Steve Hayes is an English businessman, and the current owner of both League One football club Wycombe Wanderers and Guinness Premiership Rugby Union side London Wasps.
Originally a double glazing salesman, Hayes also worked for his father-in-law selling secondary mortgages.[1] In 1997 with David Cowham he founded loans.co.uk, a Watford, Hertfordshire headquartered finance broker. Hayes became Chief Executive, expanding the firm to become the UK's then leading finance broker, on an earnings package of £5.5million in 2004/2005. In June 2005, Cowham and Hayes sold loans.co.uk to MBNA for an undisclosed amount, reported to be worth £50million to each partner.[2]
Hayes became a 25% shareholder through an initial £250,000 investment in Wycombe Wanderers in June 2004, when the football club became a plc, and later became managing director.[3] Hayes bought an 11.6% stake in London Wasps Holdings Ltd in August 2007,[4][5] and became chairman of Lawrence Dallaglio's benefit committee.[6] In December 2008, Hayes bought Chrysalis Records founder Chris Wright's controlling interest and John O'Connell's shareholding in London Wasps to take complete control,[7][8][9] and in July 2009, following a shareholders' meeting, he took full ownership of Wycombe Wanderers,[10] in the process writing off £3m of the club's debt to him in exchange for shares.
References
- ^ "loans.co.uk". fasttrack.co.uk. 2002. http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack2002/migration/dbDetails.asp?siteID=2&compID=1237&yr=2004. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Made it by 40". Daily Telegraph. 2006-12-13. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2952352/Made-it-by-40.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "MD holds interview". chairboys. June 2005. http://www.chairboys.ndirect.co.uk/onthenet/news0405/hayes-june2005.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "HAYES BECOMES WASPS DIRECTOR". Wycombe Wanderers. 2007-08-24. http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10430~1098425,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Steve Hayes Announced as Wasps Director". rugbynetwork.net. 2007-08-24. http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s96/st119888.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Loans.co.uk sponsor Wasps RFC challenge". Loans.co.uk. 2004-05-15. http://www.loans.co.uk/news_more.php?id=181. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Wycombe chief takes control at Wasps". The Times. 2008-12-03. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article5279480.ece. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Steve Hayes unveiled as new London Wasps owner". thisislondon.co.uk. 2008-12-03. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23596359-details/Steve+Hayes+unveiled+as+new+London+Wasps+owner/article.do. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Hayes takes over at Wasps". Sky Sports. 2008-12-03. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12321_4582392,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Club Statement". Wycombe Wanderers. 2009-07-07. http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10430~1715145,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
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