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Sir Roger Michael De Haan, CBE, DL (born October 1948, [3] Northampton) is the son of the late Sidney De Haan, who created the Saga group of companies, best known for selling holidays to the over-50s market.
Sir Roger De Haan told The Independent he has spent “20-25 years regenerating Folkestone” and that before the recent improvements the local economy was “really struggling”.
Sir Roger De Haan, whose father set up the Saga holiday firm, bought the harbour for £11m in 2004. He has been contacted for comment. Folkestone and Hythe District Council said it would not be ...
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The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust provided £50 million to acquire and repair, refurbish and/or rebuild nearly 90 buildings in Folkestone that were previously in a state of serious disrepair or derelict. [4] Sir Roger sold the Saga Group for £1.35 billion in 2004, and acquired Folkestone Harbour for £11 million the same year.
The business was founded by Sidney De Haan in 1951 and was passed to his son Roger De Haan who took over in 1984 after his father's retirement. [5] Saga was acquired by staff (20%) backed by the private equity firm Charterhouse in October 2004. [6] Saga merged with The AA (owned by CVC and Permira) to form Acromas Holdings. [7]
Roger De Haan; Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle ... Sir Henry Dering, 9th Baronet; Laurence Drummond; E. Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale; F. Evelyn ...
De Haan died at his home in Folkestone, Kent, on Saturday 16 February 2002, after suffering a heart attack. Margery pre-deceased him in 1994. [2] In memory of Sidney De Haan, the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust funded the Sidney De Haan Research Centre led by the university's music department and the Centre for Health Education and Research in ...