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FAMILY
SECRET
COVERSTORY
Famous Family Businesses
Harvey Norman ­
owned and run by Gerry Harvey
and wife managing director Katie Page.
News Ltd ­
Rupert Murdoch and son James who is non-
executive chairman of the company, pipping big brother
Lachlan and sister Elisabeth, both of whom left the company.
Estee Lauder
(the family owns 45% of company stock and
90% of the voting rights).
Kikkoman Soy Sauce
(fi rst brewed, legend has it, by a
desperate war widow in 16th century Japan) is still owned and
run by her descendants, the Mogi and Takenashi families.
The Trump Organization ­
The Donald's son Don Jr. and
daughter Ivanka are both senior managers in the real estate
mogul's eponymous company.
Margot Spalding and her husband Alan
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