Basil Reginald Vincent Z. De Ferranti
c.1930 Born in Alderley Edge[1], younger son of Vincent Gerard S. Z. De Ferranti
1949-50 Served in the Army
1950 Joined Ferranti Ltd as a manager in the domestic appliance department
1958 Elected MP for Morecambe and Lonsdale
1962 When he was (briefly) appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Aviation, he tried to dispose of his holding in the family company but was unable to do so.
1963 Deputy managing director International Computers and Tabulators
1964 Managing director
1964 Left Parliament
Director of International Computers Ltd until 1972
1979 Member of the European Parliament, where he argued for a single market in Europe
Deputy chairman of Ferranti Ltd
1987 Reportedly opposed the merger of the company with International Signal and Control[2] which was subequently to bring the company down.
1988 Died aged 58[3]