Gerry White

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Gerard John ("Gerry") White
Born1943
Died2008 (aged 64–65)
NationalityEnglish

Gerry White (1943–2008) was a wealthy English born businessman and self-made millionaire.

The son of Gerard and Martha White, Gerry started life as butcher and established Hurstwood Meats in Birkenhead on the Wirral. He later established Reddington Finance Group. He once owned Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead; he purchased it for £10m and sold it for £100m in 2007.[1]

In 1999, he led a consortium to purchase Everton F.C.[2] He was chairman of Wirral Chamber of Commerce group.[3]

He died age 64 in September 2008.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cammell Laird sold for £100m". Wirral News. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  2. ^ "White in Everton rumours". Wirral Globe. 23 August 1999. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Mersey business world mourns for Gerry White". Liverpool Echo. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Tributes to self-made millionaire Gerry White". Wirral News. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.