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| Dean Forbes leaving court |
Business software entrepreneur Dean Forbes, 42, a former Crystal Palace FC trainee, was stopped for speeding in the black 6.6 litre luxury car.
He appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court today, where he pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol on his breath in Bickley Road, Bickley, south-east London on December 22.
Forbes, who lives in a £3m detached house in the exclusive Keston Park gated community, had 41 micrograms of alcohol in his breath.
The legal limit is 35.
He was the chief executive of CoreHR, which was bought for £180m earlier this year by Access Group, where Forbes is now the President of its people division.
On being named on the 2021 list he said: “I’m honoured to be named to the Powerlist, to stand alongside such outstanding individuals from the black community.
“Race, inclusion and representation matter and this list is an excellent showcase of the brilliance that exists in the black community and demonstrates the broad and powerful contribution being made by these individuals to society and the UK economy.”
Dressed casually in a blue v-neck jumper and jeans Forbes was unrepresented during the hearing and gave no explanation as to why he was over the drink-drive limit.
Prosecutor Sudara Weerasena told the court: “Officers were in the area and stopped the defendant’s car because they observed him speeding.
“They spoke to him and he admitted having alcohol earlier that day and he failed a roadside breath-test.”
When asked his income by District Judge Vanessa Lloyd to calculate the fine Forbes told the court he makes £50,000 per year.
“You pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and are of good character,” she told him, fining him £400, with £85 costs and a £40 victim surcharge.
Forbes was also disqualified from driving for twelve months.
A female companion, believed to be his wife, drove Forbes away from court in a black 3.9 litre £200,000 Ferrari, which has a matching personalised number plate to his Rolls Royce.
The globe-trotting businessman’s social media is full of photos of himself with sporting personalities like Rio Ferdinand and Ian Wright, plus rapper Kanye West.
He also attends the worlds leading sporting events, including Wimbledon, Royal Ascot, the Monaco Grand Prix, the French Open and when in the USA games at the NBA’s Miami Heat, MLB’s St. Louis Cardinals and MLS’ New York Red Bulls.
After missing out on a professional contract at Crystal Palace Forbes and his disabled mother were made homeless and spent a year living in temporary shelters in south London.
After landing a telesales job at Motorola he worked his way up a number of IT companies, eventually becoming head of international operations at software specialists Primavera, which was bought-out by Oracle.
He was the youngest Vice-President at Oracle in thirty years and went on to be the CEO of KDS, which was bought out by American Express while he was at the helm.
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