Colin Terry Explained

Sir Colin Terry
Birth Date:8 August 1943
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Air Force
Serviceyears:1965–1999
Rank:Air Marshal
Commands:Logistics Command (1997–99)
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Air Marshal Sir Colin George Terry, (born 8 August 1943) is a retired Royal Air Force officer.

RAF career

Educated at Imperial College London, Terry joined the Royal Air Force in 1965.[1] He went on to be Director-General of Support Management in 1993,[2] Chief of Staff at Logistics Command in 1995[3] and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Logistics Command in 1997 before retiring in 1999.[4] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1995 Birthday Honours.

Later life and career

In retirement Terry became President of the Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society and Chairman of the Engineering Council.[1] He also became Chairman of Meggitt and deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.[5] He was also appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2001.[6]

Terry was chairman of Centronic, a nuclear industry engineering company, between July 2016 and July 2018.[7]

Terry was appointed Chairman of BOXARR, a software business, in 2017.[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/college.asp?P=6989 Biography
  2. Whitaker's Almanack 1994
  3. Whitaker's Almanack 1996
  4. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Royal%20Air%20Force%20Senior%20Appointments.pdf Royal Air Force Senior Appointments
  5. https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=MGGT.L&officerId=400000 Meggitt plc
  6. Web site: List of Fellows. 24 October 2014. 8 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160608094405/http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows. dead.
  7. Web site: Colin George Terry – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House). Companies House. 8 April 2019.
  8. Web site: Sir Colin Terry becomes BOXARR Chairman. 10 February 2017. ADSAdvance. 17 October 2017.