| 词条 | Duncan Davidson (businessman) |
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CareerBorn the grandson of the 15th Duke of Norfolk and educated at Ampleforth College, Davidson went into the British Army in 1959 and served in the Royal Scots Greys for four years.[2] In 1963 he joined George Wimpey where he managed construction work in Iran.[3] In 1965 he founded Ryedale Homes which he sold seven years later to Comben Homes for £1m.[2] In 1972 he founded Persimmon plc and expanded it into one of the United Kingdom's largest housebuilding businesses.[2] He retired as Executive Chairman in 2006 but remains Life President.[2] He owns {{convert|20000|acre|km2}} of land in Northumberland and lives at Lilburn Tower near Wooler.[2] FamilyDuncan Davidson married Sarah in 1966; the couple have four daughters.[2] References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/revealed-teessiders-who-made-years-14640647|title=The Teessiders on this year's rich list - and what they're worth|last=Love|first=Laura|date=2018-05-10|work=gazettelive|access-date=2018-05-31}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Duncan}}{{UK-business-bio-1940s-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2934597/Business-profile-Persimmons-master-builder.html Business Profile: Persimmon's master builder] Daily Telegraph, 19 March 2006 3. ^[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/persimmon-chairman-to-quit-builder-next-year-495918.html Persimmon builder to quit builder next year] The Independent, 22 April 2005 5 : 1941 births|People educated at Ampleforth College|Royal Scots Greys officers|English businesspeople|Living people |
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