Gerald Ronson

Sir Gerald Maurice Ronson CBE (born 27 May 1939)[2] is a British businessman, philanthropist, and convicted criminal.

[3] He is a long-time supporter of Jewish charities, and was knighted for this charitable work in the UK's 2024 New Years Honours List.

[8] The company survived with loans from Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, Craig McCaw, Oracle Corporation's founder, Larry Ellison, and others,[9] and went on to develop projects including Heron Tower and The Heron in the City of London and The Peak in London's Victoria.

In 2000, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that use of statements made to inspectors in the 1990 trial had been unfair, but rejected five other complaints and denied a costs application.

[18] In 2009, Juan Carlos I of Spain bestowed the Encomienda de Numero of the Spanish Order of Civil Merit Decoration on Ronson.

[20] Ronson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours list for charitable services.