Paul Holmes à Court

{{Short description|Australian entrepreneur}}

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| name = Paul Holmes à Court

| birth_name = Paul William Holmes à Court

| birth_date = 1972

| birth_place = Swan District Hospital, Midland, Perth, WA{{cn|date=April 2022}}

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| nationality = Australian

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| occupation = Businessman, Wine Maker, Pastoralist

| title = CEO of Vasse Felix and owner of Heytesbury Pty. Ltd.

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| parents = Robert Holmes à Court
Janet Ranford

| children = 6

| relations = Peter Holmes à Court (brother), Simon Holmes à Court (brother)

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Paul Holmes à Court (born Paul William Holmes à Court in 1972) is an Australian businessman and wine maker. He is the son of Australia's first billionaire Robert Holmes à Court and CEO of Vasse Felix.{{Cite web | url=https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/food-and-wine/why-paul-holmes-court-is-happy-to-get-bossed-by-his-vineyards-20220314-p5a4dq | title=Why Paul Holmes à Court is happy to get bossed by his vineyards | date=22 April 2022 }}

Early life

Holmes à Court was born in 1972, the son of South African-born Australian businessman Robert Holmes à Court (who became Australia's first billionaire), and businesswoman (and chairperson of Heytesbury Pty Ltd), Janet Holmes à Court.

Career

In 2000, Holmes à Court took over the management of Heytesbury from his mother Janet after his father Robert passed away in 1990. In 2008 Holmes à Court bought out his siblings and took over sole ownership of the company.

Personal life

Holmes à Court is the Northern Territory's largest individual pastoral landowner, owning over 16,700 square kilometers.{{Cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-02-20/paul-holmes-a-court-heytesbury-cattle-stations-gina-rinehart/8280546 | title=Holmes à Court remains Northern Territory's largest individual pastoral land owner | newspaper=ABC News | date=19 February 2017 }}

Holmes à Court has 6 children.{{Cite web | url=https://thewest.com.au/business/insider/insider-magazine-vasse-felix-owner-paul-holmes-a-court-plans-sparkling-venture-ng-b881970370z | title=Holmes a Court pops the cork on another sparkling idea | date=24 November 2021 }}

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