Colin George Knowles

Background

Knowles, Colin George was born on April 11, 1939 in Southport, England. Son of George William and Isabelle (Houghton) Knowles.

Education

MInstM, United Kingdom, 1966; MIPR, 1970; FBIM, United Kingdom, 1975; FRSA, United Kingdom, 1975; MPRISA, United Kingdom, 1983; graduate, Fontainbleau U., France, 1980; APR, 1987.

Career

Company secretary, head public affairs, Imperial Tobacco Ltd., London, 1960-1980; governor, Clayesmore School, Dorset, England, 1975-1985; director, chairman, Association for Business Sponsorship of Arts, 1975-1984; director, The Bristol Hippodrome Trust, 1977-1981; director, The Bath Archeological Trust, 1978-1981; director, The Palladian Trust, 1979-1982; chairman, Griffin Associations Ltd., London, 1980-1983; chairman, Concept Communications Ltd., Johannesburg, 1983-1984; director, TWS Public Rels. Ltd., Johannesburg, 1984-1985; director development public relations, U. Bophuthatswana, Mmabatho, Southern Africa, since 1985; director, Consumer Council Bophuthatswana, since 1991. Appointed commissioner of Oaths for Bophuthatswana, 1991.

Achievements

• Colin George Knowles has been listed as a noteworthy University administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Chancellor Duchy of Lancaster's Committee of Honour on Business and Arts,1980-1981. Board directors English Sinfonia Orchestra and Midland Sinfonia Concert Society Ltd., 1972-1980. Member of national Executive Committee, regional chairman Public Rels.

Institute of Southern Africa, 1988-1991. Chairman St. John Ambulance Foundation Bophuthatswana, since 1989.

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, fishing, reading.

Connections

Married Mary B. D. Wickliffe, 1961 (dissolved 1970). Children: Emma, Samantha. Married Lesley Carolyn Angela Johannes, 1981.

1 child, Marguerite.

Father:

George William Knowles

Mother:

Isabelle (Houghton) Knowles

Spouse:

Mary B. D. Wickliffe

Spouse:

Lesley Carolyn Angela Johannes

child:

Marguerite Knowles

child:

Samantha Knowles

child:

Emma Knowles