| 词条 | Peter Michael (engineer) |
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Sir Peter Colin Michael {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (born 1938) is a British engineer and businessman whose interests include radio and wine-making. Peter Michael grew up in Croydon. His father was the chairman of the London philatelic shop Stanley Gibbons.[1] Business careerAfter training as an engineer at Queen Mary University of London, he worked at Smith Industries and Plessey, before leaving in 1968 to set up his first company. He founded and managed a range of technology companies, including Micro Consultants Group, UEI plc, Cosworth Engineering and Quantel.[2] In 1983, he founded the Peter Michael Winery in the Knights Valley region of Calistoga, northern California. From 1989 to 1992, he served as CEO of Cray UK. In 1992, Sir Peter founded Classic FM. Personal lifePeter Michael was knighted in the 1989 Birthday Honours.[3][4] His wife Margaret (Lady Michael) farms 1000 acres in Berkshire with arable cereals and a pedigree South Devon Red breeding herd. Peter has set up two charitable foundations dedicated to fighting prostate cancer, the Pelican Cancer Foundation (UK) [5] and the Peter Michael Foundation (US).[6] He also served as Vice-Patron of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Sanai|first1=Darius|title=Radiohead|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/radiohead-701095.html|work=Independent|date=27 September 2000}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Michael, Peter}}2. ^{{cite news|last1=Barker|first1=Sophie|title=Business Profile: Enthusiasm for deals burning as bright as ever|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2745679/Business-Profile-Enthusiasm-for-deals-burning-as-bright-as-ever.html|work=Daily Telegraph|date=15 Dec 2001}} 3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=51772 |date=16 June 1989 |page=2 |supp=y }} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Sir Peter and Lady Michael|url=http://www.petermichaelwinery.com/People/Sir-Peter-Lady-Michael/|publisher=Peter Michael Winery}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Pelican Cancer Foundation|url=https://www.pelicancancer.org/}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Peter Michael Foundation|url=https://petermichaelfoundation.org/}} 8 : 1938 births|Businesspeople awarded knighthoods|Businesspeople from London|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Knights Bachelor|English expatriates in the United States|Living people|People from Croydon |
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