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English sporting executive, television broadcaster, newspaper columnist, author and novelist, Karren Brady has an estimated net worth of $123 million. Heralded as the first lady of British football, Karren Brady started out in advertising but quickly caught the keen eye of publisher David Sullivan. Under his encouragement and financial backing,  David Sullivan Birmingham F.C. bought it for £700,000 and installed the then 23-year-old Karren Brady as managing directorof the club. She was responsible for the company's flotation in 1997, thus becoming the youngest managing director of a UK PLC, and left following the takeover of the club in October 2009. In January 2010 she was appointed vice-chairman of West Ham United following a change of ownership of the club. She has appeared on The Apprentice as an assistant to Alan Sugar and writes regular columns for Woman & Home magazine and The Sun. She has also published four books including two novels.

 

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2011

Asset

The cost of Brady's second-hand Bentley Continental

$99,000

2008

Bonus

Bonus for every season that Blues stay in the Premier League

$432,000

2008

Bonus

Bonus after the sale of Blues goes through

$864,000

2008

Sale of Asset

Amount earned from the sale of the Birmingham City Football Club

$136,000,000

2007

Salary

Annual Salary received

$297,000

1993

Sale of Asset

Amount earned from the sale of her property in Canary Wharf

$232,000