Phil Burgan
{{Short description|British businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{notability|Biographies|date=June 2013}}
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| name = Phil Burgan
| image = 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans Phil Burgan (27714171971) (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Burgan at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
| birth_name = Philip John Burgan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|12|06|df =yes}}
| birth_place = Sheffield, England
| nationality = English
| alma_mater = University of Bradford
| occupation = Founder and CEO of [http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk/ Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd]
| years_active = 1996–present
| spouse = Lynne (1979–present)
| children = James, Rachel, Sarah, Charlotte
| parents = Harry & Lilian
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| website = [http://mmcgcarehomes.co.uk mmcgcarehomes.co.uk]
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Phil Burgan (born 6 December 1951) is the founder and CEO of Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd, a care home company he named after his late grandmother.{{cite web|title=Maria Mallaband Company History|url=http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk/company/history}} Burgan is a former racing driver who maintains a significant interest in motorsport, specifically in nurturing the next generation of British racing talent.{{cite web|title=Phil Burgan Race Academy|url=http://www.philburganraceacademy.co.uk/}}
Early life
Burgan was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England to Harry (an engineer) and Lilian (a dress maker). He was educated at Thornbridge Grammar School, leaving with 7 O-levels and 3 A-levels to study pharmacy at the University of Bradford, graduating with a 2:1 in 1973.
Business career
Burgan completed his training to become a pharmacist before becoming a branch manager for a small chain of pharmacies called W. Jamieson Ltd. in 1976. It was here that Burgan developed his management and business skills, gaining experience in accounting, marketing, retailing and finance.
In 1982 he was appointed the managing director of a small company called LICS Ltd. with stores in West Yorkshire, and managed to turn a £25,000 loss-making company into a £200,000 profitable business in just three years. After this Burgan was head-hunted to become the Managing Director of Coopers Chemists in 1985 where head gained experience in raising finance and dealing with merchant bankers.
In 1986 Burgan started his own chemist business; Medimart Ltd. which grew to include 38 branches across Yorkshire by the time Burgan sold the company in 1995.
Burgan{{cite web |url=http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk/company/management-profiles |title=Management profiles | Phil Burgan, CEO and Director profiles | Maria Mallaband Care Group |accessdate=2013-06-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705135037/http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk/company/management-profiles |archivedate=2013-07-05 }} funded Maria Mallaband Nursing Homes Ltd. in 1996{{cite web|title=Maria Mallaband Company History|url=http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk/company/history}} and the company has been growing organically and by acquisitions{{cite news|title=Maria Mallaband Care Group|url=http://www.businessrevieweurope.eu/reports/maria-mallaband-care-group|newspaper=Business Review Europe}} ever since to become one of the biggest care home providers in the UK.
Other
In November 2009, Burgan was banned from driving for two years for causing the death, by careless driving, of a 44-year-old mother when he lost control of his Audi R8.{{cite web|title=Two-year ban for Audi R8 driver Philip Burgan who caused death of Diane Scott|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4740830.Two_year_ban_for_driver_who_caused_woman___s_death/}}
Racing
Phil Burgan raced in the UK Ferrari Championship in 1996{{cite web|title=Ferrari 348 Challenge|url=http://www.f348ch.co.uk/}} before going on to compete in the European Ferrari Challenge from 1997 to 1999.
He then competed in the Trofeo Maserati Championship in 2006 before retiring from racing{{cite web|title=Phil Burgan Race Academy|url=http://www.philburganraceacademy.co.uk/about}} and setting up the Phil Burgan Race Academy{{cite web| url = http://www.philburganraceacademy.co.uk/| title = Domain parking page}} to support new generations of British racers including James Toseland, who was supported in his second World Superbike Championship year in 2007, and talented youngster Danny Kent. Burgan's care home company is the title sponsor of the Tech 3 Moto2 team.{{cite news|title=Moto2: UK-based title sponsor for Tech 3|url=http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/187581/1/moto2_uk-based_title_sponsor_for_tech_3.html|newspaper=Crash.net}}
In 2013 Burgan came out of retirement to compete in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge endurance rally event,{{cite web|title=Phil Burgan Peking to Paris Challenge Blog|url=http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk/blog/post/2013/03/11/Phil-Burgans-Peking-to-Paris-Challenge.aspx|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130505043148/http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk/blog/post/2013/03/11/Phil-Burgans-Peking-to-Paris-Challenge.aspx|archivedate=2013-05-05}} with the hope of raising £100,000 for the Prince's Trust.{{cite news|title=Leeds businessman racing to reach Paris and £100,000 charity goal|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/leeds-businessman-racing-to-reach-paris-and-100-000-charity-goal-1-5691212|newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post}}
Charitable activity
Phil drove the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge to raise money for the Prince's Trust.{{cite web|title=Phil Burgan Just Giving Page|url=http://www.justgiving.com/philip-burgan52}}
Burgan's company Maria Mallaband Care Group are supporters of the Make a Dream charity for terminally ill children.{{cite web|title=Make a Dream Charity supporters|url=http://www.makeadream.org/past-events.php}}
MedicX Healthfund have helped Burgan's MMGC to fund new £7m care home.{{Cite web|url=http://www.medicxhealthfund.com/medicx-healthfund-to-fund-new-7-million-care-home-in-dorset/|title = Investors area | Medicx Healthfund}}