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3rd July 2009

STRATEGY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC REGENERATION

Forum Members

C Cllr Geoff Driver - Chair
Lancashire County Council
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk

Mrs Lesley Lloyd - Vice Chair
Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board
http://lancashireandblackpool.com
Lesley is Managing Director of Lloyd Marketing Ltd
Lives: Forest of Bowland
LBTB director since: January 2005

Lesley has over 20 years FMCG line marketing management and business development consultancy experience. Sectors worked in include the leisure industry, household goods, toiletries, food, pharmaceuticals, whisky, the media, and telecommunications.

Areas of specialism are working with board members to create, gain approval for and implement, strategic and operational business development plans for completely new companies and for the profitable re-development of existing businesses, through, for examples, new product/service development and launch, improving customer service outsourcing, developing new strategic partnerships, and creating/implementing change management programmes.

Prior to launching Lloyd Marketing, Lesley worked with Price Waterhouse and in key marketing management roles for a number of multinational companies where she managed and launched leading brands such as Mr Muscle.

Lesley is a member of the Institute of Management Consultancy and a PricewaterhouseCoopers Interim Manager.

Cllr Alan Cottam - Member
Blackburn with Darwen Unitary Authority
http://www.blackburn.gov.uk
Alan was born in Bury and qualified as a mechanical engineer in the paper-making industry. After a spell in the Royal Military Police he first came to Blackburn as chief engineer at Sun Paper Mill. Following that he travelled extensively around Europe whilst employed by a German engineering company.

He was eventually appointed as chief executive at Smurfit Paper and Board in Burnley before leaving to start his own business which entailed managing his own intellectual property in the capital equipment market of water-borne industries.

Alan was first elected to Blackburn with Darwen Council in 1997 and he represents the Livesey with Pleasington ward. During his years on the Council, he has served on many committees concentrating on regeneration since the Council became a unitary authority in 1998. Alan is now executive member for the regeneration portfolio and chair of the Blackburn with Darwen Community Safety Partnership, and also serves on many other partnerships and external boards.

Cllr Peter Goldsworthy - Member
Chorley Borough Council
http://www.chorley.gov.uk
Cllr Goldsworthy is Executive Leader and Leader of Conservative Group for Chorley Borough Council. He represents Euxton South ward.

Committee appointments
Borough/Parish Councils Liaison
Chorley West Community Forum Council
Executive Cabinet (Executive Leader)
Executive Leader
Executive Member for Corporate Policy and Performance
Executive Member for Customer, Democratic and Legal Services
Executive Member for Economic Development and Regeneration
Executive Member for Health, Leisure and Well-Being
Executive Member for Resources
Executive Member for Streetscene, Neighbourhoods and Environment
General Purposes Committee (Chair)

Appointments to outside bodies
Local Government Association General Assembly
Local Government Association Lancashire Branch
Local Government Association New Towns Special Interest Group
Local Government Association Rural Commission
Local Government Association Urban Commission
North West Regional Assembly

Cllr Susan Fazackerley - Member
Fylde Borough Council
http://www.fylde.gov.uk
Cllr Fazackerley represents is a Conservative councillor for Fylde Borough Council.

Cllr Fazackerley represents the council on the following outside bodies:

Fylde Community Projects Fund

Cllr Anthony Dobson - Member
Hyndburn Borough Council
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk
Councillor Tony Dobson was elected as the Mayor of Hyndburn at the Annual Meeting of the Council held at Accrington Town Hall on Wednesday, 16th May, 2007. Councillor Dobson has been a Hyndburn Councillor for 7 years and represents Barnfield Ward.

Councillor John David - Member
Pendle Borough Council
http://www.pendle.gov.uk
Councillor David is the Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Operational Services. He represents the Old Laund Booth Ward of Pendle Borough Council.

Cllr Richard Sherras - Member
Ribble Valley Borough Council
http://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk
Councillor Richard Else Sherras represents the Gisburn and Rimington Wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council.

Cllr Brian Essex - Member
Rossendale Borough Council
http://www.rossendale.gov.uk
Conservative party Councillor for Helmshore ward. Councillor Essex is the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources.

