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Mark Shuttleworth

Founder and Executive

Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African and British entrepreneur, born in Welkom in the Orange Free State, and the founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Linux operating system variant Ubuntu. In 2002 he became the first African to travel to space, doing so as a space tourist. He holds dual citizenship from South Africa and the United Kingdom, and in 2020 the Sunday Times Rich List estimated his net worth at 500 million pounds.

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Birth Year
1973 1
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Entrepreneurship, Practice Disciplines
Source Wikipedia: Mark Shuttleworth
Software Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia: Mark Shuttleworth

Companies Founded

Canonical, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Canonical (company)

Companies Led

Canonical, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Canonical (company)
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Nationality

South Africa

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mark Shuttleworth
  • Lead: birth-year
    Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African and British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Linux operating system variant Ubuntu.
  • Associated With: Software Industry, Lead: associated industry
    Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African and British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Linux operating system variant Ubuntu.
  • Associated With: Entrepreneurship, Lead: entrepreneurship
    Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African and British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Linux operating system variant Ubuntu.
  • In Group: Company Founders and Co-founders, Lead section
    Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African and British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Linux operating system variant Ubuntu.
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Wikipedia: Canonical (company)
  • Companies Founded: Canonical, Lead: founded-by
    It was founded and funded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for the operating system Ubuntu, and related projects.
  • Companies Led: Canonical, Article body: led-by
    Mark Shuttleworth, CEO and founder of the Ubuntu project, former Debian maintainer of Apache and founder of Thawte Consulting (2004, ), CEO until March 2010 and from July 2017 to present
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