Paul Gregg (born 1941 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire[1]) is a businessman and entertainment impresario, who built Apollo Leisure Group into the UK's biggest theatre owner and largest independent family run cinema chain in the United Kingdom After selling Apollo to SFX Group in 1999, and leaving new owners Clear Channel, he was a large stake holder in Everton F.C., before falling out with former friend Bill Kenwright in 2004, and selling his stake in October 2006 to Robert Earl.
Gregg's early career was in ABC cinema followed by a managing a Social Club at Cowley at the huge British Leyland site.
[3][4] SFX also agreed to acquire The Barry Clayman Corporation, 50% owned by the shareholders of Apollo, which promotes concert and entertainment events, and whose European tour artists include: Riverdance, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones.
[7] In 2004, Gregg bought back the Apollo Cinemas chain from Clear Channel for £23 million, before the European theatres were spun out into sister company Live Nation.
Apollo instantly became the largest independently owned UK cinema chain, operating from 13 locations and having 78 screens and four bingo halls.
Gregg first came to the attention of Everton fans, when he became the main driver behind the King's Dock scheme, promising to plough in an additional £30 million to get the project moving.