birth_place networth nationality title birth_date known_for residence article_title education name alma_mater
bristol , england # 1.45 billion -lrb- strl , april 2015 -rrb- british dame mary perkins 14 february 1944 founder of specsavers guernsey mary perkins
 fairfield grammar school dame mary lesley perkins cardiff university
mary perkins

dame mary lesley perkins , dbe -lrb- born 14 february 1944 -rrb- is co-founder of specsavers , the british retail opticians chain .
together with her husband , co-founder and chairman doug perkins , dame mary has three children , all of whom work for specsavers , and are eventually expected to take over the privately owned company .
