Graham Wylie

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Sir

Graham Wylie

CBE
Born
Andrew William Graham Wylie [1]

(1959-08-12) 12 August 1959 (age 64) [2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known for Sage Group
Technology Services Group

Sir Andrew William Graham Wylie CBE (born 12 August 1959) is a British businessman and co-founder of Sage Group, the United Kingdom's largest software business.

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Early life

Wylie was raised in the North East of England, the son of a Scottish miner from Stirling; Wylie's mother was originally from Hawick. [3] In 1980, Wylie attained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Statistics from Newcastle University. [3]

Career

In 1981 Wylie co-founded Sage Group with David Goldman and Paul Muller, having programmed the initial Sage accounts package himself. [4] The Sage Group quickly grew to be a successful worldwide financial software company and is the only software company listed on the FTSE 100. In 2003, Wylie sold his stake in Sage for an estimated £195 million. [5] [6]

In October 2003, Wylie founded Technology Services Group and in the following years expanded that company primarily through acquisition. [7]

Speedflex (Europe) Ltd was formed in 2011 by chairman Wylie, Paul Ferris and Alan Shearer. [8]

Wylie was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2003 New Year Honours [1] and was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to business and charity. [9] He has been awarded honorary doctorates by Northumbria University in 2000 and Newcastle University in 2004. [10] [11] He has been awarded the freedom of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Personal life

In 2003 Wylie married his second wife, Andrea Wylie. He and his wife also own a number of racehorses and Close House (a mansion with golf course). [12] Wylie's horses have raced at some of the sport's most prestigious events including the Grand National and the Cheltenham Festival, where they have won on 13 different occasions. [13] [14]

Wylie and his wife purchased Gosforth Shopping Centre for £9.25 million and sold the development more than a decade later for £12.25 million. [15] [16]

Wylie has his own charitable foundation, the "Graham Wylie Foundation", which reportedly gives away 100% of donations to its chosen causes. [17]

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  2. ↑ Director resigned, Sage (UK) Ltd, 30 May 2003
  3. 1 2 "Keep on top of everything Saturday interview Graham Wylie The founder of Sage shares words of wisdom about good health, good luck and a very tidy office with Mark Smith". Herald Scotland. 18 September 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "History". Sage Group . Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Graham Wylie - Latest news updates, pictures, video, reaction - Chronicle Live". www.chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "sage-founder-cashes-in-for-pound". The Times UK. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Graham Wylie, Chairman and Founder of TSG". Technology Services Group . Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  8. ↑ Ford, Coreena (26 September 2012). "Alan Shearer and Graham Wylie launch revolutionary fitness system - VIDEO". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N2.
  10. ↑ "Public Orator's speech for Graham Wylie". Newcastle University. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Honorary Graduates". Northumbria University . Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Sage founder's next success looks like a racing certainty". The Northern Echo . 7 June 2005. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Grand National 2019 falls: Tragedy for Graham Wylie-owned horse, and full list of fallen horses". The Evening Chronicle. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Graham Wylie | Cheltenham Buzz". cheltenhambuzz.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Gosforth Shopping Centre set for upgrades after being bought for £12.25m". The Evening Chronicle. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "Gosforth Shopping Centre set for upgrades after being bought for £12.25m". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "About the foundation – Graham Wylie Foundation" . Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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