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‘That’s a double your money story’: Gerry Harvey’s latest bets

‘That’s a double your money story’: Gerry Harvey’s latest bets

The billionaire Harvey Norman executive chairman resents days at home, and says tackling new challenges and dealmaking every day has kept him going.

Harvey Norman executive chairman Gerry Harvey has risen from 9th to 7th on the Rich Bosses list with his total shareholding wealth up to $2.5 billion Bethany Rae

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The 85-year-old Gerry Harvey says that whenever he spends more than two days at home and away from work, he quickly gets bored.

The billionaire executive chairman of retailer Harvey Norman is the only executive to be one of the 10 richest bosses over the past 15 years.

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