Branson on Branson

by Richard Branson

Thierry Boccon-Gibod has been photographing Richard Branson for over twenty years at work and at play, in private and in public. For the first time we bring together this collection of pictures, most of which have not been seen before and the most recent of which were taken in Fall 2005 on his beloved Caribbean island of Necker. Richard spends more and more of his time on Necker running his empire which now stretches onto every continent
on Earth and with Virgin Galactic will now extend into space as well. We see Richard with his family and staff, with his customers and friends and throughout Richard provides a caption-led commentary which is funny, poignant and yet informative.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published May 16, 2006

About the author

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Branson's first successful business venture was at age 16, when he published a magazine called Student. He then set up a record mail-order business in 1970. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores and rebranded as zavvi in late 2007. With his flamboyant and competitive style, Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s - as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label. Richard Branson is the 236th richest person according to Forbes' 2008 list of billionaires as he has an estimated net worth of approximately $7.9 billion USD.