Ashley Tabor

Ashley Daniel Tabor-King (; born May 1977) is a British businessman who is the founder and executive president of Global Media & Entertainment, the largest commercial radio group in Europe and one of the leading outdoor (OOH) advertising companies in the UK.

Early life Ashley Daniel Tabor-King was born to a Jewish family in May 1977, the son of Doreen and Michael Tabor, who made his fortune through bookmaking, horse breeding and property.

Career Tabor-King presented and ran a hospital radio station in Watford while still at school. He left school at 16, and his first job in commercial radio was as an overnight tech op at the then Chiltern Radio in Dunstable.

He later worked as an assistant to Richard Park at Capital Radio in London, helping him to produce shows and plan playlists. and is credited as being one of the co-writers of The X Factor's theme song.

In 2008, with cash provided by his father and other lenders, he took over GCap Radio, the group behind Capital Radio and Classic FM, and founded Global.

Honours Tabor-King was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to media and entertainment.

Personal life Tabor-King is married to George Tabor-King. Tabor-King has lived in The Knightsbridge Apartments complex since 2006, in an apartment he bought for £15 million. In 2017 he bought the next-door apartment for £90 million.