Peter Harrison (philanthropist)

Sir Peter Robert Harrison KGCN CBE (29 April 1937 – 18 June 2021) was a British business man notable as a philanthropist.

The company developed Telex messaging and later became the British distributor of the internet routers of Cisco Systems.

[1] Taking up the sport of yachting, Harrison won races at the Cowes Regatta and in the West Indies, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean many times in his Farr 115 35-metre racing yacht Sojana, and in 2002/2003 led the British challenge for the America's Cup, in New Zealand.

In 2018, the Peter Harrison Foundation gave the school £4 million to build a new Sixth form centre.

He also gave some £5 million to develop new rugby pitches and to build a new clubhouse for the Old Reigatian RFC.