Stefan King (born 1962) is a Scottish entertainment and nightclub magnate who founded G1 Group.
[1] King was born in Glasgow[2] to a working-class Catholic father named George who was a bookmaker and then an alcoholic drinks retailer.
[3] King received a private education,[3] finishing high school in 1980, aged 18 years.
[3] During his time of ownership of Archaos, King was accused of breaching the Race Relations Act by the Commission for Racial Equality, with regards to the club's refusal of entry to asian men during a Glasgow Sheriff Court case about the matter.
[2] King was described in The Scotsman newspaper as an unlikely pub magnate, as he does not drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, nor gamble.