Terry Bramall

Terry Bramall graduated from Birmingham University with a BSc degree in Civil Engineering in 1964.[2]

He was selected as High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 2017-18.[3]

Bramall served as the Chairman of Keepmoat, a British community regeneration and housebuilding company.[4] He sold the group to its management for £783 million in 2007, with Bramall and his family owning 72% at the time.[5][6]

Bramall had donated GBP£60,000 to the Conservative Party by 2012.[4]

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.[7] A major supporter of the arts, especially within the Yorkshire region, The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation also supports urban regeneration and education programmes.[8]

Bramall is a director of Doncaster Rovers Football Club. Bramall was chief executive of the Keepmoat construction group, which specialised in social housing.[9][10][11] Bramall donated £2 million for the completion of Birmingham University’s Bramall Music Building.[12][13]

Birmingham University

Bramall was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Years Honours for services to charity.[14] He was awarded The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy in 2014.[15][16] Bramall was awarded the honorary degree of DUniv by Birmingham University in 2011.[17][18] Bramall won the National Masters Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2004.[19]