Stuart Garner
Stuart James Garner (born November 1968) is a British businessman, and the owner and CEO of the Norton Motorcycle Company from 2008 until it went into administration in 2020.[1][2]
Stuart Garner | |
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| Born | November 1968 (age 52) Derbyshire, England |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Owner and CEO, Norton Motorcycle Company |
| Term | 2008-2020 |
| Spouse(s) | Susie Lodge (m.2018) |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
Garner was born in Derbyshire in November 1968.[3] He left school without qualifications at the age of 16.[4]
Career
He is a former gamekeeper, share trader, and firework seller.[3]
He acquired the Norton Motorcycle Company in 2008.[3]
In 2013, he bought the 1790 Gothic Donington Hall and its 26-acre Donington estate from BMI Airlines, and it became the Norton head office, as well as his family home.[3]
In June 2020, the Pension Ombudsman ruled that as a pension scheme trustee, Garner had "acted dishonestly and in breach of his duty".[5]
In December 2020, he was refused permission to appeal against the Pension Ombudsman's ruling that he must pay back £14m missing from the Norton pension fund.[1] Garner has also had a personal bankruptcy petition filed against him by Leicester City Council.[1]
Personal life
In 2016, he bought the Priest House Hotel, adjacent to the Donington Hall estate, on the banks of the River Trent.[3]
Garner married Susie Lodge in summer 2018, and has three children from a previous marriage.[3]
References
- "Norton Motorcycles ex-owner ordered to pay back missing £14m in pensions". the Guardian. 20 December 2020.
- "Norton Motorcycles – was it a fraud from the start? Part one". SuperBike Magazine.
- Strachan, Ian (4 September 2018). "Norton boss Stuart Garner says UK better prepared for Brexit than media claim". LeicestershireLive.
- "Entrepreneurs' Forum |". entrepreneursforum.net.
- "Norton Motorcycles: Former owner told to repay millions". 25 June 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.