Steve Rigby is Co-CEO of Rigby Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful family-owned businesses.
Steve is the 2nd generation of the Rigby family to run the Group, which was founded in 1975 by Steve’s father Sir Peter Rigby. Today, the Group is a multinational conglomerate employing over 9,000 people across Europe, with revenues of £4bn ($5bn).
The Group has three main divisions: SCC, Europe’s largest privately-owned IT services company; Rigby Technology Investments, a leading capital investor for transformative technology businesses; and the Group’s Real Estate portfolio spanning airport, commercial, residential and hospitality assets.
On top of running established Group companies, Steve has founded a number of key businesses including Rigby & Rigby - London’s leading award-winning ultra prime developer, as well as building and later selling two significant technology businesses, Nuvias and Fluidone. Over the last decade, Steve has led the sale of £500m of assets for the family.
Steve divides his time between his responsibilities at Rigby Group, philanthropic...Steve Rigby is Co-CEO of Rigby Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful family-owned businesses.
Steve is the 2nd generation of the Rigby family to run the Group, which was founded in 1975 by Steve’s father Sir Peter Rigby. Today, the Group is a multinational conglomerate employing over 9,000 people across Europe, with revenues of £4bn ($5bn).
The Group has three main divisions: SCC, Europe’s largest privately-owned IT services company; Rigby Technology Investments, a leading capital investor for transformative technology businesses; and the Group’s Real Estate portfolio spanning airport, commercial, residential and hospitality assets.
On top of running established Group companies, Steve has founded a number of key businesses including Rigby & Rigby - London’s leading award-winning ultra prime developer, as well as building and later selling two significant technology businesses, Nuvias and Fluidone. Over the last decade, Steve has led the sale of £500m of assets for the family.
Steve divides his time between his responsibilities at Rigby Group, philanthropic interests, family and hobbies. As Chair of the Rigby Foundation, he helps to ensure that the Group’s success supports the local Midlands community. Steve is Chair of Family Business UK (FBUK), Chair of the Private Business Commission, a patron of the Entrepreneurs Network, a member of Natwest’s Mid-Market Growth Council and the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, and a judge for the Private Business Awards and EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year.
Steve was named “West Midlands Ambassador” by BusinessDesk’s Business of the Year Awards 2025 and listed as one of the “World’s Top 50 Family Enterprise Advisors” by FamCap in 2024. In 2022, Steve was recognised as “Leader of the Year” by three organisations - International Business Awards, UK Brilliance Awards and the UK Business Awards, and in 2021 he was an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.READ MOREVIEW LESS
Rigby Group is the holding company for a portfolio of private businesses across Europe and the Middle East. The company started life as a technology business and has evolved into a multi-national, family-owned conglomerate employing over 8,500 people in 9 countries.
The Private Business Commission was launched to investigate why some companies appear to struggle to maximise their growth potential within the UK, and to advocate for policies to better incentivise and enable them to do so. The Commission is chaired by Steve Rigby, and supported by The Entrepreneurs Network.
Rigby & Rigby is a London-based architecture, interior design, and delivery studio that has received multiple awards for its work. They take a holistic approach to design, using critical thinking and advanced technology to create interiors that are both functional and luxurious.
Founded in 2001 as the Institute for Family Business (IFB), Family Business UK (FBUK) is dedicated to providing resources, support, and education for family-owned businesses, fostering their growth, sustainability, and intergenerational success. Steve served as Deputy Chair from June 2023, before stepping up to Chair in April 2025.
Rigby Technology Investments (RTI) is the specialist investment division of Rigby Group PLC. After a decade of experience in supporting technology businesses reach their full potential, RTI became an independent division of Rigby Group in 2022. It has swiftly become one of Europe's leading investors in Information Technology, acquiring a growing portfolio of equity investments.
Rigby Real Estate owns a diverse commercial real estate portfolio with freehold properties and large scale developments surrounding the group’s airport assets at Bournemouth, Coventry, Norwich and Exeter.
