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Peter Michael grew up in Croydon. His father was the chairman of the London philatelic shop Stanley Gibbons.
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After 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. In 1983, he founded the Peter Michael Winery in the Knights Valley region of Calistoga, northern California.
From 1989 to 1992, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Cray United Kingdom. In 1992, Sir Peter founded Classic FM.
