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Suzannah Harvey | |
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| Born | 2 February 1978 |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Northampton High School for Girls, Northampton. Rendcomb College, Rendcomb, Cirencester |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Ronan Harvey and Lorna Harvey |
| Website | https://www.cotswoldairport.com |
Suzannah Harvey is an ex-model who is currently CEO of Cotswold Airport (Kemble), based near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Cotswold Airport is the largest privately owned airport in Europe.
Early life
Harvey was born in 1978. She has no siblings.
Harvey attended Northampton High School for Girls until 17 years old. She then moved to Rendcomb College boarding school to complete her A' Levels, leaving in 1996.
Career
Harvey began her career modelling from the age of 14 until 2005. She headed up Universal Models, a company she set up in 2003 with over 1000 personalities on their books, but in 2007 left to move to her father's private airport in Kemble near Cirencester. Ronan Harvey, her father, purchased Kemble Airport in 2001. Suzannah began organising the corporate entertainment at Cotswold Airport and in 2008 has taken a full time post as a Director looking after marketing, events and business development. In June 2012, Suzannah was appointed as CEO and Group MD.
Harvey heads up a scholarship programme at Cotswold Airport helping 12 children aged between 14 and 18, to receive flight training and experience all sectors of the aviation industry. She owns the world's only Boeing 747 events and party plane, which was licensed for civil ceremonies with Wiltshire Council in 2017; and the world's only airworthy 1959 English Electric Canberra PR9 – XH134.
Harvey has accrued 7 hours flying fast jets including Hawker Hunters and Jet Proversts. She has also completed flight simulator training on A380s at Airbus in Toulouse.
Personal life
Harvey has twin boys born in 2011.
Harvey was listed in Cotswold Life's 60 Influential Women in the Cotswolds in March 2018; and Gloucestershire's 50 Greatest Women in Gloucestershire Live.
A keen polo player she is based at Cirencester Park Polo Club and started learning the sport in 2014. Harvey has sponsored the Ladies International Polo Tournament at Cirencester Park for the last 6 years. Harvey has participated in the Ambassador's Tournament in New Zealand; and represented England playing polo in Spring 2017, at the Ladies European Championship in Chantilly, part of the Polo World Cup. She trains at Cirencester Park Polo Club Academy and at La Esperanza Polo Club, Coronel Suarez, Argentina. Harvey has always been accomplished at PR.
Charity
Through her work at Cotswold Airport, Harvey supports a number of armed forces charities including the Royal British Legion, Flying 4 Freedom and Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
To mark the 2018 centenary of the RAF Harvey nominated RAF100 as one of her chosen charities to benefit from Cotswold Airport's Revival Festival.
In 2013 Harvey acquired 'Grosmos Gromit' , painted by Cheba, for £28,000, with funds going towards the support of Bristol Children's Hospital. Grosmos now resides in Cotswold Airport's on-site restaurant AV8.
References
- ^ "Not-So-Little Prince". People.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Welcome to Cotswold Airport". Cotswoldairport.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Record breaking January and new investment drives airport – Events". Cotswold Life. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ Andersen, Christopher. "The Divided Prince". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Auckland Polo Club | Upcoming Events New Zealand Ambassadors Tournament". Aucklandpolo.co.nz. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Cirencester Park Polo Club". Cirencesterpolo.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-01.