As chairman of Ferranti from 1930 to 1963, he was responsible for evolving the company into a diverse multimillion-pound organisation recognized as an industry leader in electrical engineering, electronics and avionics.
His elder brother, Major Basil Francis Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, also a Military Cross recipient in World War I, was killed in action.
In 1904 Dr Ferranti lost control of his company when it went into voluntary receivership, and after restructuring in 1905 he only held 10% of the shares.
After returning to the UK, Vincent gave Cooper the green light to go ahead with plans to double the Canadian factory output.
Ball & Vardalas[5] consider that this visit forged a special relationship between Cooper and Vincent that would last for the next thirty years and help Canadian small transformer technology transfer back to the parent company.
Vincent improved the performance of Ferranti's radio model by adding valve (or vacuum tube) production.
As World War II approached, Ferranti diverted manufacturing from radio and TV to IFF radar and government work.
During the First World War, she served in the British Military Intelligence Department and later played a significant role in the Electrical Association for Women.