Steve Parish (businessman)

Last updated
Steve Parish
Born (1965-07-18) 18 July 1965 (age 58)
London, England
Alma mater Colfe's School
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, Crystal Palace F.C.
Children3

Stephen Parish (born 18 July 1965) is an English businessman who is the co-owner and chairman of the Premier League's Crystal Palace F.C.

Contents

Early life, education and personal life

Parish was born in Forest Hill, London, attending Christ Church School and later Colfe's School. [1] In November 2018, it was announced that Parish was in a relationship with Good Morning Britain presenter, Susanna Reid. [2] Five months later, in April 2019, Parish and Reid separated. [3]

Career

Steve Parish began his career working in computer graphics. He went on to buy a stake in a company called Adplates Ltd, assuming control of the business and renaming it Tag Worldwide, transforming it from a London-based business to a global production powerhouse with 2,800 employees in 13 countries. He sold the business to Deutsche Post DHL Group's Williams Lea in 2011. [4] In April 2017, it was announced that Parish was going to join the Dragons' Den line-up for the 15th series of the show. However, it was later announced by Parish that he had withdrawn. [5]

Crystal Palace Football Club

In June 2010, Parish led a consortium called 'CPFC 2010' to acquire Crystal Palace and save the club from a second spell in administration and imminent liquidation after negotiating a £3.5m deal to buy Selhurst Park from Lloyds Bank. He became chairman and leading shareholder of the Club with three fellow supporters, Stephen Browett, Jeremy Hosking and Martin Long. [6]

In January 2011, Parish unveiled plans to move Crystal Palace to a new 40,000-seat stadium at their original home – now the National Sports Centre. In May 2013, the South London based club was promoted to the English Premier League after beating Watford in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium, and have remained there to this day.

A deal was completed in December 2015 with American investors David Blitzer and Josh Harris, in which they each took an 18% stake in the club, injecting £50m capital and becoming co-owners alongside Parish, who remained chairman. [7] In 2016, Crystal Palace reached the FA Cup Final but were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United.

In December 2017, Parish announced £75m to £100m plans to redevelop Selhurst Park, commissioning stadium architects KSS to build a new five-story Main Stand to increase the capacity from 26,000 to 34,000, transforming the matchday experience and providing enhanced community facilities. [8] After the scheme was granted planning permission by Croydon Council in April 2018, Parish said: "This project will not only transform the stadium, which has been our home since 1924, but it will also have a positive impact on the south London community”. [9]

Parish revealed plans in October 2019 for a £20m redevelopment of the Club's Academy, having secured a long-term lease for the site in Beckenham in December 2018, with enhanced playing and welfare facilities for the Club's young players. [10] In July 2020, a month after Bromley Council granted planning permission, the Academy was awarded Category 1 status by the Premier League. [11]

In May 2020, Parish was credited by influential TV pundit Gary Neville with playing a key role in the return of Premier League football after the coronavirus pandemic following his support for 'Project Restart' in a Sunday Times column. [12] [13]

In an October 2020 Sunday Times column, Parish explained why the Premier League was right to reject 'Project Big Picture', a plan by Liverpool and Manchester United to restructure the league, [14] and in April 2021, Parish was opposed to the proposed European Super League. [15]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crystal Palace National Sports Centre</span> Sports centre in London, England

The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and outdoor athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace Exhibition building which had been destroyed by fire in 1936, and is on the same site as the former FA Cup Final venue which was used here between 1895 and 1914.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crystal Palace F.C.</span> Association football club in London, England

Crystal Palace Football Club is a professional football club based in Selhurst in the Borough of Croydon, South London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Selhurst Park</span> Football stadium in London, England

Selhurst Park is a football stadium in Selhurst, in the London Borough of Croydon, England, which is the home ground of Premier League club Crystal Palace. The stadium was designed by Archibald Leitch and opened in 1924. It has hosted international football, as well as games for the 1948 Summer Olympics; it was shared by Charlton Athletic from 1985 to 1991 and Wimbledon from 1991 to 2003. From 2020 it was used as the principal filming location for the fictional Premier League football team AFC Richmond in the hit Apple TV series Ted Lasso.

Simon Jordan is an English businessman and media personality. He made his fortune in the mobile phone industry. In 2000, he purchased Crystal Palace Football Club and remained chairman of the club until administration in early 2010. In 2002, he co-founded the car magazine Octane, selling his 50% shareholding in 2006. In 2006, he opened the restaurant Club Bar and Dining in London's Warwick Street, and sold it in 2011. Jordan is currently a co-presenter on the weekday mid-morning sports programme Talksport, White and Jordan.

Ronald Geoffrey Noades was an English businessman, best known for his investments in football clubs. He was the chairman of Southall, Wimbledon, Crystal Palace and finally Brentford. He was also the manager of Brentford from 1998 to 2000, and led the club to the Third Division championship in 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)</span> Womens association football club based in southeast London

Crystal Palace Football Club Women, formerly known as Crystal Palace Ladies Football Club, is a women's association football club based in South London, England, which competes in the Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football. The team, known as the "Eagles", is affiliated to the men's equivalent Crystal Palace F.C..

