Robert Miller, a Canadian businessman accused of sexual assaults, is a billionaire and the former CEO of Future Electronics. His net worth and salary explored.
Canadian businessman Robert Miller is currently facing a class-action sexual abuse lawsuit as he is alleged to have paid minors for sex.
Per Ctvnews, four additional women have joined a dozen others making a total of 39. One of the newest plaintiffs says she was only 11 years old during her first sexual encounter with him.
A total of 39 women have now joined the class-action lawsuit, which has not yet been authorized.
Three other individual lawsuits have also been filed, all by women who claim that Miller sexually exploited them when they were minors.
While the businessman has, however, denied all the allegations against him, many want to know more about him and his net worth. Read on for more.
Profile Summary
| Celebrated Name: | Robert Miller |
| Net Worth: | $1.7 billion per Forbes |
| Profession: | Businessman |
| Company: | Future Electronics |
| Full Real Name: | Robert G. Miller |
| Date of Birth: | July 1943 (age 80 years) |
| Birthplace: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Education: | Rider University |
Who is Robert Miller?
Robert G. Miller was born in July 1943, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Details about his mother, father, siblings, and family members are unknown.
The 80-year-old is a famous businessman notably known as the co-founder of Future Electronics, which has since become the world’s third-largest electronics distributor.
Miller is a graduate of Rider University — then known as Rider Business College — in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. He studied Bachelor of Arts/Science at the institution.
He first worked at a snack bar and as a DJ to pay for college.
Before co-founding Future Electronics with partner Eli Manis in 1968, he worked at Specialty Electronics in Montreal, according to the outlet.
In 1976, he bought out Manis for $500,000 and “began building Future into the electronics distribution powerhouse it is today.”
Miller said: “People ask me frequently if I ever believed I would be able to build a company of Future’s size and I always say ‘yes.'”
Also according to Forbes, the company has reportedly earned $5 billion in revenues from operations in 44 countries.
It produces adapter boards for LED screens, LED lighting, and microcontrollers.
The company has 5,500 employees and 170 offices in 44 countries, per CBC.
When did Robert Miller step down?
Miller stepped down as Future Electronics’ CEO in February 2023.
According to CBC, in an internal memo sent to staff that month, new CEO and president Omar Baig said that Miller was “permanently stepping down as chairman, president, and CEO,” in part so that he could focus on his “very serious health issues.”
What is Robert Miller’s net worth?
Robert Miller is a wealthy businessman who has accumulated a hefty fortune over the years.
Through his role as a business leader, he has amassed a current net worth of $1.7 billion, according to Forbes.
He accrued his fortune from his primary career as a business mogul and through electronics components.
As of Thursday, October 26, 2023, he is the 1668th richest person in the world per Forbes Real Time Billionaires.
What are the accusations against Robert Miller about?
Four more women are accusing Montreal billionaire Robert Miller of sexual exploitation, one of whom alleges she was recruited to have sex with him at just 11 years old.
The woman, called “Madame 42” in her affidavit filed with the court, is among dozens involved in a class-action lawsuit against Miller accusing him of routinely and systematically paying minors for sex in the 90s and early 2000s.
The suit, launched in February, but not yet authorized to proceed by the court, has been amended multiple times to include more testimonies. Madame 42 and three others signed their affidavits on Sunday, bringing the total number of alleged victims to at least 39.
The others say their relationships with Miller, founder of tech company Future Electronics Inc., began when they were 14 to 17 years old. But Madame 42 is “the youngest we have seen so far,” according to Jeff Orenstein, whose firm Consumer Law Group is behind the suit.
“I hung out with teenagers much older than me, and they introduced me to a girl named Audrey,” Madame 42’s affidavit reads. “She was looking for the youngest girls possible, even virgins, to introduce them to a man they called ‘Bob.'”
According to the lawsuit, Miller used the alias “Bob Adams” to conceal his identity from his alleged victims.
“When we arrived, ‘Bob’ brought us to the salon and offered us alcoholic drinks. He asked me my age, and I told him I was 11 years old,” Madame 42’s statement continues.
“He told us he considered us like his own daughters and that he would take care of us […] then we moved to the bedroom, one at a time. I had full, unprotected sex with him, and then it was my friend’s turn […] at the end, he gave us envelopes with coloured dots on them. There was $5,000 inside.”
She claims she saw Miller “at least 30 times” between ages 11 and 20, alleging that an associate of Miller’s “always” gave her cocaine before the encounters, “even when I was 11.”
“I had the impression that it was my fault, that I would be told that I had no right to complain since I had agreed to go,” her written account concluded.
Asked whether Madame 42’s young age had changed his approach to the lawsuit, lawyer Jeff Orenstein told CTV News it has “remained consistent throughout,” adding, “we are determined to prove our case and obtain a favourable judgment.”
CTV News reached out to Robert Miller, his company Future Electronics and his lawyers for comment on Tuesday, but did not receive a response by publication.