Background
Corbett, Ian Bedford was born on May 23, 1959 in Newport, England. Son of Cyril Bedford and Merle Eileen Corbett.
Corbett, Ian Bedford was born on May 23, 1959 in Newport, England. Son of Cyril Bedford and Merle Eileen Corbett.
Bachelor of Science in Geology, University Durham, England, 1977—1980. Master of Science in Sedimentology and its Applications, University Reading, England, 1982—1983. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, 1984—1989.
Mine geologist Union Corporation (Pty) Ltd., Evander, South Africa, 1980—1982. Exploration geologist NAMDEB (formerly known as CDM (Pty) Ltd.), Oranjemund, Namibia, 1983—1989. West coast sedimentologist De Beers Marine (Pty) Ltd., Cape Town, South Africa, 1989—1994, exploration manager South Africa, 1994—1996, mineral resources unit manager South Africa, 1996—1999.
Group mineral resources manager - placers De Beers, Johannesburg, 1999—2002, intellectual capital manager, 2002—2004. Director Ian Corbett Consulting, Cape Town, South Africa, since 2004. Honorary lecturer University Cape Town, South Africa, 1990—1993.
Research associate University Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1990—1995. Honorary lecturer Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. Member De Beers Exploration Research Group, Johannesburg, 1995—2002, De Beers Marine Technology Development Steering Committee, Cape Town, South Africa, 1996—1999.
Director Quaternay Research Center, Cape Town, South Africa, 1999—2003, Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership in South Africa, Johannesburg, 2002.
Member of Greenleaf Center in South Africa (director 2002-2004), Society for Organizational Learning.
Married Alison Mary Lane Manning, April 6, 1985. Children: Samantha Mary Bedford, David Ian Bedford.