He currently serves on the following Council Committees:

Cabinet
Accounts
Lancashire Local
Appointments and Appeals
Other Council Appointments

Member Development Working Group
Grants Advisory Group
Haslingden with Edenfield Neighbourhood Forum
Neighbourhood Forum Working Group
Outside Bodies

Childrens' Trust
Rossendale Transport Limited
Rossendale Citizens Advice Bureau
Lancashire Economic Partnership
West Pennine Moors Area Management Committee
North Western Local Authorities Employers' Association
University of Lancaster Court

Councillor Essex retired at Christmas 2005 after twenty five years as a headteacher.

He is currently the immediate Past President of the National Association of Head Teachers (North West).

Cllr Cliff Hughes MBE - Member
South Ribble Borough Council
http://www.southribblebc.gov.uk
Coun Hughes MBE represents the Tardy Gate ward of South Ribble Borough Council.

Councillor Peter Hawley - Member
Wyre Borough Council
http://www.wyrebc.gov.uk
Councillor Hawley is the Economic Portfolio holder at Wyre Borough Council.

Councillor Peter Hawley is a serving Councillor for the Tithebarn Ward in Poulton and has been a Borough Councillor since 1987. Born in Stoke on Trent, Councillor Hawley moved to Poulton-le-Fylde in 1962 and is the owner of a successful local travel and coach company.

As a past Deputy Mayor and previously Leader of the Council, Councillor Hawley has served on all major committees and was a cabinet member and holder of the Living Safely Portfolio. He has served as a Governor at Carr Head School and is currently Chairman of Baines Charity Foundation, a Governor of Baines High School and is Honorary President of Poulton Air Training Corps.

Cllr Anthony Gornall - Member
Preston City Council
http://www.preston.gov.uk
Councillor Gornall is the Cabinet Member for Environment and Regeneration.

He represents Preston Rural North Ward.

Councillor Gornall serves on the follows outside bodies:

Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty –Advisory Committee
Groundwork Lancashire West and Wigan Ltd
Lancashire Economic Partnership
Lancashire Environment Forum
Lancashire Waste Management Strategy Steering Group
Preston Strategic Partnership – Thematic Working Group – Prosperous Preston
Springfield Stakeholder Group

Councillor Roger Frost - Member
Burnley Borough Council
http://www.burnley.gov.uk
Councillor Roger Frost represents the Briercliffe Ward.

Councillor Frost sits on the Executive and is the Executive Member for Planning and Environment.

He sits on the following Committee:-

•Appeals Committee
•Member Structures and Support Working Group
•Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee

Mr Mike Damms MBE - Member
Chamber of Commerce East Lancashire
01254 356400
http://www.chamberelancs.co.uk
An internationally experienced graduate engineer with a subsequent career in the logistics sector, with a decade as director for two of the UK’s largest transport companies.

As CEO of the Chamber of Commerce East Lancashire since 1993, has implemented the Chamber’s policy ‘to help improve the local economy’, and has represented both the sub-region and the North West on a number of boards and committees, including:
Vice Chair LEP Board and Chair Central Lancashire City Region Development Group
Objective 2 Structural Funds negotiating team with the EC commission, and Programme Monitoring Committee member
Board member of ENWORKS (Environment) and Regional Action Plan (HE:RDA)
Member NW International Trade Forum and European Strategy Group
Chair Lancashire Strategic Economic Regeneration Group
Member 5 LSPs, plus Lancashire Partnership
Member ‘Star’: Education and Skills Review

Cllr Evelyn Archer - Member
Lancaster City Council
http://www.lancaster.gov.uk
Councillor Archer represents the Poulton Ward and is Cabinet Member and Portfolio Holder for the Economy.

Mr Ian Haworth - Member
Learning and Skills Council
http://www.lsc.gov.uk
Ian Haworth was appointed the Lancashire Director of the Learning and Skills Council in September 2006. He has worked in education since 1998 when he was appointed as the Director of External Relations and Communications for the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). He played a major role in the merger of UMIST and the University of Manchester, which took place in September 2005. He was responsible for the brand, communications and marketing of the merged university and served on the merger implementation board. Following the merger, he became The University of Manchester’s Director of Public and Government Relations.

