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Martin St Quinton

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Martin St Quinton is an entrepreneur involved in horse racing and Premier League Rugby.[1] In 1980 he started an office equipment company which was sold to Danka plc in 1993. He then founded Azzurri Communications, a UK based Voice & Data Integrator, which grew to 700 staff and £150 million turnover in 6 years. In 2006 Azzurri was sold for £180 million to The Prudential Group. He was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003. He acquired a controlling interest in Gloucester Rugby in 2016 and became its Chairman. He is also a race horse owner and in 2019 was appointed Chairman of Cheltenham Racecourse.[2]

Personal

St Quinton was born in Yorkshire. He graduated from Durham University in 1979.

References

  1. ^ "Racecourse Committee". Cheltenham Racecourse. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "New chairman rides in to head up Cheltenham Racecourse". www.punchline-gloucester.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.