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Born
on 1 September 1959, I was educated at Bablake
School, Coventry. In 1977 I joined my
family’s engineering business, becoming
Managing Director in 1985. In 1987 I sold
the company, then employing twenty-two staff
on two sites with turnover of £1 million,
to the RTZ Corporation plc, utilising Any
Other Business, established in 1985, to
pursue other interests.
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Following
a successful fund-raising project undertaken
in 1990 for the School of Theatre Studies
at the University
of Warwick, I was appointed Development
Director of Warwick
Arts Centre, the largest arts complex
of its kind in the UK.
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Sponsorship
agreements were established with regional
and national companies such as Conoco, IBM,
PowerGen plc and National Grid, generating
substantial income. In 1996 I secured a
£3.2 million UK National Lottery grant
for the Centre's development. In 1997 I
implemented the University’s alumni
giving programme, achieving a sum of £140,000
in six months.
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During
the Summer of 1997 I decided to refocus
my ongoing activities through Any Other
Business.
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