Background
Bourn, Alan Michael was born on June 10, 1934 in London. Son of Ernest James and Frances Mary (Fones) Bourn.
accounting educator computer company executive
Bourn, Alan Michael was born on June 10, 1934 in London. Son of Ernest James and Frances Mary (Fones) Bourn.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, London School of Economics, 1955.
Various academy and professional posts, 1954-1969. Professor industrial administration University Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1969-1972. Professor business studies University Liverpool, England, 1972-1980.
Chairman Liverpool University Press, 1976-1980. Professor accounting University Southampton, England, 1980-1999, professor emeritus England, since 1999, deputy vice chancellor, 1986-1990. Chairman Multicosm Ltd.
(now Active Navigation Ltd.), England, 1994-1997, finance director, company secretary England, 1997-1999. Visiting professor Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, since 2000. Consultant Burnett, Swayne, Southampton, England, since 1994, Department Trade and Industry, London, since 1992, State Bureau of Foreign Experts, Beijing, since 1999.
Reviewer United Kingdom HE Quality Assurance Agency, since 2000, Department Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Dublin, since 2001. Associate Roland Smith Associates, England, 1966—1982, Chief State Solicitor' General’ s Office, Republic of Ireland, since 2000, Securities Industry Development Institute, Bangladesh, since 2001, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler, Köln, since 2001.
Second lieutenant British Army, 1959-1960. Fellow Institute Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (examinerships 1978-1999). Member Southampton Jazz Society (chairman 1990-1992, treasurer 1992-1994, funding officer 1994-1996).
Married Karoline Sigrid Hegmann, April 4, 1960 (divorced 1986). Children: Alexander James Hamilton, Jeremy Robert Stuart. Married Eileen Dorothy Richmond, August 21, 1998.
1 stepchild, Sarah Jane Richmond.