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Steve Rigby

Co-Chief Executive Officer & Shareholder

Rigby Group plc

London, UK


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Steve’s Biography

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. Since then, the Group has transformed into a multinational conglomerate employing over 8,500 people across Europe, with revenues of £4bn ($5bn).

The Group has three main divisions: SCC, the principal trading business and Europe’s largest privately-owned IT services company; Rigby Technology Investments which operates majority and minority investments in technology businesses; and the Group’s Real Estate portfolio spanning airport, commercial, residential and hospitality and 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...
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. Since then, the Group has transformed into a multinational conglomerate employing over 8,500 people across Europe, with revenues of £4bn ($5bn).

The Group has three main divisions: SCC, the principal trading business and Europe’s largest privately-owned IT services company; Rigby Technology Investments which operates majority and minority investments in technology businesses; and the Group’s Real Estate portfolio spanning airport, commercial, residential and hospitality and 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, his 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 a long-term supporter of Place2Be, the leading children’s mental health charity, most recently as Chair of the charity’s development board. Steve is a Board Member of Family Business UK (FBUK), Chair of the Private Business Commission, a patron of the Entrepreneurs Network, a Wall Street Journal CEO Council member, and a judge on the EY Entrepreneur of The Year and World Superyacht Awards.

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.
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Steve’s Newsfeed

Business Money
Private Business Commission launches to tackle urgent challenges facing British companies

A new Private Business Commission is launching to address the UK’s growing inability to scale and retain private companies. The Commission is supported by The Entrepreneurs Network and chaired by Steve Rigby, co-CEO of Rigby Group, one of Europe’s largest technology businesses and investors.

The Sunday Times
Is the UK really ‘the next Silicon Valley’?

Steve Rigby, co-chief executive of the family-owned Rigby Group, contributed to this article in The Times about the UK's tech ecosystem.

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Steve’s Background

Rigby Group plc
Co-Chief Executive Officer & Shareholder
Birmingham, UK
Rigby Group is the holding company for a portfolio of private businesses across Europe and the Middle East. The multi-national started life as a technology business and has evolved through strategic acquisitions that have allowed the group to grow its portfolio to 140 companies covering eight divisions. In 2021 the Group's combined revenue across the eight divisions reached £3bn.
 

Other Business Interests

The Private Business Commission
Chair
Mar 2024 - Present
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.
 
Family Business UK
Board Member
Jun 2023 - Present
London, UK
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.
 

Current Board Positions

SCC
Chairman
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.
 
Regional & City Airports
Non Executive Director
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.
 
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Philanthropy

Place2Be
Chair of Development Board
London, UK
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.
 
Rigby Foundation
Chair
London, UK
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.
 

Media

Rigby Group's Future Plans
Oct 2023
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.
 
The role of UK family businesses
Aug 2023
In this video Steve Rigby expresses his view on the importance of a family business.
 
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Features

Steve Rigby On Leadership, Legacy And Long-Term Thinking
Featured
Dec 2023
Steve Rigby is the subject of an article in Forbes magazine.
 
Family Business CEOs to Watch 2023: Steve Rigby
Article
Oct 2023
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.
 

Publications

Steve Rigby contributed a comment piece to The Times
Author
Mar 2024
Steve Rigby wrote a thought leadership piece for The Times on the need to promote long-term ownership of companies.
 

Awards & Recognition

Wall Street Journal | CEO Council
New York, NY, USA
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.
 
International Business Excellence Awards
Gold Award Winner, Business Leader of the Year
Feb 2023
 
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Press Releases

Infinigate to acquire the Nuvias Group
Jul 2022
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.
 
SCC acquires Visavvi
May 2022
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.