Jonnie Turpie
Jonnie Turpie | |
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| Born | Edward Jonathon Turpie |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Known for | High Sheriff of the West Midlands (2015–2016) |
| Website | highsheriffwm15 |
Edward Jonathon Turpie MBE DL is a film producer, businessman and High Sheriff of the West Midlands from 2015 to 2016.[1] He was the founder and director of Maverick TV.[2]
Turpie was a board member of Creative England.[3] He was a Trustee of Birmingham MuseumsTrust. https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/birmingham-museum-and-art-gallery. He was chair of MAC Midlands Arts Centre https://macbirmingham.co.uk/ He is a founder member and chair of The Birmingham Ormiston Academy Group. https://www.boa-academy.co.uk/
He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year's honours List, "for services to international trade".[4]
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham City University in 2016. He embarked upon a doctoral research project in 2017 at BCU. The PhD research subject was: The Drawn Serigraph: A Investigation Through Portraiture. He was awarded a Doctorate in June 2025. https://printsanew.jonnieturpie.com/the-final-phd
References
[edit]- ^ "The High Sheriff". The West Midlands Lieutenancy. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Key Staff". Maverick TV. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Meet the CEO & Board". Creative England. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Knights Bachelor Knighthoods" (PDF). BBC News. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Jonnie Turpie at IMDb
- video interview with Turpie
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