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Susanna Reid</span> English television presenter (born 1970)

Susanna Reid is an English television presenter and journalist. She was a co-presenter of BBC Breakfast from 2001 until 2014 alongside Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt. In 2013, she finished as a runner-up on the eleventh series of Strictly Come Dancing alongside dance-partner Kevin Clifton. Since 2014, Reid has been the lead presenter of the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain alongside Kate Garraway, Richard Madeley, Ed Balls and formerly Piers Morgan and Ben Shephard. She also presented Sunday Morning Live on BBC One from 2010 to 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crystal Palace Baltimore</span> Soccer club

Crystal Palace Baltimore was an American professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Founded in 2006, the club was originally named Crystal Palace USA and was affiliated with English side Crystal Palace.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lewwis Spence</span> English footballer

Lewwis Gavin Spence, is an English footballer who plays for Hornchurch.

Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Selhurst, South London, England. Although formally created as a professional outfit in 1905 at the site of the famous Crystal Palace Exhibition building, the club's origins can be traced as far back as 1861. In recognition of this, the club changed the date of its official crest to 1861. The club played their home games inside the grounds of the Palace at the FA Cup Final stadium from 1905 until 1915, when they were forced to leave due to the outbreak of the First World War. They moved to their current home at Selhurst Park in 1924.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joel Ward (footballer)</span> English footballer

Joel Edward Philip Ward is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Crystal Palace, which he captains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KSS Design Group</span> British design group

KSS is a design group founded in 1991 that specializes in architecture, interior design, branding and graphics.

The Crystal Palace F.C. season 2010–11 was Crystal Palace's sixth consecutive season in the Championship. The previous season had seen Palace finish one place above the relegation zone, having been deducted ten points for going into administration. The CPFC 2010 consortium completed a takeover of the club in the close season and installed former Scotland manager George Burley as the club's new boss, with club legend Dougie Freedman continuing his role as assistant manager. However, after a poor start to the season, Burley was sacked on New Year's Day and Freedman named manager the following week. Under Freedman fortunes improved, and the club secured another season at Championship level shortly before the conclusion of the campaign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South London derby</span> Local football rivalries

The South London derby is the name given to a football derby contested by any two of Bromley, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Millwall, and AFC Wimbledon, the five professional Football Association clubs that play in the Football League in South London, England. A sixth club, Sutton United, is also located in South London but currently do not compete in the Football League. It is sometimes more specifically called the South East London derby when played between Charlton and Millwall. The close geographical proximity of all the teams contributes significantly to the rivalries.

Matthew John Parsons is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Faversham Town.

The 2012–13 season was Crystal Palace's eighth consecutive season in the Championship. That season saw Dougie Freedman take charge for a third season, before departing to manage Bolton Wanderers on 23 October. Lennie Lawrence and Curtis Fleming acted in caretaker roles, with Lawrence managing for the away games against Barnsley and Leicester City which saw Palace take four points. Although Ian Holloway was appointed manager on 3 November, Fleming took charge for that day's home win against Blackburn Rovers. Holloway's first game in charge was the 5–0 home win against Ipswich Town which saw the club climb to the top of the table.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.–Crystal Palace F.C. rivalry</span>

The Brighton & Hove Albion–Crystal Palace rivalry, sometimes nicknamed the A23 derby or the M23 derby only by the media, is the rivalry between English football teams Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace.

The 2013–14 season was Crystal Palace's first season back in the Premier League after eight years. After a poor start to the season which saw Ian Holloway resign and Tony Pulis take over as manager, Palace recovered and finished in 11th position. The club also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

The 2019–20 season was Crystal Palace's seventh consecutive season in the Premier League and the 114th year in their history. In this season, Palace participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020 as the season was extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ↑ Trotter, Sarah (27 February 2014). "Crystal Palace's Steve Parish visits his old school in Lee to inspire pupils". This is Local London. London: Newsquest . Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Powell, Emma (2018-11-05). "Susanna Reid CONFIRMS Steve Parish relationship live on air". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid and boyfriend Steve Parish split after nine months of dating | HELLO!". 2023-04-14. Archived from the original on 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ↑ "Worldwide CEO Steve Parish to stand down". Print Week.
  5. ↑ Nerssessian, Joe (2017-04-27). "Crystal Palace boss Steve Parish pulls out of Dragons' Den". mirror. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. ↑ Scott, Matt (2010-06-01). "Crystal Palace saved from liquidation by CPFC 2010". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. ↑ "Palace agree deal with US investors". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  8. ↑ Ballinger, Chris (2017-12-04). "Crystal Palace unveil plans for brand new Selhurst Park". croydonadvertiser. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  9. ↑ "Palace granted green light over stadium redevelopment". ITV News. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  10. ↑ "Palace unveil Academy plans as it targets Category 1 status". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  11. ↑ Cawley, Richard (2020-07-07). "Crystal Palace academy awarded category 1 status – joining England's elite clubs in terms of junior set-up". South London News. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  12. ↑ Stead, Matthew (2020-05-29). "Neville credits surprise figure for 'big moment' in PL return". Football News -. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  13. ↑ chairman, Steve Parish, Crystal Palace. "Why I'm backing the Premier League's Project Restart". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2020-11-09.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ Parish, Steve. "Steve Parish: Why we had to say no to Project Big Picture". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  15. ↑ Smith, Sam (2021-04-19). "Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish condemns Super League plans as a 'gilded elite that cannot be challenged'". South London News. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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.