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Dan Peña
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Dan Peña at Guthrie Castle
Born Daniel Steven Peña[1]
August 10, 1945 (age 76)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Nationality American
Education San Fernando Valley State College (now CSUN) (BS)
Occupation Businessman
Website danpena.co.uk
Daniel Steven Peña Sr. (born August 10, 1945) is an American businessman.[2]




Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Early life
Peña is Mexican American and was raised in East Los Angeles, California.[3][unreliable source?][2] In 1971, he graduated from San Fernando Valley State College School of Business Administration and Economics[4] with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.[2]


Career
Peña began his career as a financial analyst on Wall Street.[5] He went on to become president of Great Western Resources, Inc., a Houston-based oil company listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984.[6] In a move backed by shareholders, Peña was ousted as president of the company in 1992 and subsequently awarded $3.3 million by an American jury, for suing the company over his dismissal.[7][8]


In 1984, Peña bought Guthrie Castle in Angus, Scotland from which he has operated several businesses.[9][10]


In 2017, the castle and estate manager employed by Peña at Guthrie Castle was found to have committed fraud by double or triple booking wedding facilities and paying the higher charges into their own account.[11] Peña forgave the employee and covered the £130,000 stolen from clients.[12]


See also
1970s energy crisis
References
"Daniel Steven Pena - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
Martinez, Al (August 3, 1983). "The Latino wealthy — a new breed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
Peña, Dan (5 February 1997). "American guru is man in a million - and one to follow". Aberdeen Press & Journal (Interview). Interviewed by David Gault.
Peña, Dan (May 29, 1991). Dan Pena's Commencement Speech (Speech). California State University, Northridge. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved April 18, 2018 – via YouTube.[self-published source]
Levi, Jim (2 June 1985). "Pena set to pay out". The Observer. p. 26. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
Sahagún, Louis (2021-04-19). "How a scrappy Chicano from L.A. came to own a Scottish castle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
Sweeney, John (31 October 1993). "Fraud shadow over Lilley firm". The Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
"GWR Settles With Pena". The Guardian. 1 December 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
"U.S. oilman is new owner of Guthrie Castle". Aberdeen Press & Journal. 23 October 1984.
"Rescued castle to open its doors". The Scotsman (Press release). 4 August 2003.
"EXCLUSIVE: Fraud hit Guthrie Castle to stop holding weddings later this year". The Courier. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
"Castle owner forgives £130,000 wedding fraudster". BBC News. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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