Steve Morgan CBE

Born in Liverpool, Steve Morgan OBE, 60, is the founder of Redrow plc, which he started at the age of 21 with the aid of a £5,000 loan from his father. Under his leadership Redrow became one of the UK's most successful homebuilders and a FSTE 250 Company. He led the flotation of the Company in 1994 and eventually stepped down as Chairman in November 2000, although his private company, Bridgemere, remained a major shareholder.

Steve returned to the helm at Redrow in April 2009. Since his return, Redrow has grown to a c£500m turnover business and the £141m pre-tax loss he inherited has been turned into three consecutive years of growing pre-tax profits. The Group has also entered the Central London market and have secured £450m of gross development in the first two years.

Steve is also Chairman of the Bridgemere Group of Companies, which has significant land and commercial development interests in the UK and Europe. Bridgemere’s other activities include Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, Trinity Aviation and Carden Park Hotel, one of the UK’s leading golf resorts.

In 2001 Steve founded The Morgan Foundation, a charity which is one of the largest providers of funding for children’s and family charities across North Wales, Merseyside and West Cheshire. The Morgan Foundation is also the main funder for ‘Wolves Aid’, which is the largest charity of its type in football. The Morgan Foundation philosophy is 'making a difference'.

In 1992 Steve, who is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Builders, was awarded an OBE for his services to the construction industry. He has been awarded four Honorary Fellowships at Liverpool John Moores University (1993), Glyndwr University (1993), Cardiff University (2005) and Wolverhampton University (2010).