- Peter Rigby
Sir Peter Rigby (born
September 29 ,1943 ) is a BritishEntrepreneur , owner of IT company SCC and one of Britain's richest people.pecialist Computer Centres
Peter Rigby founded Specialist Computer Centres (SCC) in
1975 with an initial cash investment of just £2,000 Brum deal with stars of business/Rich pickings from hi-tech (The Times) 10/6/04 [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/enterprise/article443638.ece] .] . Rigby has maintained control of the company over 30 years of sustained growth SCH strengthens European leadership with another year of growth [http://www.scc.com/sch/cms-scc.nsf/webid/03118?open&mode=4&ipos=1] .] and has seen SCC's turnover rise to £2.038 billion (2005) Fast Track 2006 Top Track 100 league table, published 2 July 2006 in The Sunday Times. [http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack2002/migration/dbSearch.asp?siteID=4] .] . He claims that if SCC were apublic company , turnover would be as much as £14 billion Times article, 10/6/04 [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/enterprise/article443638.ece] .] . SCC is now the largest privately owned technology company in Europe Times article, 23/5/04 [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/enterprise/article431230.ece] .] .His two sons, James (UK MD) and
Steven Rigby (European GM) are both senior directors on the board of SCC, while Sir Peter remains chairman and group CEO.Wealth
The
Sunday Times Rich List estimates Sir Peter to be worth £510m, based on his corporate investments Sunday Times Rich List 2006, [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,20590,00.html] .] . This ranks him as the 127th richest person in Britain. While his fortune has been rising over the last few years through the rigorous acquisition of European IT companies, his position on the rich list ladder has gradually slipped from a peak of 61st in 2003.The
Birmingham Post also publishes a rich list, specifically for residents of the West Midlands. Sir Peter is at number 8 for 2006 Birmingham Post Midlands Rich List 2006, [http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/richlist/] .] .Notes
External links
* [http://www.scc.com SCC Group Homepage]
* [http://www.sccex.com SCC Exchange Homepage]
* [http://www.etc-dist.co.uk ETC Homepage]
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