Robert Warren Miller
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Robert Warren Miller (born May 23, 1933) is an American-born British billionaire, entrepreneur, co-founder of DFS (Duty Free Shops), and sailing champion.
He is the father of Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Alexandra Miller, and Pia Getty, dubbed by tabloids and high society as The Miller Sisters.
Early life and education
Miller was born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, on May 23, 1933, son of Ellis Warren Appleton Miller (Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 7 February 1898 – May 1986), a bookkeeper and a salesman, and descendant of several Mayflower passengers, and wife (Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 15 September 1923) Sophia "Sophie" June Squarebriggs (Prince Edward Island, 10 June 1899 – Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 20 March 1998), a Canadian-born former governess. Miller's ancestry is rooted in the British North American colonial elite, and descends over time from Henry I of England, Louis IV of France, and William I of Scotland. He is also descended from Isaac Samuel (Poland/Prussia, ca. 1785 – Boston, Massachusetts, 29 June 1872), a Jewish merchant.
Miller attended Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and graduated in 1955, with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and the Irving Literary Society.
Personal life
Miller is married since ca. August 3, 1965 to Ecuadorian-born María Clara "Chantal" Pesantes Becerra (Guayaquil, 25 June 1940), daughter of Servando Pesantes Chanduy (Mapasingue, near Guayaquil, 1949), construction worker, and wife Beatriz Becerra. They have three daughters: Pia (b. 1966), Marie-Chantal (b. 1968), and Alexandra (b. 1972).
He owns the 36,000-acre (146 km2) Gunnerside Estate in Yorkshire, one of the largest sporting country estates in Great Britain.
Career
When Chuck Feeney, Miller and others first introduced DFS on November 7, 1960, the concept of "duty-free shopping" – providing top-end discounts to visitors, free of import duties – was in its infancy.
DFS began operations in Hong Kong, where the company's corporate headquarters is now located, and later expands to Europe and other continents. DFS' first big breakthrough came in the early 1960s, when it won the exclusive right for duty-free sales in Hawaii and Hong Kong, allowing it to sell its goods to Japanese visitors. DFS later developed to off-airport duty-free shops and large downtown Galleria stores, becoming the world's biggest travel store. Feeney's interest were purchased by Louis Vuitton Mot Hennessy (LVMH), the French luxury goods corporation, for $1.63 billion in 1996.
Miller retained his shares and remains a major minority shareholder (38%) in DFS alongside LVMH, which bought out Feeney's stake. Miller's interest in mainland China's economic elite has risen in recent years. DFS has expanded beyond the airport liquor store to store environments in order to showcase its latest brands in the traveling market. The DFS Group had estimated revenues of about €2.2 billion in 2010. As of 2012, there are 150 stores in 15 Pacific states. Its downtown operations are carried out under the Galleria brand.
Miller was named Monthly Person of the Month by The Moodie Report in honor of his contribution to the luxury goods industry. Duty Free Shops (DFS)'s 50th anniversary at the DFS Galleria Sun Plaza Hong Kong store, which attracted a gala attended by 2000 guests and featured a performance by Wyclef Jean.
Miller founded Search Investment Group Ltd, an international investment firm of which he is CEO and chairperson, in 1973. The Search investment Group Ltd is a major shareholder in Ortelius Capital Partners, which is an investment company established by Miller's son-in-law HRH Prince Pavlos of Greece and Mr. Peter DeSorcy. He is also the founder of SAIL advisors (Search Alternative Investments Ltd), a multinational investor in hedge funds. Miller is now ranked as the 68th richest individual in the United Kingdom, down from 22nd in 2003.