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Stephen Peter Morgan, OBE (born 25 November 1952) is an English businessman, philanthropist and former chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.. ==Business career== Training as a site engineer, in 1974 Morgan borrowed £5,000 from his father to buy his then employers, Wellington Civil Engineering, which was on the verge of going out of business.〔("'Business-fan' bidding for Liverpool" ) ''BBC.co.uk'' (Sport), 13 May 2004 (14 August 2009)〕 He developed this company into the builder Redrow plc. Under his chairmanship, Redrow was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1994, ultimately becoming a FTSE 250 Company. The 1990s saw Morgan also invest in hotels, developing St David's Park Hotel in North Wales and Carden Park in Cheshire, eventually merging his interests into the De Vere Group.〔 In 1992 Morgan was awarded the OBE for his services to the construction industry.〔Instone, David; ("Wolves are handed over to Morgan for a tenner" ) ''Independent.co.uk'', 22 May 2007 (14 August 2009)〕 He is a Fellow of the Institute of Builders, and holds Honorary Fellowships at Cardiff University,〔("List of Honorary Fellows and Fellows" ) ''Cardiff.ac.uk'' (14 August 2009)〕 Liverpool John Moores University,〔(Liverpool John Moores University: List of Fellows )〕 Glyndŵr University.,〔(Wolverhampton Wanderers: Whos Who )〕 Wolverhampton University,〔("Honorary Graduates 2010" ) ''wlv.ac.uk''〕 In November 2000, after 26 years, Morgan stepped down as Redrow chairman,〔 although his company, Bridgemere, remained one of its largest shareholders. In 2001 Morgan founded Brownfield specialist company Harrow Estates plc. He eventually rejoined the Redrow Board in March 2009 as Deputy chairman and chairman-Designate after having rebuilt his stake in the company.〔("Redrow PLC (RDW)" ) ''Investegate.co.uk'', 20 March 2009 (14 August 2009)〕 In 2001 Morgan founded The Morgan Foundation, which has awarded nearly £12m to over 350 charities across North Wales, Merseyside, West Cheshire and North Shropshire. Its aim and philosophy is to make a difference to those organisations and charities who work directly with children, families, disadvantaged, elderly and disabled within the remit area. The 2013 Sunday Times Rich List placed him as Britain's 171st richest person with an estimated £510million fortune.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Sunday Times Rich List 2013 )〕 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「Steve Morgan (businessman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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