Aberdeen Rich List 2025
Aberdeens Richest - GROUP 8
GROUP 8
3. Trond Mohn – Framo & One Subsea – Oil & Gas - Inheritance
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Estimated Family Wealth: £1.1bn
Trond Mohn, a Buckie-born billionaire businessman and philanthropist, is the owner of the family-run company Frank Mohn AS, which operates under the brand Framo. Founded in 1938 and based in Norway, Framo is a leading supplier of submerged cargo pumps to the Oil & Gas tanker market.
Trond earned his economics degree from the University of Mannheim, Germany, in 1970. In 1986, he took the helm as CEO of the family business. Today, Trond Mohn is one of only three billionaires on our list, although due to the diverse nature of the companies within the group, estimating an overall sales figure for the business is challenging.
35. Andy Bird – Inoapps Founder & Software Development Visionary
Estimated Net Worth: £48 Million
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Andy Bird began his career working in Procurement and Logistics for some of the world’s leading Oil & Gas companies. After gaining experience overseas, he settled in Aberdeen, where he joined a locally based oil firm. It was here he identified a critical gap in the market: while many companies relied on SAP and Maximo enterprise software to run their companies, the demand for Oracle software support was being overlooked—despite Oracle’s strong presence in Aberdeen industry.
In 2006, Andy founded Inoapps, a software development and Oracle consultancy firm based in Aberdeen. The company focused on delivering Oracle software customization, implementation, and management support services—a niche that had been previously underserved.
As Aberdeen’s corporate market proved limited and conservative, Andy shifted his sights to more lucrative global opportunities, especially in the U.S. tech sector. Today, Inoapps employs nearly 1,000 people worldwide and continues to expand rapidly in U.S. markets.
A major milestone came when U.S. private equity firm Abry Partners acquired a significant stake in Inoapps, reportedly for tens of millions of pounds. Based on current valuations and growth, we estimate Andy Bird’s net worth at approximately £50 million.
65. Mike Straughen – Executive Leadership | Management Expert | Non-Executive Directorships
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Estimated Net Worth £6 - £10m
Mike Straughen, born in February 1950, is a seasoned professional in corporate management and a highly experienced non-executive director within the oil and gas industry and beyond. Rising to prominence at a young age, Mike served as General Manager at leading Oil & Gas contractor Press Offshore, a company that dominated much of the UK’s Oil & Gas contracting work during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Known for his dynamic leadership style, charisma, and strategic insight, Mike quickly became a standout figure in the sector. Even early in his career, his commanding presence and natural charm left a lasting impression on colleagues and industry peers.
Despite suffering a near-fatal car accident in Brazil during the 1980s, which left him with long-term physical reminders, Mike returned with renewed determination, continuing to build an extensive and influential career.
Throughout his professional journey, Mike Straughen has held executive and non-executive directorships at several major companies across the energy, engineering, and infrastructure sectors, including:
AMEC
Wood Group
Vattenfall
Colas Rail
Energy Industries Council
Gulf Marine
ASCO
Glacier
Denholm Group
With an estimated net worth of £10 million, Mike remains a prominent figure in strategic management, board governance, and executive consultancy, particularly within the UK energy and industrial sectors.
57. Eric Evans – Oil Services | Media | International Trade
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Estimated Wealth: £10m-£20m
Eric Evans arrived in Aberdeen from Norfolk at the age of 20, calling the city “buzzing” with opportunity. Quickly earning a reputation as a “Mr Fixit”, Eric was the go-to man for oil companies in urgent need of staff or mechanical services. By the early 1980s, he had built one of the most successful employment agencies serving the booming North Sea Oil & Gas industry.
Beyond business, Evans was a familiar face on the local scene—some may remember his ownership of the nightclub Champers, or his time running a radio station. He was also known for cruising Aberdeen in a striking willow gold Rolls-Royce, complete with the number plate ESE 1.
After selling his ventures, Evans took a dramatic turn, investing in the logging industry in Liberia. The move placed him in the midst of the country's brutal civil war, and in a remarkable tale of survival, he claims to have escaped the country by trading a bag of rice for a handful of diamonds with local children.
He also counts himself a survivor of the Orly Airport bombing in 1983—another harrowing chapter in a life full of twists.
