Steve Gibson | |
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Born | Middlesbrough, England | 9 January 1958
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Owner of Middlesbrough Football Club |
27th Chairman of Middlesbrough F.C. | |
In office 1994–present | |
Preceded by | Colin Henderson |
Stephen Gibson OBE (born 9 January 1958) is a British entrepreneur and the chairman and owner of Middlesbrough Football Club. In May 2024, he was listed 350th on the Sunday Times Rich List, with a net worth of £640 million, he is the second richest person from the North East of England.[1][2][3][4]
Gibson was born in Middlesbrough and raised in the Park End area of the town. Raised Catholic, he attended local schools, St Pius X Primary and St Mary's College. In 1979, he became Middlesbrough's youngest ever Labour councillor, being elected to represent Park End at age 21.[5] He is the uncle of Norwich defender Ben Gibson.[6]