Jonnie Turpie

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Jonnie Turpie
MBE, DL
Born
Edward Jonathon Turpie
OccupationFilm producer
Known for High Sheriff of the West Midlands (2015–2016)
Website wmlieutenancy.org/staff/jonnie-turpie-mbe-dl/

Edward Jonathon Turpie MBE DL is an artist and researcher following his career as a film producer and businessman. He was High Sheriff of the West Midlands from 2015 to 2016. [1] He was the founder and director of Independent Production Company Maverick TV. [2]

Turpie was chair of Screen West Midlands and a board member of Creative England. [3] He was a Trustee of Birmingham MuseumsTrust. https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/birmingham-museum-and-art-gallery. He was chair of MAC Midlands Arts Centre https://macbirmingham.co.uk/ He is a founder member and chair of The Birmingham Ormiston Academy Group. https://www.boa-academy.co.uk/

He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year's honours List, "for services to international trade". [4]

He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham City University in 2016. He embarked upon a doctoral research project in 2017 at BCU. The PhD research subject was: The Drawn Serigraph: A Investigation Through Portraiture. He was awarded a Doctorate in July 2025. https://printsanew.jonnieturpie.com/the-final-phd .

References

  1. ↑ "The High Sheriff". The West Midlands Lieutenancy. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Key Staff". Maverick TV. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Meet the CEO & Board". Creative England. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Knights Bachelor Knighthoods" (PDF). BBC News. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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