Engineer gets 800% return on Aston Martin IPO, becomes billionaire
Kuwait's 66-year-old civil engineer Najeeb Al-Humaidhi became a billionaire on Wednesday after Aston Martin made IPO, valuing Najeeb's stake in the British luxury cars manufacturer at $1.22 billion. Najeeb and fellow Kuwaiti investors received over 800% return on their 79% Aston Martin stake they acquired from Ford in 2007. Najeeb and his 30-year-old son, Saoud, serve on Aston Martin's board. 