Duncan Bannatyne

Duncan Bannatyne was born 2 February 1949 in Clydebank, Scotland. He is a serial entrepreneur whose businesses span health clubs, hotels, spas, property and media. He served in the Royal Navy from 1964 to 1969 before launching his business career with an ice cream van in Stockton-on-Tees. He sold Quality Care Homes for £26 million in 1996 and Just Learning for £22 million, then expanded into health clubs, acquiring 26 establishments from Hilton Hotels in 2006. He appeared as an investor on BBC's Dragon's Den from 2005 to 2015.