Brian Dunsby

Brian Leslie Dunsby, (22 January 1940 – 4 January 2025) was a British businessman.

He was the principal of Perlex Associates, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He was the chief executive of the non-profit Yorkshire Business Market LTD.

Business career In 1992, Dunsby became Chief Executive of the Institute of Business Advisers.

Dunsby organized the Harrogate Christmas Market in 2013, an award-winning event put on by Perlex Associates and the Harrogate Chamber of Commerce, under the auspices of the non-profit Yorkshire Business Market Ltd.

Dunsby was the secretary of the John Innes Manufacturers Association (JIMA), until he retired from that role after 32 years of involvement with the organization in 2010.

Personal life and death Dunsby was born on 22 January 1940. He died at home in Harrogate, on 4 January 2025, aged 84.

He was appointed OBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours.