Nicholas Hugh Tremayne Wrigley (born 22 March 1955) is a British merchant banker and businessman, and the former chairman of

Persimmon plc Persimmon plc is a British housebuilding company, headquartered in York, England. The company is named after a horse which won the 1896 Derby and St. Leger for the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII). It is listed on the London Stock Exc ...

Early life

Wrigley was born on 22 March 1955, and educated at

Harrow School Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (sc ...

. He is a chartered accountant.

Career

Wrigley was a non-executive director at the merchant bank

N M Rothschild & Sons Rothschild & Co is a multinational Investment banking, investment bank and financial services company, and the flagship of the Rothschild banking group controlled by the French and British branches of the Rothschild family. The banking business o ...

until November 2008, and had a thirty years career with the bank, rising to managing director of investment banking. From 2009 to June 2014, Wrigley was senior steward (effectively chairman) of the

Jockey Club The Jockey Club is the largest commercial horse racing organisation in the United Kingdom. It owns 15 of Britain's famous racecourses, including Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom Downs and both the Rowley Mile and July Course in Newmarket, amo ...

, succeeding Julian Richmond-Watson. After serving a five-year term, he was succeeded by Roger Weatherby. In December 2017, Wrigley resigned as chairman of

over his role in awarding Jeff Fairburn, the CEO, a £128 million bonus. The Persimmon bonus scheme is believed to be the UK's "most generous ever", and is scheduled to pay more than £800m to 150 senior staff from 31 December 2016.

Personal life

Wrigley is married to Venetia, they live in

Ganton Ganton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the south side of the Vale of Pickering immediately north of the Yorkshire Wolds. Ganton lies west of the coastal town of Filey, and ...

, North Yorkshire, and have two daughters and one son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wrigley, Nicholas 1955 births Living people People educated at Harrow School British bankers N M Rothschild & Sons people British corporate directors British accountants People from Ganton