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Clive Calder
South African-born British businessman (born 1946)
Clive Ian Calder (born 13 December 1946) is a South African-Britishbillionaire record executive and businessman primarily known for co-founding the Zomba Group with Ralph Simon, and its subsidiary Jive Records.
As of October 2021, Calder has an estimated net worth of US$5.5 billion.[1]
Early life
Calder was born in and grew up in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa.[1]
Career
Calder started his first record company in 1971 in South Africa with Ralph Simon.[2] By 1975, Calder and Simon had relocated to London and established Zomba as an artist and producer management company.
By 1978, Zomba had expanded to include music publishing and opened offices in New York City. In 1981 Calder and Simon formed their first record label Jive, and Calder began to create a name for Jive as an important outlet for hip hop and rap music with the help of new hire Barry Weiss.[3