Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham
British businessman and peer
Philip Charles Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham (born 15 September 1942), is an English businessman and politician. Although a prominent Conservative Party donor and former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Board of Treasurers, he supported the Labour Party at the 2024 general election, but maintained the Conservative Whip.
Harris is an active member of the House of Lords, and sponsors a large multi-academy trust, the Harris Federation.
Interests
Business
Harris is currently an advisor and shareholder of Tapi Carpets, a flooring retailer set up recently by a number of the old Carpetright management team. Harris was the Chairman of Carpetright plc and has over fifty years' experience in carpet retailing. Harris left Carpetright in 2014, sold all of his shares and he was no longer associated with the company. In 2024 Tapi Carpets acquired the Carpetright name and intellectual property, making Harris once again Honorary President of both the Tapi and Carpetright brands.
He was chairman and chief executive of Harris Carpets. Harris Carpets acquired Queensway in 1977 to become Harris Queensway plc until the company was taken over in 1988.
Harris was also a non-executive director of Great Universal Stores plc for 18 years, retiring from the GUS Board in July 2004.
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