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Introduction
Claude Littner is an American-born British business executive and the former chairman of Viglen, Powerleague ASCO, Azzuri Communications, Deputy Chairman of Blacks Leisure, and former chief executive of Tottenham Hotspur.
Littner is also known for his appearances on the British version of The Apprentice, interviewing for his former boss Alan Sugar. Claude Littner became one of Sugar’s aides from the 2015 series onwards.
Early life
| Name | Claude Littner |
| Net Worth | £34 million |
| Profession | Businessman, Entrepreneur, TV personality |
| Height | 1.73m |
| Age | 72 years |
Claude Littner was born on May 4, 1949 (age 72 years) in New York City, United States. He is the son of an American mother and an Austrian-Jewish father, who had fled the Nazis in the 1930s. His father worked as a chemical engineer. The family immigrated to the United Kingdom soon after Littner’s birth. Littner holds British citizenship and is fluent in French. He is a practicing Jew.
Career
After working in accountancy, Claude Littner developed a career as a turnaround specialist. It was in this role that he met Alan Sugar, and agreed to chair a number of Sugar’s companies. In the early 1990s, Littner was chairman and chief executive of Amstrad International, Amstrad Spain, and Dancall Telecom.
Claude Littner served as: non-executive chairman of Azzurri Communications; deputy chairman of Blacks Leisure Group from August 2008 to July 2009; executive chairman of the international oilfield support services business ASCO from 2004 to 2007; non-executive director of Norton Way Motors Ltd and Myeloma UK.
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A non-executive director of Amstrad since June 2007, in 2009 Sugar resigned a majority of his UK company directorships, handing over his former management duties to Littner, including the chairman’s post at Viglen.
When Sugar was the majority owner and chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, Littner was its Chief Executive from 1993 to 1998. He once almost turned down a request from Princess Royal for tickets to a game.
Claude Littner resigned his directorship in 2001. Littner bought into Powerleague, a five-a-side football center operator in 2001. After leading a management buyout from 3i Group in 2003, it floated on AIM in 2006. The company was taken over in 2009 by Patron Capital. and he netted some £50m.
Littner came to wider UK public recognition through his direct and confrontational style of job interviewing on The Apprentice. He is the only interviewer to have appeared in this role in every series of the program.
On 27 April 2015, it was announced that Littner had replaced Nick Hewer as Alan Sugar’s aide on the show. He started when the 2015 series began on 14 October 2015, and he continues to interview the candidates.
He will take a hiatus from the program for its sixteenth series due to injuries sustained from a cycling accident, with series one winner Tim Campbell taking over.
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In October 2014, the University of West London’s Business School has renamed the Claude Littner Business School in appreciation of his contributions to the university. It was opened and unveiled by a long-time associate and colleague, Alan Sugar. In April 2015 the University of West London appointed him a visiting Professor.
Wife
Claude Littner is married to his longtime girlfriend Thelma Littner, they had their wedding in 1976. Since 1976 Littner has been married to his wife Thelma Littner. They have two sons Anthony Littner and Alex Littner and five grandchildren. In 1997, at the age of 48, Littner was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and was given six months to live.
Littner renounced American citizenship in 2018. Claude Littner endorsed the Conservative Party during the 2019 United Kingdom general election.
Claude Littner net worth
How much is Claude Littner worth? Jason Ritter’s net worth is estimated at around £34 million. His main source of income is from his career as a businessman. Littner’s successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential people in the United Kingdom.