Peter Tom (businessman)

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Peter William Gregory Tom, CBE (born 1940, Cornwall) is a British businessman. He is Chairman of Leicester Tigers. [1]

He made 130 appearances for Leicester Tigers as a lock forward between 1963 and 1968, [1] and went on to be chief executive of Aggregate Industries, when it was former through a merger in 1997. [2] He was awarded the CBE in 2006 for services to business and sport in Leicestershire. [3] After stepping down as chairman of Aggregate Industries in 2007, he went on to become Executive Chairman of Breedon Group in 2010. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Peter Tom CBE". LeicesterTigers.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. "Tom retires as Aggregate chairman". Business Live. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. "No. 57855". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2005. p. 9.
  4. Corser, John. "Breedon buys Lagan for £455m". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.