Mr Alan Roff - Member
University of Central Lancashire
01772 892503
http://www.uclan.ac.uk
Alan has a first degree in Mathematics from Oxford University and a Masters degree in Quantitative Social Science from the University of Kent at Canterbury. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society since 1975. He taught, researched and acted as a consultant at the University of Kent and at Kingston University in Quantitative Social Science and the Business Applications of Information Technology.

Alan joined the University of Central Lancashire in 1983, became a member of its Directorate in 1986 and became Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 1995 where he is responsible for strategic planning, student recruitment and regional and commercial affairs. Within the University, he chairs the Professorial & Readership Committee, Student Access Committee and Corporate & Financial Planning Group.

Alan represents the university sector on the Regional Monitoring Committee for EU funding for the region. He also chairs the Regional Action Plan Board which has been charged with the task of allocating £60million of EU structural funds to regionally strategic projects in support of the Regional Economic Strategy.

In Lancashire, he chairs the Boards of the Lancashire Economic Partnership, the Preston Strategic Partnership Executive and the Lancashire Digital Development Agency. He also chairs the Higher Education in East Lancashire group. He is a member of the Boards of Business Link Lancashire, and Preston Vision and represents the University on the Lancashire Partnership Executive. He is also a member of the Lancashire Skills & Employment Taskgroup.

Mr Roderick O' Brien - Member
Lancaster University
http://www.lancs.ac.uk
Roderick O'Brien is Director of the Research & Enterprise Services Division. The Division is responsible for the University's third mission activities including the development of research income streams, commercial development and exploitation of the University's intellectual property rights, student employment and research accounts and contracts. Assisting in these activities within the division are the Programme Support Unit, dedicated outreach teams in the Infolab and Manley Building Knowledge Business Centres the Research Support Office, the Contracts Office, the Centre for Employability, Enterprise and Careers and the IP Commercialisation manager.

Roderick is a graduate of Merton College Oxford and was formerly an international banker, most recently with Schroders for whom he worked for 14 years. Latterly he also ran his own business in South East Asia.

Mr Brian Ginty - Member
BAE Systems
http://www.baesystems.com
Brian is Head of Strategy and Capability with BAE Systems having worked in the aerospace sector for 30 years leading and supporting R&D programmes at national and European level. He has recently been involved in strategic analysis and modelling of aerospace capability and footprint within the UK and providing evidence to support the implementation of the MoD's Defence Industrial Strategy.

Mr Tim Webber - Member
Barnfield Construction
01282 442300
http://www.barnfieldconstruction.co.uk
Tim is founder and Managing Director of the Nelson based Barnfield Construction. One of the largest Developer/Contractors in the North West, Barnfield has a group turnover of circa 50 million. The group is involved in speculative housing through to social housing, all aspects of development in the commercial and industrial sector, together with projects within the field of Retail and Leisure.

Mr Ilyas Munshi - Member
Enterprise4All
http://www.enterprise4all.co.uk/
Raised in Lancashire, Ilyas is Chief Executive of Enterprise4All, a company that provides support and advice to start-up and established businesses across the county.

Since April 2008, Ilyas has guided Enterprise4All and developed a business model that works. He has worked to develop strategic relationships which are proving beneficial in terms of both partnership and improved service provision. Working to support and encourage entrepreneurship to socially excluded and hard-to-reach groups is a challenge but Ilyas’s efforts have been well recognised. He suggests this success is a combination of bringing a private sector perspective in to the public sector domain, personal experience of establishing his own business and having a passion for helping people.

Ms Babs Murphy - Member
North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce
http://www.lancschamber.co.uk
Babs Murphy began her career with the Chamber of Commerce movement in 1984, initially advising businesses in matters relating to International trade. Later she spearheaded expansion plans which led the Chamber in doubling its membership and turnover. Made Chief Executive of North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce in 1992 Babs has continued to develop the business and services it now offers to its membership.

