salary Army scheme to Financial Provisions Solutions. Other business activities In 2017, Barrowman became the interim chairman of Ve Interactive, after an emergency cash injection and investment into the firm. In the same year, Aston Plaza and Residences, a residential and commercial property development in Dubai priced in bitcoin, was launched. PPE Medpro The Guardian released a set of articles, first in 2020 but then again in November 2022, detailing Barrowman and Mone's implication in lobbying for government PPE contracts, and the financial rewards they saw from these government contracts. Barrowman received £45.8 million in payments to his private offshore accounts from £200 million government contracts with the money earmarked for PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Personal life Barrowman has four children from his first two marriages. He married Michelle Mone in 2020. The Prince's Trust Doug Barrowman Centre in the Ancoats area of Manchester opened in 2019 following a donation by Barrowman of £2 million to the Prince's Trust. Barrowman has six homes, a collection of fifteen cars and a private jet. He was featured on a 2015 episode of the television series Million Pound Mega Yacht, featuring his 55-metre yacht named Turquoise. References Scottish philanthropists Businesspeople from Glasgow Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish accountants 1965 births Living people British investors Spouses of life peers