Stephen Parsons
Stephen Royston Parsons, (57) is the Chief Executive of electronics company Redcliffe Magtronics Ltd. Educated at Bristol Cathedral School where he was Head Chorister of the Cathedral Choir, he then read law at Leeds University. Thereafter his career has been principally in manufacturing industry working for Defence and Aerospace Companies such as Vickers, BAJ & Megitt. He joined RML in 1995 and as part of a diversification strategy took the company into the security sector where it has provided tag detection solutions together with bulk activation and deactivation equipment. He is Chairman of Governors of Bristol Cathedral Choir School which became the first Choir School Academy in the country in September 2008. Charitable activities include the Dolphin Society (President in 2002) which support the elderly and the NSPCC where he chaired the Bristol Business Group for six years. He is a trustee of Bristol Cathedral Trust and former Deputy Chairman of the Bristol Heritage Aerospace Museum. He is a Common Purpose graduate. He became a member of the Guild of Security Professionals in 2002 and led its fund raising activity for four years. In June 2009 he becomes the ninth Master of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (the 108th and most recent City Livery Company). Stephen is married with two children and one granddaughter. He is a Commandeur de Bordeaux and sings as a tenor with the Bristol Cathedral Concert Choir and is a member of Long Ashton Golf Club and Bristol Rugby Club. He enjoys photography, opera and ballet and is a member of the Royal Automobile Club.July ‘09
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