Regional & City Airports (RCA) is the leading player in the UK regional airport sector and owns Bournemouth Airport, Coventry Airport, Exeter Airport and Norwich Airport and operates Blackpool Airport and Solent Airport Daedalus on behalf of their owners. RCA is part of the Rigby Group.
The Eden Hotel Collection is a portfolio of nine luxury hotels in the UK, and is wholly owned by the Rigby Group. Each property is unique in character, all delivering the impeccable service, quality and attention to detail for which the collection is renowned.
Allect is an international design group that brings together the world’s leaders in design, including architecture, interior design as well as marine and product design. Allect falls under the Rigby Group umbrella and is unique in its structure, ensuring collaboration across all brands (including Rigby & Rigby, Lawson Robb and Helen Green Design), and design disciplines.
SCC plc (formerly known as Specialist Computer Centres) is the technology division of Rigby Group and was founded by Sir Peter Rigby in 1975. The company has evolved into a multinational IT services and solutions provider, based in the UK with offices in France, Spain, Romania and Vietnam.
Rigby Capital was established in order to improve IT financing solutions by helping vendors develop commercial models that would align with their client’s financial needs.
British International Helicopters
Non Executive Director
2020
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Jul 2022
Birmingham, UK
British International Helicopters is the largest, British-owned helicopter firm, and long-term partner to both military and commercial clients. BIH works with the UK Ministry of Defence to support operations in the Falkland Islands, as well as delivering a combined SAR and Support Helicopter service to the British Forces South Atlantic Islands operations.
Steve Rigby founded Nuvias Group in 2015 to address three main areas: Cyber Security, Advanced Networking and Unified Communications. In November 2022 Infinigate acquired Nuvias, creating a pan-European Cyber Security powerhouse.
The Rigby Foundation Charitable Trust was founded on the principle that growth in business and giving back to society should go hand-in-hand. The Foundation currently has more than £1.5 million invested, principally in causes that support health and education.
Place2Be is a British non-profit organisation that supports children with mental health issues and helps them to navigate the associated challenges. The charity works with pupils, families and school staff across the UK.
Steve Rigby announced on BBC Midlands Today that The Rigby Foundation is pledging £600,000 to help up to 300 young unemployed people find jobs in tech in the next three years.
Steve Rigby discusses The Rigby Foundation's initiative to support at least 300 young people into technically skilled and well-paid jobs over the next three years.
In this podcast, Steve talks to UK investment bank, Peel Hunt, about the UK’s present economic environment, risk tolerance, and the essential function of capital markets.
In this episode of the Growth Capital podcast, Steve Rigby brings his expertise as a seasoned business builder to a discussion entitled ‘Public or Private?’.
Following the publication of Rigby Group’s Annual Report confirming the company’s best-ever results, Steve Rigby looks forward to the group’s future in this short video.
Labour’s plan to remove business property relief for inheritance tax threatens family businesses, causing closures, foreign takeovers, and job losses. Critical to Britain’s economy, these firms face uncertainty, risking legacies, investment, and growth amid harmful legislative changes.
Barbara Spector, Editor-At-Large of Family Business Magazine, wrote this feature on Steve Rigby, identified as one of the 23 Family Business CEO's to watch this year.
Steve Rigby was named the West Midlands Ambassador at the Business of the Year Awards in recognition of his entrepreneurial and philanthropic work over the last 30 years.
Steve Rigby has been recognised as one of the top 50 advisors in the family enterprise world by Family Capital. According to those who nominated him, Rigby consistently prioritises advocating for the sector, despite his day-to-day business commitments.
The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council is a network of the world’s most influential business leaders driving the next era of industry, policy and the global economy. Steve Rigby has appeared on the list in 2022 and in 2023.
It has been announced that Infinigate are to acquire the Nuvias Group. The founder of Nuvias, Rigby Private Equity, will be a shareholder in the Infinigate Group.
Europe’s largest privately-owned IT services firm, SCC, has announced the acquisition of audiovisual (AV) specialist Visavvi. Steve Rigby, Co-Chief Executive of Rigby Group, SCC’s parent company, is chair of the new board.
