Peter Ogden
Sir Peter Ogden Kt HonFInstP (born 1940) is an English businessman who is one of the founders of Computacenter, one of the United Kingdom's largest computer businesses.
Education[]
Ogden was born in Rochdale, England. He was educated at Rochdale Grammar School (now Balderstone Technology College).[1] He was awarded a scholarship to University College, Durham in 1965, where he received a BSc in Physics (1968) and a PhD in Theoretical Physics (1971). He continued his education at Harvard Business School, receiving an MBA in Business Studies in 1973.
Career[]
Ogden's early career was with investment banks, notably Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley (where he was a Managing Director).[2]
In 1981, he founded Computacenter with Philip Hulme,[3] acting as Chairman of the company until 1998, when he became a non-executive director.
He established a charitable foundation to pursue his philanthropic interests[1] — The Ogden Trust had an annual expenditure of £1,118,224 in 2006–7.[4]
He was knighted in the 2005 New Year Honours List.[5]
In 1996 Ogden was leaseholder of the Channel Island of Jethou.[6]
Ogden co-owns MotorSport Vision with former Formula One driver Jonathan Palmer. The outfit runs Leicestershire's Donington Park circuit and Ogden's stake in the company is worth £12.5 million.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b Knighthood for hero of poor but bright kids, Rochdale Observer, 4 January 2005. Retrieved: 21 April 2008
- ^ Computercenter Senior Management, Computacenter plc website. Retrieved: 21 April 2008
- ^ Computacenter website, key dates.. Retrieved 27 March 2009
- ^ Charity Commission: Registered Charity No. 1037570
- ^ Exams reformer given knighthood BBC News, 31 December 2004
- ^ Graham, Bob (30 January 1996). "When killers came to a rich man's playground". The Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Times, The Sunday. "Rich List 2020: profiles 304-399=, featuring Simon Cowell and Sir Elton John". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
External links[]
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Knights Bachelor
- People from Rochdale
- Alumni of University College, Durham
- Harvard Business School alumni
- British business biography stubs