country's airports and the brand also have the naming rights to Leicester City's stadium. Having been the club's primary shirt sponsor for the three previous seasons, he wanted to step up his involvement and opted to go all in and become owner. Buying the club for a reported £39million in 2010 proved a shrewd investment as he oversaw a meteoric rise which saw the Foxes historically win the Premier League title in 2015-16.
When he took over, the club had just earned promotion from League One, the third tier in the English football pyramid, and with Nigel Pearson trusted to remain in charge, the Foxes were quickly back in the Premier League.
According to Forbes, the Midlands club is now valued at £371m after becoming a staple of the top half in the league under Srivaddhanaprabha's reign.
Ranked as fifth on Forbes' Thailand rich list, Srivaddhanaprabha has built his empire up to a staggering $4.9billion (£3.8bn).'
Let's not forget about the other people who died at the time of this horrific, devastating tragedy. My heart aches for their families. Gone but never forgotten, may they rest in peace ❤
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