Peter Hargreaves
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Peter Kendal Hargreaves CBE (born 5 October 1946) is co-founder with Stephen Lansdown of Hargreaves Lansdown, one of the United Kingdom's largest financial services businesses.
Early life
Hargreaves was born in Clitheroe and educated at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School in Lancashire.[2][3]
Career
He trained as an accountant,[3] Peter Hargreaves initially worked as a computer salesman.[3] He then started Hargreaves Lansdown trading from a bedroom in 1981; in 2010, he stood down as chief executive, receiving £18 million in payouts from dividends.[4] He was succeeded as CEO by Ian Gorham. He is reportedly now worth £1,025 million according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2011.[5]
Hargreaves joined the board of ITM Power Plc in February 2004 as a Non-Executive Director:[6] he has invested heavily in ITM Power.[7]
Honours
Hargreaves was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to business innovation, financial services, and the City of Bristol.[8]
Personal life
In 1986 he married Rosemary; they have one son and one daughter.[9]
He owns three racehorses.[3]
References
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- Peter Hargreaves biography page on the Hargreaves Lansdown website.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bristol’s deadly duo hit the City The Times, 6 May 2007
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- ↑ Peter Hargreaves worth £1.02bn; Pair make top100 Rich List IFA on-line, 9 May 2011
- ↑ ITM Power: People
- ↑ Peter Hargreaves: My First Million FT.com
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60728. p. 8. 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Fame & Fortune: Peter Hargreaves The Times, 22 March 2009
