Background
Coulson-Thomas, Colin Joseph was born on April 26, 1949 in Mullion, Cornwall, England. Son of Joseph Coulson and Elsie Thomas.
Coulson-Thomas, Colin Joseph was born on April 26, 1949 in Mullion, Cornwall, England. Son of Joseph Coulson and Elsie Thomas.
Master of Science, London Business School, 1975. Diploma in Public Administration, 1976. Master of Science in Economics, London University, 1980.
Master of Arts, University Southern California, 1982. Master of Public Administration, University South Africa, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Aston University, 1988.
Consultant Coopers & Lybrand Associates, London, 1975-1977. Research executive Institute Directors, 1977-1978. Editor professional administration, head publications public relations Institute Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, 1978-1981.
Public director Longman Group, Harlow, Essex, England, 1981-1984. Manager corporation affairs Rank Xerox United Kingdom, Uxbridge, England, 1984-1987, counsel corporation affairs England, 1987-1993, director corporation affairs, European Business School England, 1987-1988. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Adapatation Ltd., London, 1987-1994, chairman, since 1994.
Chair Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge Ltd., since 1994, ASK Group (a software company) Europe PLC, since 1995, ASK Group (a software company) Multimedia, 1995-1998, Policy Publications, Ltd., since 1995, Cambridge Management Centers plc, since 1998, Cotoco, Ltd., since 1998. Project leader European Commission COBRA Project, 1994-1995. Member council Parliamentary Information Technology Committee, 1987-1996, since 1997, FOund.
Science and Technology United Kingdom, 1987-1992. Member Council Professions Supplementary to Medicine, 1982-1989, National Biological Standards Board, England, 1985-1994. Corporation affairs advisor British Institute Management, 1987-1991.
Advisory board Forum for Technology in Training, 1993-1995. Founder, director Center for Study of Professions, Aston University, 1988-1989, visiting fellow, 1988-1993. Visiting scholar, Helsinki University of Technology, 1996, research fellow, Information Technology Institute Salford University, 1987-1995.
Development adviser Association Project Managers, 1988-1993. Senior visiting research fellow City University Business School, 1991-1994. Senior associate judge Institute Management Studies Cambridge University, 1994-1998.
Willmott Dixon professor of corporation transformation, 1994-1997, dean of faculty of management, head of Putteridgebury University Luton, 1994-1997, visiting professor, 1998-2000. Hooker dsiting. visiting professor McMaster University, 1994-1995. Visiting professor East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 1996, Management Development Institute, New Delhi, India, since 1997.
Professor competitiveness national Center for Competitioness, since 2000. Director Business Development Forum, since 1998. Creative director database Projets Ltd., 2000-2001.
Chairman British Telecom award Innovation in e-Business, since 1994, chairman 1995-1998, chairman e Business Innovation awards, since 1998.
Author: Marketing Communications, 1983, Public Relations is Your Business, 1981, Public Relations: A Practical Guide, 1979, A Guide to Business Schools, 1975, Company Administration Made Simple, 1975, The New Professionals, 1988, The Responsive Organization, 1989, Too Old at 40?, 1989, Beyond Quality, 1990, The Complete Spokesperson, 1990, Professional Development of and for the Board, 1990, The Flat Organisation, 1991, Transforming the Company, 1992, Creating the Global Company, 1992, Creating Excellence in the Boardroom, 1993, Developing Directors, 1993, The Future of the Organization: Achieving Excellence Through Business Transformation, 1997, Individuals and Enterprise, 1999, Developing a Corporate Learning Strategy, 2000, The Information Entrepreneur, 2000, Shaping Things to Come, 2001. Executive editor: Winning Major Bids, the Critical Success Factors, 1997, Developing Strategic Customers & Key Accounts, The Critical Success Factors, 1998, Winning Business Series of Reports, since 1999, Effective Purchasing, The Critical Success Factors, 1999. Editor: Business Process Re-engineering Myth & Reality, 1994 Business Restructuring and Teleworking, 1994.
Executive editor: The Responsive Organization, 3 vols., 1995. Executive editor: The Competitive Network, 1996.
Board Governors Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, 1978-1988. Deputy chairman London Electricity Consultative Council, England, 1978-1985. Councillor London Borough Greenwich, England, 1971-1982.
Trustee Frontline Trust, since 1989. Board directors Community Network, since 1989. Member team '92/team Europe European Commission, since 1989.
Member professional development committee Institute of Dirs., 1989-1997, member professional practices committee, since 1997. Member Crossbencher Programme (chairman 1977-1981), The Bow Group (chairman 1982-1983), The Focus Group (president 1983-1986), Society Company and Commercial Accts. (president 1984-1985), Royal Commonwealth Society (past central county, Executive Committee), Society Conservative Accts.
(chairman 1983-1990, vice president, since 1990), Carlton Club, Knights of Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem (bailiff emeritus since 1994, bailiff 1991-1994, chair Executive Committee 1991-1994, chancellor, former secretary general grand priory England and Wales), National Trade and Industry Forum, 1983.
Married Margaret Ann Grantham, 1977. Children: Yvette May, Vivien Jane, Trystan Joseph.
