David Burbidge

David Burbidge, CBE, DL

David Burbidge in April 2017
Born David Lovell Burbidge
(1943-10-15) 15 October 1943
Years active 1963 – present
Known for Chairman of the Coventry City of Culture Trust driving the bid to win Coventry the UK City of Culture title for 2021, also Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands.

David Lovell Burbidge CBE, DL is Chairman of the Coventry City of Culture Trust driving Coventry's bid to win the UK City of Culture title for 2021. David, a passionate advocate for the arts, is also Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands, former board member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Founding Chairman of Furniture Makers Hall and Freeman of the City of London (1979).

Early life

David was born on 15 October 1943, is a former pupil of Shrewsbury School and educated at Keble College, Oxford where he achieved a Master of Arts in Law.[1] Now a philanthropist and businessman noted mainly for his work in arts and culture. His roles have included High Sheriff of the West Midlands County, Councillor on the Warwick District Council, Chairman of the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and Chairman of the Central Campaign transformation project of the Royal Shakespeare theatres. He also enjoys painting, sailing, real tennis & shooting in his leisure time .

Current Roles

David is currently (2017) Chairman of the Coventry City of Culture Trust, attempting to secure victory for Coventry in the UK City of Culture title in 2021.[2][3] He is also the Chairman (previously Managing Director) of Burbidge & Son Ltd, a Coventry manufacturer of bespoke quality kitchen and bathroom furniture. Burbidge & Son became an "Exemplar" company for two DTI backed initiative – the West Midlands Manufacturing Challenge & UK First which was aimed at the Furniture Industry on a national basis.[4][5] David is also a director of the Albany Piccadilly Trustee Companies.[6] He is a (2017) Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands.[2][7]

Previous roles

His previous roles have included being Non-Executive Chairman of Burbidge Capital Limited in Nairobi, Kenya between 2010 and 2016,[8][7] also a main board member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) between 2008 and 2014 and was chairman of the Central Campaign for the £112 million transformation project of the Royal Shakespeare Theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon which achieved successful completion in 2010.[2] He was also a chairman of the RSC Pension Fund Trustees, plus a member of the RSC Audit and Investment Committees.[7] He was a Governor & Founding Chairman of the Development Board of Compton Verney Art Gallery between 2009 and 2011,[9] and a member of the development board of Garsington Opera for the move to Wormsley Estate, Stokenchurch from 2010 to 2012.[10]

David was the Master of the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers from 2004 to 2005 [11] and was the founding chairman of Furniture Makers Hall between 2005 and 2012,[11] where he has a business suite named after him,[12] also chairman of the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry from 2001 to 2008.[2][11] His roles also included being founding chairman of the Coventry Cathedral Development Trust, responsible for raising more than £5 million in funds for the Cathedral ministry and for endowment 1992 to 2005.[2] He was director of the Coventry Building Society for two decades also chairman of the associated £50m pension fund between 1981 and 2005[2][7]

He was a councillor on the Warwick District Council, between 1972 and 1975[7] and President of the City of Coventry Scout County from 1996 to 2008.[7] He became High Sheriff of the West Midlands County, in 1990/1991.[7][13]

In 2002 David was invited to join the Steering Committee of the Warwick Manufacturing Group’s Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC) a number of centres were set up to create, deliver, disseminate & exploit a coherent and unified programme of innovative research in the manufacturing world thus generating world-class new knowledge and strong support for the UK manufacturing sector. David was a keynote speaker at conferences around the UK. He was also a guest lecturer for MSc courses in Manufacturing strategy at the University of Warwick.

National Honours

David Burbidge was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s 2016 Birthday Honours List in recognition of his services to Cultural Philanthropy in the West Midlands.[2]

Awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 1998 Birthday Honours List in recognition of his services to Coventry Cathedral.[14]

Awards

Honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt) in recognition of significant contribution to arts & culture in the West Midlands, was awarded by the University of Warwick in July 2017. [15]

Honorary Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) in recognition of significant charitable and fundraising work by Coventry University – November 2015 [16]

Awarded The Coventry Award of Merit in 2015 which was established by Coventry City Council as a means to acknowledge and honour a model citizen for outstanding performance in a field which enhances the good name of the City of Coventry.[17]

Arts & Business West Midlands Culture Champion 2012 In recognition of leadership for the regional fundraising campaign of the transformation of the Royal Shakespeare & Swan Theatres, Stratford-upon-Avon.[18]

Coventry Evening Telegraph Special Honour awarded for outstanding contribution to business & industry – 2002.

References

  1. ↑ "Queen’s Birthday Honours - Monday 13 June 2016". Keble College. 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "RSC stalwart receives CBE from Prince". Stratford Observer. 2016.
  3. ↑ "Coventry’s bid to be UK City of Culture in 2021". Coventry2021.co.uk. 2017.
  4. ↑ "Burbidge & Son – Our History". burbidge.co.uk. 2017.
  5. ↑ "Burbidge receives FIRA Gold for Kitchen Frontals". Furniture industry research association (FIRA). 2016.
  6. ↑ "Albany Piccadilly Trustee Company officers". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Deputy Lieutenants". wmlieutenancy.org. 2017.
  8. ↑ "David Lovell Burbidge Non-Executive Chairman, Burbidge Capital Limited". bloomberg.com. 2017.
  9. ↑ "Winter 2014 Inside Compton Verney". issuu.com. 2017.
  10. ↑ "RSC Annual Review 2015-16" (PDF). Royal Shakespeare Company. 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 "Chairman David Lovell Burbidge". directorstats.co.uk. 2017.
  12. ↑ "The David Burbidge Room". fmhvenuehire.co.uk. 2017.
  13. ↑ "The History of the Office of High Sheriff". wmlieutenancy.org. 2017.
  14. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours 1998". independent.co.uk. 1998.
  15. ↑ "Warwick honours space plane designer, climate change policy maker". University of Warwick. 2017.
  16. ↑ "Coventry student turned Hollywood visual effects guru to receive honorary award". Coventry University. 2015.
  17. ↑ "Six Coventry figureheads honoured citizenship". Coventry telegraph. 2015.
  18. ↑ "Arts & Business champions honoured for contribution 2012". thefreelibrary.com. 2012.
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