John Madejski is also chairman of Reading Football Club which he took over in 1990.
In 2006 Reading Football Club enjoyed an incredible season, claiming a place in the FA Barclays Premiership, the first ever time Reading have been in the English top flight.
Madejski started off in business when he launched Auto Trader magazine in 1976, forming the publishing company, Hurst Publishing Limited. Hurst Publishing was sold for £260m in 1998 and he was made lifetime President of the Trader Media Group.
Since then he has been involved in a variety of businesses and is currently chairman and director of 18 companies worldwide.