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Sir Peter Vardy (born 4 March 1947) is a British businessman and philanthropist from Houghton-le-Spring in Sunderland. His business interests have been mainly in the automotive retail business. In the ''Sunday Times Rich List 2009'' ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK he was placed 388th with an estimated fortune of £140million.〔(''Sunday Times Rich List 2009'' online edition )〕 He attended the Chorister School in Durham (1956–1961)〔(Chorister School website )〕 and Durham School.〔(VARDY, Sir Peter ) in ''Who's Who 2007'' online at xreferplus.com (accessed 20 October 2007)〕 ==Business interests== Vardy took control of the car dealership Reg Vardy plc in 1976, after the death of the founder Reg Vardy, his father. In the late 1970s he was successful in acquiring franchises to sell various brands in the UK. From 1982 he expanded into the volume car market, first with British manufacturers and subsequently with European and Japanese marques. In January 2006 the dealership was sold to Pendragon, the largest UK car dealership chain, for £506m. Vardy stepped down as Chief Executive the following month. Vardy was awarded the inaugural Industry Personality of the Year Award in a round of Automotive Management Awards and received a knighthood for services to education in the Queen's Birthday Honours list of 2001.〔(Business honours: Services to education ), BBC News, 15 June 2001〕 In May 2006, the Vardy Group of Companies was launched in Durham, comprising the Vardy Property Group, launched by his elder son Richard; and Peter Vardy Ltd, launched by Peter Vardy (grandson of Reg Vardy) who had previously been general manager of Rossleigh Jaguar Edinburgh.〔(Peter Vardy Ltd ) in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2009 List〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Vardy (businessman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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