Career
He was appointed on 14 December 2003 and stepped down in December 2010. He holds an Honours Degree in Building from the University of Aston, in Birmingham, a Chartered Director, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors IOD and of the Chartered Institute of Building CIOB. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the University of Huddersfield in 2010 and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to business and regeneration in 2010 and is a visiting Professor affiliated to the Faculty of Business and Law at Leeds Metropolitan University. In 1973 Terry founded Aston Builders and Contractors Limited in Wakefield which ran up to 1979.
He then formed with a partner a company called Lemmeleg Limited and ran this until 2005 with a turnover of £30 million then sold out to Rok.
During this period he also ran and sold on a number of Small and Medium Size Enterprises"s from an equipment hire company, a reconstituted stone company, a professional services business and a house building company. In 2002 he was asked to lead the panel of international architects and urbanists for the Renaissance Initiative for Yorkshire Forward.
From 2003 he led Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency for Yorkshire and Humber. As Chair he oversaw the agency grow the economy of the region and was responsible for £360 million pennsylvania
In 2010 Terry set up The Alchemists Foundation which is a community interest company with beneficiaries being 16- to 19-year-olds to inspire and help them develop themselves.
In March 2011 he launched his first book Beyond Expectation and his new personal brand titled Inspiration for Industry, Education and Regeneration to target non-executive Chair opportunities, industry and professional conference chair, ambassadorial roles and speaking engagements in his area of expertise which is inspirational leadership.