Scottish businessman, philanthropist, and author with an interest in hotels, health clubs, and media.
He worked with the Royal Navy for 12 years as an engineering mechanic.
He was most famous for his appearance as a Business angel on the BBC show Dragons' Den.
He fathered seven children across two marriages. He also wrote seven books. Following his second divorce, he began dating a woman named Nigora Whitehorn.
He supported the Conservative Party's Margaret Thatcher, but later switched to the Labor Party to support Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