Mr Ian Richardson - Member
Capita Property Consultancy
01254 673192
http://www.capita.co.uk
Ian’s experience is broad, varied and primarily from within the public sector, working at County, Metropolitan, Unitary and District authorities.

Ian transferred to Capita Symonds from his role as Traffic and Transportation Manager at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in 2001 and is now a Director.

Within this multi-disciplinary consultancy he manages a team which provides specialist support and advice to Local Authorities and other public and private organisations in relation to funding opportunities, Transportation, Property and Regeneration. Ian also works to add value to existing services and future schemes through the creation of strategic linkages to other corporate initiatives and priorities.

Ian has worked to ensure that the property and transportation services catalyse regeneration in the physical, social and economic contexts. He has an awareness of regeneration in the context of both neighbourhoods and town centres and has worked in areas where multiple deprivation and community cohesion are predominant issues.

Ms Susan Kendrick - Member
Blackpool Airport
http://www.blackpoolinternational.com
Susan Kendrick is Communications Manager at Blackpool International Airport.

She has worked in Marketing for many years for some well known private sector companies – Bovis (construction company), Kuwait Petroleum (Q8 garages) and Scottish & Newcastle (the brewers). Susan is a passionate advocate of Lancashire and our airport despite only making the journey 'up North' four years ago.

David Chilton - Member
Homes & Communities Agency
http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/
David Chilton is Homes and Communities Agency Area Director for Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria, with responsibility for delivering the successful regeneration and development of all the national regeneration agency’s projects in the region that will create new communities, bring new jobs and investment into the area, and build on the area’s heritage.

This includes work with strategic partnerships for housing renewal, Urban Regeneration Companies, Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders and the New Islington Millennium Community in East Manchester.

A graduate of Urban and Regional Planning at Sheffield Hallam University, David began his regeneration career in the planning and housing departments of Tameside MBC and also includes roles at several North-West based housing associations, including West Pennine Housing Association, Northern Counties Housing Association and Collingwood Housing Association.

He is also a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and a fellow of the Charter Institute of Housing.

Matt Crump - Member
Environment Agency
01772 714032
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Matt Crump is a geologist by training and has worked for the Environment Agency and its predecessors for 16 years. He is currently the Environment Manager for Morecambe Bay, having previously been responsible for the regulation of major industries across Lanchashire. Current responsibilities include the Agency's environmental monitoring work across Lancashire and he leads on the Farming and Agriculture sectors. Other responsibilities include Waste, Fisheries and the Water Industry. He has lived in the Northwest for over 20 years and shares his time between Preston and Penrith.

To be confirmed - Member
Federation of Small Businesses
http://www.fsb.org.uk

Mr Alistair Proctor BSc,MRICS - Member
Hurstwood Developments Ltd
http://www.hurstwoodgroup.com
Alastair is a Chartered Development Surveyor, he worked UK wide in his early career but over recent years has become heavily involved in a number of key regeneration schemes in his native Lancashire – including Blackburn, Rawtenstall, Bolton and Burnley.

He worked for Enterprise plc for a number of years before joining Hurstwood Group some eight years ago. Throughout this time he has specialised in the more complicated regenerative multi party schemes – often involving complicated grant cocktail assistance.

Alastair has been involved with Burnley Vision since its inception and has Chaired the Board for the last eighteen months.

Mr Steve Johnson - Member
Job Centre Plus
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Steve was appointed District Manager for Cumbria & Lancashire when the two areas where integrated by Jobcentre Plus in 2008. He is responsible for 28 Jobcentres across both counties. He works in partnership with all our local authorities and has regular contact with 21 Members of Parliament.

As well as being a member of this forum, Steve is also part of the Cumbria Strategic Partnership. He also chairs the Pennine Lancashire Employment & Skills Board for the recently established Multi Area Agreement.

Steve is personally committed to the belief that employment is the best anti-poverty; anti-crime and pro-family policy yet invented.

Mr David Brindle - Member
Lancashire Constabulary
http://www.lancashire.police.uk
David Brindle is the Director of Resources for Lancashire Constabulary. He joined the Constabulary in 1995 from KPMG in Leeds, where he was the senior manager responsible for their public sector and audit practice in the North East.

