John Fenty

John Fenty

John Shelton Fenty is currently the chairman of Grimsby Town Football Club.

He made his wealth through his food processing company "Five Star Fish", which his father started in 1980 after owning a haulage business. The company was sold in April 2004 for £20 million to the "Real Good Food Company".

In the late 1990s he was co-opted onto the board of Grimsby Town FC after buying an number of shares in the club he had supported since childhood. In 2003 he became chairman and currently has a controlling interest. During this time the club has suffered serious problems arising from the collapse of ITV Digital in 2001 and a resulting tax bill due to HM Revenue and Customs. This has led to Fenty making considerable funds available to the club to prevent it collapsing.

However in January 2006, the club were finally able to submit plans for Grimsby Town's new Conoco Stadium, a project which the chairman has continually promoted.

In May 2008 Fenty was elected as a Conservative Party councillor for the Humberston and New Waltham ward of North East Lincolnshire Council. [http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=181505&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231723&home=yes&more_nodeId1=151458&contentPK=19493984]


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