U.K. Homebuilder Berkeley Announces Death of Founder Pidgley
- CEO Rob Perrins says the homebuilder owes Pidgley a huge debt
- Pidgley founded Berkeley in 1976, built it into FTSE 100 firm
Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
This article is for subscribers only.
U.K. homebuilder Berkeley Group Holdings Plc announced the death of its founder and chairman Tony Pidgley. He was 72.
Pidgley “started Berkeley by building one house and his vision grew into a FTSE 100 company,” Chief Executive Officer Rob Perrins said in a statement on Friday. “He knew he would never retire, so he ensured that his culture was embedded in the company for when this sad day came.”