Peter Ogden
Sir Peter Ogden is one of the founders of Computacenter, one of the United Kingdom's largest computer businessses.
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[edit] Education
Peter 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). Peter continued his education at Harvard Business School, receiving an MBA in Business Studies in 1973.
[edit] Career
Peter'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]
Ogden is current leaseholder of the Channel Island of Jethou.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Knighthood for hero of poor but bright kids, Rochdale Observer, January 4, 2005. Retrieved: April 21, 2008
- ^ Computercenter Senior Management, Computacenter plc website. Retrieved: April 21, 2008
- ^ Computacenter website, key dates. Retrieved March 27, 2009
- ^ Charity Commission: Registered Charity No. 1037570
- ^ Exams reformer given knighthood BBC News, 31 December 2004
- ^ The Joys of Jethou This is Guernsey, 25 July 2009
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