Who is The Family Commission?
Click on the names in the left hand column to read more about each of the Commissioners.
- Esther Rantzen CBE
- Sir William S Atkinson
- Stella Creasy
- Meadbh Dempsey
- Josh Dowgill
- Alex Graham
- Rachel Johnson
- Anna Kennedy
- Professor Kathleen Kiernan
- Charlotte Leslie
- Anne Longfield OBE
- Caroline Marsh
- Seyi Obakin
- Pip O’Byrne
- Richard Reeves
- Yvonne Roberts
- Jean Stogdon
- Karen Woodall
- Professor Sue Yeandle
John Timpson
Business Leader
John Timpson was born in 1943 and was educated at Oundle and Nottingham University. After a six month Graduate Training Scheme with C & J Clark at Street, he joined the family footwear business William Timpson Limited, becoming the Director responsible for buying in 1970. In 1975 he was appointed Managing Director of William Timpson, his original family business. Timpson now has over 800 branches nationwide with a turnover of £150m and profits of over £10m. It is a private business wholly owned by John Timpson and his family. John has been married to his wife Alex for 40 years and lives in Cheshire. They have five children and were also foster carers for 29 years, during which time they fostered over 80 children. In 2004 he was awarded the CBE in the Birthday Honours List for Services to the Retail Sector.
