Kriti Mehrotra
It was June 18, 2023, when the entire world turned upside down for the Harding family as patriarch George Hamish Livingston Harding (or simply Hamish Harding) sadly passed away. As explored in Netflix’s ‘Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster,’ he was a paying passenger/mission specialist onboard the Titan submersible when it imploded while en route to the Titanic wreck. According to records, the businessman as well as lifetime adventurer had paid $250,000 to be a part of this expedition, making us wonder more about his career trajectory and net worth.
How Did Hamish Harding Earn His Money?
Although Hamish Harding was born on June 24, 1964, in London, England, he reportedly spent his formative years in Hong Kong, China, before returning to his homeland by the age of 10. In fact, he attended the co-educational private institution by the name of The King’s School for his primary studies from 1975 to 1982, after which he enrolled at the prestigious Cambridge University. He graduated from here in the late 1980s with a Bachelor’s in Natural Sciences as well as a Master’s in Chemical Engineering before kickstarting his career in the information technology industry. Before delving into Hamish’s professional experiences, though, it’s imperative to note that he had developed a passion for adventure, exploration, and space when he was merely a toddler.
According to records, he was inspired by the televised Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, which inadvertently propelled him to join the Royal Air Force’s Air Training Corps at the tender age of 13. Little did anyone know that he would fall in love with aviation too, resulting in him obtaining his pilot’s licence in 1985 while he was attending Pembroke College at Cambridge University. Coming to Hamish’s career, he initially rose the ladder on the corporate side of the information technology industry, that is, until he was serving as an executive at Logica Middle East and India. As per reports, he actually helped establish the multinational consultancy in both Dubai as well as Saudi Arabia, all the while already serving as the Managing Director of its Indian division.
Then, he founded a private investment company called Action Group in 1999, before blending his experiences and interests to launch a jet brokerage firm named Action Aviation in 2004. As if that’s not enough, as the years passed, Hamish also introduced the very first business jet service to the Antarctic after working closely alongside a local luxury tourism business, White Desert. All of his ventures gradually gained incredible success, and while he didn’t hesitate to dedicate himself to his work, he also managed to find time for his family as well as his adventurous wanderlust. In fact, over the years, he not only took on various air, land, and sea expeditions but also became the holder of three Guinness World Records, unaware that one such once-in-a-lifetime trip would lead to his untimely demise in 2023.
Hamish Harding’s Net Worth
While Hamish’s precise earnings have never been made public, we do know he had managed to accumulate significant wealth for himself and his family by the time he sadly died at the age of 58. Most of it actually came from his work with Logica, and his entrepreneurial practices in the form of a salary, but more importantly, as the Founder and stakeholder of the company. From what we can tell, in the 1990s, he not only served as a Managing Director at Logica India but also helped them expand to the Middle East. As for the sum he got to take home through his work as the man behind Action Group and Action Aviation, it’s actually difficult to gather since the valuations of these organizations are not public knowledge, but it was reportedly in the billions by the 2020s.
Apart from all this, to ascertain Hamish’s overall fortune, it’s also imperative to note that he had a lot of personal expenses too, especially as a family man and a risk-taking adventurer. He was actually married to the love of his life, Linda Harding, with whom he resided in Dubai alongside their two young biological children and his two adorable stepchildren. Therefore, his finances afforded all their lifestyles, and his passion for aviation as well as exploration, which included several trips to the South Pole, a circumnavigation of Earth in a record 46 hours and 40 minutes, dives to some of the deepest points, and a space trip. So, taking all these aspects into account, we believe Hamish Harding’s net worth at the time of his death was close to $1 billion.
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