The Ledger / Andrew Currie
Andrew Currie
◼ Origin
Andrew Currie spent 15 years at BP Chemicals before joining Inspec Group (Ineos's predecessor) in 1994. In 1999 he became a founding director of Ineos alongside Jim Ratcliffe, acquiring an approximately 20% equity stake in what grew into one of the world's largest chemical manufacturers with ~$60B in annual revenue.
◼ Self-Made Verdict — PARTIAL
Did not inherit wealth; his stake derived from a corporate restructuring of an existing company (Inspec Group/Ineos, 1999), not a greenfield startup. He substantially built the value of his holding alongside Ratcliffe over 25 years.
◼ Documented marks
01
Holds approximately 20% equity stake in Ineos Group Holdings SA — a private company with no public share price or market liquidity.
02
Ineos operates across ~26 countries with ~$60B annual revenue and ~22,000 employees, producing ~60M tonnes of chemicals annually.
03
ESG rating agencies including Fitch and Moody's have downgraded Ineos's governance score citing ownership concentration and lack of board independence.
04
Director of PQ Group Holdings Inc. since 2008, a separate company in which Ineos holds a minority stake.
05
Good Jobs First Violation Tracker records $64M+ in regulatory penalties across Ineos entities since 2000.
No inheritance, or primary accounts documented for this billionaire yet.
◼ List of charges
Total sentence
0–0 years
That is
0.0–0.0 life sentences
(using 78 years as one life)
These are moral charges, not legal ones. The actual legal system has not — and will not — bring them.
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