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date: 11 December 2023

Timpson, (William) James free

Timpson, (William) James free

OBE 2011

Born Knutsford, Cheshire 17 Sept. 1971; s of Sir (William) John (Anthony) Timpson, qv ; m 1997, Roisin Brannigan; two s one d

DL; Chief Executive, Timpson Group, since 2002

Education

Uppingham Sch.; Durham Univ. (BA Geog.)

Career

Goldman Vis. Prof. of Innovation and Enterprise, Newcastle Univ., 2013–14. Chair, Prison Reform Trust, 2016–; Trustee, Tate, 2017–. Hon. Fellow, Cardiff Metropolitan Univ., 2017. Chancellor, Keele Univ., 2022–. FCGI 2017. DL Cheshire, 2019. Albert Medal, RSA, 2015

Recreations

family, Bristol motorcars, prisons

Address

Timpson Ltd, Claverton Road, Whythenshaw, Manchester M23 9TT

(0161) 946 6224

james@timpson.com

See Also

A. E. Timpson