Leicestershire

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Biography

Stephen Bryan JP is the High Sheriff for Leicestershire for the year April 2025/March 2026.
Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, he comes from a military family, where his parents were both officers in the Army.  Stephen has spent most of his life in Leicestershire around Ashby de la Zouch in North-West Leicestershire and Aylestone, in the city of Leicester. Today he lives in the delightful Leicestershire hamlet of Normanton-le-Heath with his wife Jane, a former deputy-headteacher in Leicestershire. He has two grown-up children, not forgetting two busy grand-daughters and Tippa the dog. Today, Stephen is Chair of a small family property investment business with assets in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire.
After leaving Repton School at age sixteen, over the county boundary in Derbyshire, Stephen joined Premier Screw & Repetition Co Ltd in Woodgate, Leicester, where he became a GKN Group mechanical engineering apprentice, attending Charles Keene College (now Leicester College} and Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University). He later worked for Leicestershire companies    TJ Brooks, Rearsby Automotive and SNB Engineering, where he became a board member for international business development within the automotive and aerospace sectors.
In 1990’s Stephen transitioned his career into professional services after he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from Aston University, and a Master of Philosophy degree (MPhil) in Management Research from De Montfort University. He developed a specialism in board governance, as a ‘head-hunter’ for corporate and public sector organisations, and consulted on board effectiveness. During this period, he worked for KPMG the global business advisory, audit and accounting firm, across the Midland’s office network including Leicester office. For the remainder of his corporate career, he started up and was a shareholder in the Active Human Capital group of companies, which he sold out to partners upon retirement.
Alongside his professional achievements, Stephen has dedicated significant time to volunteering in public service. Since 1986, he has been a magistrate on Leicestershire & Rutland Bench. He is a Presiding Justice, a mentor for new magistrates, an appraiser, and is a member of the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee for the appointment of magistrates in Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire.
As High Sheriff, Stephen’s support will focus on three themes:
•          Homelessness
•          Youth Entrepreneurship
•          Road Safety
Stephen’s commitment to fostering a culture of giving back underscores his belief that volunteering can be a lifelong endeavour with profound personal and societal benefits. Furthermore, he will be supporting local charities, Warning Zone and Leicestershire Community Foundation. In addition, along with five other High Sheriffs in East and West Midlands, Stephen will be supporting our local Air Ambulance Service.

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