Rich List Number
Name
Net Worth
44
Ricky Simpson – Bars, Nightclubs, Property
£35M
29
Johanna Basford – Publishing & Bestselling Author
£90M
19
Leslie Benzies – Rockstar Games Visionary | Grand Theft Auto Creator | Video Game Industry Icon
£178M
14
Martin Dickie – BrewDog Co-Founder, Brewing Pioneer
£290M
7
Klaas Zwaart – Oil & Gas | Motor Racing | Investments
£560M
63
Colin Lawson – Transport Logistics
£18M
55
Stewart Proctor – Tech Industry – Motor Racing
£22M
50
Dan Millard – Oil & Gas Inspection and Integrity Services
£28M
45
Stuart Clarkson – Bars – Property Development
£32M
6
Dave Cormack – Software & Football
£600M
66
Steve Judge – Space Solutions
£10M
58
Considine – The Aberdein Considine Family
£20M
47
Eddie Anderson – ARR Craib – Transport and Logistics
£30M
43
Adrian Taylor & Family –Taylors Industrial Waste
£35M
36
Stewart Milne – Housebuilding | Property Development
£45M
41
Robert Kidd – Oil & Gas Rental Equipment – ITS (International Tubular Services)
£36M
29
Peter Tait – Fishing
£82m
16
Roy Macgregor - Global Energy Group
£360m
10
Nicky Walker – Walkers Shortbread | Food & Drink
£320m
5
Martin Gilbert – Finance, Investment & Consulting
£700m
63
Sandy Clark – Finance Expert | Investment Strategist | Corporate Leader
£8m
57
Paul Lawrie – Golf
£19m
44
Jimmy Buchan – Fishing & Seafood Supply
£32m
39
Ian Dunbar – Kirkwood Homes Founder & House Building Pioneer
£38m
33
Marshall Family – Marshall Trailers & Agricultural Innovation
£65M
26
Ian Suttie – Property and Oil
£90M
12
Douglas Craig – Craig Group | Shipping & Offshore Services
£300M
9
Alistair Locke – Abbot Group | Motor Fuel Group | Distilleries
£350M
3
Trond Mohn – Framo & One Subsea – Oil & Gas - Inheritance
£1100M
35
Andy Bird – Inoapps Founder & Software Development Visionary
£48M
65
Mike Straughen – Executive Leadership | Management Expert | Non-Executive Directorships
£10M
57
Eric Evans – Oil Services | Media | International Trade
£20M
Alan Massie – Carlton Rock – Property Developer
Jim Geddie – Oil & Gas – Apex Tubulars – Motor Racing
Bob Drummond – Hydrasun | D2Zero
Tommy Dreelan – Oil & Gas | Motor Racing
64. Scott Martin – CEO Glacier Energy – Accountancy MBOs
59. Mark Cavanagh – XPD8 and Oil Plus Ltd – Property Investment
Alistair Thomson – Fishing Rights | Land Investment | Property Development
Malcolm Allan – House Building Entrepreneur
John Ray – Rigblast | Property | Oil & Gas Services
Derek Nicol & Stephanie Nicol – Nicol of Skene – Civil Engineering
Doug Duguid – Oil & Gas Services & Renewables
Tony Quinn – Pet Food, Confectionery & Motorsport
James Watt – BrewDog | Brewing | Beer | Investment
Glenn Gordon – Whisky – Glenfiddich – Distilling - Inheritance
Ean Emslie – Commercial Property Rental
Maitland Mackie 3 – Ice Cream & Agribusiness
Shaun Ross – Founder of Metrol Technology (Photo Unavailable)
Sir Jim Milne – Balmoral Group | Hotelier | Property
Tom Cross – Oil & Gas | Parkmeade Group
Steve Mackie – Prosource – I.T. Software and Corporate I.T. Services
John Heiton – OEG Group | Oilfield Equipment Rental
Robert (Bob) Keiller – Oil & Gas Services | Business Consultancy
Larry Kinch – Oil & Gas Exploration
George Maxwell – Eland Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas Exploration
Doug Milne – MTM Construction – Civil Engineering
Alistair Langlands – WOODGROUP – Investments & Directorships
Graham Wood – Hotels – Bars – Property Development
Michael Freeman – CAN Offshore | Oil & Gas Services
Steven Ferguson – Ferguson Group, Oil & Gas Logistics
Scotoil Graham Davidson Family
Mackintosh Plant Hire – Moira, Suzanne, Albert, Gary, and Moira Mackintosh
Graeme Bone – Drum Property Group Founder | Prime Four Developer | UK Commercial Real Estate Visionary
Conrad Ritchie & The Ritchie Family
John Clark – Car Dealership
Sir Ian Wood – Fishing & Oil & Gas – Rig Maintenance – Philanthropy
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