Background
CORFIELD, Kenneth was born on January 27, 1924 in Rushall. Son of Stanley Corfield and Dorothy Elisabeth (nee Mason).
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Kenneth George CORFIELD
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Education
Elmore Green High School, South Staffs. College, of Advanced Technology.
Career
Executive Director Parkinson Cowan Limited. 1962-1967; Vice President, Director International Telephone And Telegraph Europe Incorporated. 1967-1970; Manager Director Standard Telephones and Cables Limited.
1970-1985, Deputy Chairman 1974-1979, Chair, and Chief Executive 1979-1985.
Chairman Standard Telephones and Cables (North. Ireland) 1974-1985. Vice-President Institute Standard Electric Corporation, International Telephone And Telegraph Senior Officer in United Kingdom 1974-1984.
Chairman National Economics Development Committee Ferrous Foundries Industry 1975-1978. Vice-Chairman British Institute of Manager 1978-1984.
Vice-President Institute of Marketing since 1980.
Chairman Engineering Council 1981-1985. Director Midland Bank Group since 1979, Britoil 1982-1988, Octagon Group Limited. since 1987, Distributed Information Processing Limited. since 1987. Vice-President Engineering Employers Federation -1985.
President 1984-1985).
Fellow, Sheffield City Polytechnic 1983, Wolverhampton Polytechnic 1986. Honorary degree (Surrey), (Open University) 1985, Honorary Doctor of Science (City University) 1981, (Bath) 1982, (Belfast, Queen"s) 1982, (Loughborough) 1982, (Aston) 1985, Honorary Doctor of Laws (Strathclyde) 1982, Honorary Doctor of Science (Engineering) University of London 1982, Honorary Doctor of Engineering
(Bradford) 1983. Honorary F.I.E.E.
Membership
Council, Institute of Directors 1981-1985. Advisory Council, Science Museum 1975-1983, Trustee since 1984. Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development 1981, National Economics Development Committee Electronics 1981.
Interests
Connections
Married Patricia Jean Williams in 1960.
