Simon Greenish Explained

Simon Greenish is a British Chartered Civil Engineer and museum director.

Greenish studied Engineering at Durham University, graduating with a third in 1971.[1]

In 1995, Greenish joined the Royal Air Force Museum as project manager under its Director General,[2] who was embarking on a £30 million development.[3] In 2005, he became Director of Collections at the museum. In 2006, he was appointed Director of Bletchley Park when it was in financialdifficulties. He led the initiative to make the Bletchley Park Trust financially secure and raise the awareness of the importance of the site as part of Britain's heritage. He helped to raise £10 million to restore the Bletchley Park site and retired from his post in 2012, to be succeeded by Iain Standen.[4] In 2017, he contributed a chapter to The Turing Guide on recent developments at Bletchley Park.[5]

Greenish was appointed to an MBE in 2013 for services to English Heritage.[6] [7] He also has an honorary degree from the University of Bedfordshire. He currently resides in Felmersham, Bedfordshire.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: XVIII (ns), supplement . Durham University Gazette . 4 October 2018 . en.
  2. Dr Michael Fopp
  3. Book: Jack Copeland . Copeland . Jack . Jonathan Bowen . Bowen . Jonathan . Sprevak . Mark . Robin Wilson (mathematician) . Wilson . Robin . etal . The Turing Guide . . 2017 . 978-0198747833 . 477 . Notes on Contributors . The Turing Guide .
  4. Web site: New Bletchley Park CEO, And A Tribute To Simon Greenish . codemanship.co.uk . codemanship . UK . Jason . Gorman . 16 January 2012 . 24 January 2018 .
  5. Book: Jack Copeland . Copeland . Jack . Jonathan Bowen . Bowen . Jonathan . Sprevak . Mark . Robin Wilson (mathematician) . Wilson . Robin . etal . The Turing Guide . . 2017 . 978-0198747833 . 189–196 . Chapter 19 – Turing's monument . The Turing Guide .
  6. Web site: Former director of Bletchley Park Simon Greenish is made MBE . . . UK . 15 June 2013 . 24 January 2018 .
  7. Web site: Queen's Birthday Honours: Bedfordshire . . . UK . 15 June 2013 . 24 January 2018 .