Martin Edwards has and estimated net worth of $142.5 million. Former Manchester United chairman Edwards, 65, who brought Sir Alex Ferguson to Old Trafford, held the job for 23 years and is now honorary life president. It was Edwards who took the decision to float the football club in 1991. He sold his shares in tranches, making £120m in total. Other wealth, including £3m of net assets in two small property companies, keeps him at £95m.