Andrew Pettit

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Andrew Pettit
Born
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma mater
Occupation(s)
  • Chairman, businessman, entrepreneur, director
Board member of
  • Chairman of Grimsby Town F.C.
  • Co-Founder, Revcap
  • Director, Create Real Estate
  • Founder Patron, Horizon Youth Zone

Andrew Pettit (born March 1968) is an English businessman who is current football chairman and joint majority shareholder of Grimsby Town.

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Early life

Pettit attended Hereford School as a boy, and was the first within his family to attend university. [1]

Pettit is a lifelong supporter of his home town football club Grimsby Town; in 1975 he attended his first game against Stockport County. [2]

Business career

Pettit graduated from the University of Sussex with a BA (Hons) in Law and French, having being a qualified solicitor. [3] He also holds a postgraduate licence in EU law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, as well as speaking French fluently. [4]

Pettit formerly worked several months in France for Airbus. [1] Prior to becoming managing director and head of the European real estate principal transactions business at Lehman Brothers, and a solicitor at Clifford Chance one of the world's largest law firms in the property sector. [3]

Pettit is one of the founding partners of Revcap, a private equity real estate business in 2004. [1]

Football ownership

Pettit was announced as part of a consortium, led by London businessman Tom Shutes, which was interested in buying out John Fenty's majority control of Grimsby Town. [5] Shutes later pulled out for personal reasons, which prompted Pettit and other consortium member Jason Stockwood to form a company called 1878 Partners, which on 5 May successfully completed the takeover of the club with Stockwood named as chairman. [6]

On 14 May 2014, Pettit was named the new chairman of Grimsby Town, replacing Jason Stockwood taking over for a consecutive three-year term. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Laister, David (22 January 2022). "Butcher's lad' turned football club co-owning venture capitalist - Andrew Pettit in his own words". Business Live. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Findlater, James (6 May 2021). "'It's more than just football' - New Grimsby Town owners making community central to their plans". Grimsby Telegraph . Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 Findlater, James (7 April 2021). "Who are Jason Stockwood and Andrew Pettit? Duo still involved in Grimsby Town takeover after Tom Shutes exit". Grimsby Telegraph . Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bio — Andrew Pettit". PI Labs. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Findlater, James (26 December 2020). "Tom Shutes makes new offer for John Fenty's shares after Grimsby Town takeover called off". Grimsby Telegraph . Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Grimsby Town: 1878 Partners complete takeover of relegated League Two club". BBC Sport . 5 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Pettit Named New Chair". Grimsby Town Football Club. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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