Guy Parsons Explained

Guy Thomas Ernest Parsons (6 February 192627 August 2019) was a British accountant, auditor, liquidator and involved in a number of charities.^[1]

Charity

He was involved with the Australian Music Foundation and The Lynn Foundation.^{[2] [3]}

Finance

He was appointed insolvency chief of Rolls-Royce during their 1971 bankruptcy.^[4]

Overseas

He helped set up Solomon Islands airline SOLAIR as well as the Oman and Yemen electrical board authorities.

Books

He co-authored Employees' Rights in Receiverships and Liquidations with William Ratford.^[5]

Honours

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours, "for services to business and charity.".^[6]

Notes and References

1. . Speirs . Sarah . March 2021 . Obituaries. In Memoriam. Guy Parsons FCA OBE CA . CA . . 47 . London . en . 1249680346 . 8 January 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230108044754/https://d32uasgjt64yth.cloudfront.net/rq/ef.php?e=212tvmdtf&f=1extkmxevpu9q.jpg&rt=hd&rr=1&rr=1 . 8 January 2023.
2. Web site: Patrons & Trustees . Australian Music Foundation . 9 October 2019.
3. Web site: Haywards Heath grandfather gets OBE for services to business and charity . www.midsussextimes.co.uk . 9 October 2019 . en.
4. News: Financial Times, 1979, UK, English . 14 . 9 October 2019 . English.
5. Book: Parsons . Guy . Ratford . William . Tolley's Employees' rights in receiverships and liquidations . 1979 . Tolley . 978-0510493967.
6. Web site: Birthday Honours 2016: the Prime Minister's list . 10 June 2016 . . 9 October 2019 . 36.