Ken Dulieu

Last updated

Kenneth Paul Dulieu was chairman and chief executive of Capcon Limited (previously Capcon Holdings plc). He later became non-executive chairman of Southampton Leisure Holdings plc and chairman of Coventry City Football Club. Dulieu is founding trustee of UK Charity Kids in Sport, now part of "Heart of Bucks", and chairman of trustees for the National Youth Harp Orchestra Charitable Trust.

Contents

Capcon Holdings plc

Dulieu founded K & J Dulieu Limited (trading as Capitol Consultants) in 1983, later renamed Capitol Group plc in 1994, on its admission to the London Stock Exchange Official List. He acted as chief executive until the sale of the business to Carlisle Holdings plc in 1998. At point of sale, Capitol Group plc was one of the largest suppliers of security and investigatory services, and counter terrorism in the United Kingdom, with over 3,000 employees.

In 1998, together with others, Dulieu re-purchased the Investigations Division and Audit & Stocktaking business from Carlisle Holdings plc, which was floated on AIM[ clarification needed ] in 2001 as Capcon Holdings plc.

Upon invitation, from 2002 to 2010, he acted as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees of previously Alternative Investment Market listed Vantis plc, an accountancy and financial services business.

Southampton Football Club

In 2006, Dulieu was appointed chairman of Southampton Leisure Holdings plc, the publicly listed holdings company of Southampton Football Club. He led a new executive team to effect the financial turnaround and restructure of the club, which was haemorrhaging cash and near the bottom of the English Football League. Within a year, the club was challenging for promotion, losses were reduced from £3.3m to less than £1m and debt was substantially reduced. Dulieu stepped down as chairman in 2007 having completed an extended term to find new investment in the club. He was replaced by Leon Crouch as acting chairman.

Coventry City Football Club

In 2010, Dulieu was appointed chairman of Coventry City Football Club, tasked with devising and implementing a turnaround strategy for the club. Within a year, significant improvements were introduced, including a substantial reduction in losses, the integration of the academy and first team, player contract extensions with flexible terms and an increase in the value of the squad. In December 2011, Dulieu stepped down as chairman, having prepared the club for the implementation of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.

Other notable business ventures

Capitol Inns - Acquired first public House in 1988 and built into a small chain of six properties and two restaurants, before selling out in 1993 at substantial capital gain to Livingwell Health & Leisure, a Barclays brother’s vehicle.

Eurosave Travel Club Ltd - formed in 1992 to exploit cheap ferry packages to Europe and Scandinavia. Abolition of duty free led to the closure of the business in 2002.

Three Orthopaedic Sports Clinics - Purchased 1992, turned around and sold on in 1995. Meridien Shipping - formed in 1993 to operate a freight ferry service between Folkestone and Boulogne. Two ships chartered. Turnover first year, £5m+ and profitable. Second year, £7m turnover.

Charitable Work

Dulieu is founding Trustee of UK Charity, Kids in Sport - Julian Budd Kids In Sport Trust Ltd - now part of "Heart of Bucks". In April 2019, the charity transferred to Heart of Bucks, the community foundation for Buckinghamshire; a funding organisation awarding grants and loans to local charities and community groups.

Dulieu is chairman of trustees for the National Youth Harp Orchestra Charitable Trust.

Related Research Articles

Coventry City F.C. Association football club

Coventry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system, following promotion via the playoffs from League Two in the 2017–18 season, and temporarily plays its home games at St Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham.

Rupert James Graham Lowe is a British politician, farmer and businessman, who served as a the Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the West Midlands constituency from 2019 to 2020.

John Laing Group plc is a British investor, developer and operator of privately financed, public sector infrastructure projects such as roads, railways, hospitals and schools through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Private Finance Initiative (PFI) arrangements. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath 20th and 21st-century British businessman and Marquess

Ceawlin Henry Laszlo Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath, styled Viscount Weymouth between 1992 and 2020, is a British businessman and the first son and second child of the late Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, and his wife, Anna Gyarmathy. He is involved in a number of companies in the leisure, tourism, real estate, and financial services sectors.

Recreation Ground (Bath) sports venue

The Recreation Ground is a large open space in the centre of Bath, England, next to the River Avon, which is available to be used by permission from the Recreation Ground Trust for recreational purposes by the public at large but particularly the people of Bath and surrounding areas.

Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC was the parent company of Southampton Football Club Ltd and was listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. The company was placed into administration on 2 April 2009.

Timothy Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones British politician

Timothy Francis Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones, is a Liberal Democrat Peer and their spokesman for the digital economy in the House of Lords.

Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso British peer

Anthony Tudor St John, 21st Baron St John of Bletso is a British peer, politician, businessman and solicitor. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999. He speaks on African affairs, deregulation, financial services and information technology. Rather than aligning with a particular political party, he remains a crossbencher.

Jonathan Marland, Baron Marland British businessman

Jonathan Peter Marland, Baron Marland is a British businessman and politician, having served as Prime Minister's Trade Envoy, Minister for Energy and Climate Change and Business, Innovation and Skills, and Treasurer of the Conservative Party. Marland is currently the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.

Sir Rodney Myerscough Walker is a British sports administrator and current Chairman of the British Basketball League.

Markus Liebherr was a German-born Swiss businessman and a member of one of Europe's top family business dynasties.

The 2007–08 football season was Watford Football Club's 62nd consecutive season of competitive football since the Second World War. It began on 1 July 2007, and concluded on 30 June 2008, although competitive games were only played between August and May.

The New Year Honours 2010 were announced on 31 December 2009 in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Barbados, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Saint Lucia, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Christopher and Nevis and other Commonwealth realms to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2010.

Jamie Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick British businessman

Geoffrey Robert James Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick is a British businessman, hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords.

The Birthday Honours List 2012 was released on 16 June 2012 in the United Kingdom. on 11 June 2012 in Australia on 4 June 2012 in New Zealand, on 15 June 2012 in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Belize, Saint Lucia, Solomon Islands, and The Cook Islands. The Birthday Honours List was released during the height of the Diamond jubilee celebrations, and was therefore styled The Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012 in New Zealand, while United Kingdom celebrated the jubilee with a separate list later that year.

The New Year Honours 2013 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January.

The 2013 Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 15 June 2013 in the United Kingdom, on 10 June 2013 in Australia on 3 June 2013 in New Zealand, on 15 June 2013 in Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia and Belize.

Sir Harvey Andrew McGrath is a British business and philanthropy executive. He served as the Chairman of the Man Group from 2000 to 2007 and Prudential plc from 2009 to 2011. He is the co-founder of Revere Capital Advisors, a hedge fund based in New York City and London. He serves as the Chairman of Big Society Capital and Heart of the City, promoting philanthropy in Greater London and the City of London.

The 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 6 June 2016 in New Zealand and 10 June in the United Kingdom.

The 2019 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January and were officially announced in The London Gazette at 22:30 on 28 December 2018. Australia, an independent Realm, has a separate honours system and its first honours of the year, the 2019 Australia Day Honours, coincide with Australia Day on 26 January.

References

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.