Terry Bramall

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Terry Bramall
BornNovember 1942 [1]
Alma mater Birmingham University
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseLiz Bramall
Children2

Terence George Bramall CBE (born November 20, 1942 [2] ) is a British businessman and philanthropist, he is also one of four Directors of Doncaster Rovers.

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Early life

Terry Bramall graduated from Birmingham University with a BSc degree in Civil Engineering in 1964. [3]

He was selected as High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 2017-18. [4]

Business career

Bramall served as the Chairman of Keepmoat, a British community regeneration and housebuilding company. [5] He sold the group to its management for £783 million in 2007, with Bramall and his family owning 72% at the time. [6] [7]

Philanthropy

Bramall had donated GBP£60,000 to the Conservative Party by 2012. [5]

Bramall set up the Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation with a £100 million endowment in 2008. He is a Trustee of the Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation. The charity supports charitable organisations that promote Christian Faith in accordance with the Church of England. [8] A major supporter of the arts, especially within the Yorkshire region, The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation also supports urban regeneration and education programmes. [9]

Bramall is a director of Doncaster Rovers Football Club. Bramall was chief executive of the Keepmoat construction group, which specialised in social housing. [10] [11] [12] Bramall donated £2 million for the completion of Birmingham University’s Bramall Music Building. [13] [14]

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Birmingham University

Bramall was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Years Honours for services to charity. [15] He was awarded The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy in 2014. [16] [17] Bramall was awarded the honorary degree of DUniv by Birmingham University in 2011. [18] [19] Bramall won the National Masters Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2004. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Terence George BRAMALL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ↑ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04305805/filing-history?page=5
  3. ↑ http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/alumni/old-joe/Old-Joe-autumn-2013.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. ↑ "West Yorkshire 2016/2017". High Sheriffs association. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 Mason, Rowena (29 December 2012). "New Year Honours List 2013: Tory donors get gongs: Property tycoons who have given more than £160,000 to the Conservative Party have been given awards in today's New Year Honours List". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Keepmoat's Bramall steps back into property sector | TheBusinessDesk.com". Yorkshire. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Times, The Sunday. "Rich List 2020: profiles 304-399=, featuring Simon Cowell and Sir Elton John". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation | National Churches Trust". www.nationalchurchestrust.org. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Gift of £1 million from Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation cements support for music works – Yorkshire Business" . Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. ↑ Bramall, Terry (24 January 2013). "'Money gives you the freedom... it's what you do with that freedom that counts'". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "CBE for man who loves the sound of music". thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Rich list Yorkshire family's £100m gifts to charities". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Why we give to Birmingham". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ↑ "The New Year Honours Lists 2013 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation". northernballet.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Supporters receive Royal Medal". northernballet.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  18. ↑ http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/senate/honorary-graduates-since-2000.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  19. ↑ "Bramall Music Building supporters - University of Birmingham". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Manchester United's Chief Exec and BBC Sport Boss Honoured by the University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.


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