Ray Ingleby

Raymond "Ray" Ingleby (born February 1963) is an English businessman and entrepreneur who was vice-chairman of Burnley Football Club until 27 August 2013. He was born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire and his family owned a soft furnishings firm. Despite being sacked from his first job in a magazine-printing firm, he became a millionaire by the age of 21. in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire the son of the owners of a soft furnishings company. He was diagnosed with dyslexia and struggled at school, and did not learn to read and write until the age of nine. He passed his eleven plus exam, however, and attended Kirkham Grammar School where he showed a particular flair for Economics. He excelled at sports and was a keen athlete and rugby player. He continued his studies until A-Level, before leaving education at the age of 18. In 1998, Caribiner announced a massive turnover of $750 million, becoming the biggest audio-visual equipment rental company in the world. However, the company's fortunes took a sharp downturn and Ingleby resigned as chairman in May 1999 after seven years in charge of Caribiner. The bid was unsuccessful, but the following year he bought over £1 million worth of shares in Burnley and joined the board of directors in February 1999. Soon afterwards, Barry Kilby was elected to be chairman of the board and Ingleby was appointed vice-chairman, a position which he held until 27 August 2010, when he resigned from the board. It was later disclosed that Ingleby had been declared bankrupt four days earlier.