Peter Wood (businessman)

Sir Peter John Wood CBE (born 6 November 1946, in Surrey) is an English entrepreneur, most notable as the founder of the Direct Line and esure insurance companies.[1] Wood was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1996 New Year Honours for services to the insurance industry, and knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to UK industry and philanthropy.[2][3] In 2021 he was the 198th wealthiest person in Britain with an estimated personal fortune of £815 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2021.[4][5][6]

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  2. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 54255". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 30 December 1995. p. 10.
  3. ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
  4. ^ "Rich List 2021". The Sunday Times. London. May 2021.
  5. ^ "Esure boss just won't calm down". The Times. London. 11 April 2004. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
  6. ^ Griffiths, Katherine (27 April 2002). "Peter Wood helps fund Cox cash call". The Independent.[dead link]