David began his career at Bolton Borough Council where he qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountants (CIPFA) in 1972.

He joined the management consultancy practice of Price Waterhouse, based in Manchester in 1981, where his main clients were local authorities pursuing cost cutting and efficiency programmes.

In 1987 David moved to KPMG initially based in their Leeds office, but transferred in 1989 to their Sheffield office to set up a management consultancy practice in that office. He moved back to Leeds in 1993.

Within the Constabulary, David is responsible for Finance, ICT, Estates, Corporate Services and Information Assurance.

David lives in Lancashire and is married with four grown up children.

Mr Rupert Swarbrick - Member
Lancashire Rural Development Board
http://www.lancashireruralpartnership.gov.uk
A Chartered Surveyor by profession, Rupert joined the Magenta Group in 2000. Currently, Rupert is Director of a number of companies and has interests in a variety of businesses including the iTpod Company, Six Pack Systems, Discovery, Mailing and Technology Ltd. and Thomco Building Services.
Rupert chairs the Lancashire Rural Development Board, the Ribble Valley Strategic Partnership and the Longridge Partnership.

Rupert is a Town Councillor and a founder Director of Longridge Social Enterprise Company.

Mr Alan Bury - Member
The Manufacturing Institute
http://www.mas.dti.gov.uk
Alan has over 30 years experience in manufacturing covering a range of sectors in both large and small companies.

Prior to working for the Manufacturing Institute Alan worked for the North West Development Agency as Key Account Manager for a number of large strategically important companies in the region. Before this he headed up the Supply Chain development team working with SMEs across the region in improving their business strategies and growth.

Before his involvement in the public sector Alan was a Director of a locally based engineering SME for 10 years. This followed on from his Manager role in a large USA owned Multi-national engineering organisation where he worked at sites around the world.

Mr Michael Hunt - Member
Lancashire Executive Work Based Learning Forum
http://www.lancsforum.co.uk/
Michael Hunt is Operational Director of Training 2000 Limited.

Ms Julie Lyle - Member
North West Aerospace Alliance
http://www.aerospace.co.uk
Julie is Finance Manager at North West Aerospace Alliance.

Julie has been with the North West Aerospace Alliance since August 2000 working her way up from Administrator to Finance Manager. She is hoping to qualify as a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants early 2010.

Mr Ian Whittaker - Member
Northwest Development Agency
http://www.nwda.co.uk
After graduation, began his career working for the Department of Transport. Has worked in the field of regeneration and economic development for over 15 years, serving in the Manchester and Salford City Action Team; as Private Secretary to Regeneration Sponsor Ministers and in the Government Office’s Ministerial Business Unit supporting Regeneration and Trade & Industry Ministers. He has been with NWDA since its inception in 1999 starting as Programme Manager for the NW SRB programme. Prior to appointment as Policy and Partnership Manager for the Agency, he was Area Manager for Lancashire, led for the NWDA on the Ancoats CPO and delivery of the Ancoats Urban Village regeneration strategy in Manchester, and worked with Local Strategic Partnerships in development of economic elements of Community Strategies and Neighbourhood Renewal Plans.

He has been a Director of the Pilsworth Environment Company, an Environmental Body set up under the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, for over 10 years and a Trustee of Groundwork Bury for nearly 4 years.

Mr Doug Garrett - Member
ReBlackpool
http://www.reblackpool.com
Chief Executive of ReBlackpool (Blackpool’s Urban Regeneration Company) since its inception in 2005. The URC is tasked with delivering the Blackpool masterplan vision and in so doing bring £1.6 billion investment and 20,000 new jobs to the nation's premier coastal resort and wider northwest region.

Previously Deputy Chief Executive of Laganside Corporation in Belfast, where he led the development of the Docks and riverside area securing £1billion investment and 20,000 jobs for the City.

At Laganside Corporation he’d worked for the previous decade in various positions including Director of Marketing and Director of Operations.

Before returning to Belfast, where he’d grown up, Doug worked in operations management, marketing and advertising in London and Stuttgart.

Mr Peter V Richards - Member
Springfields Fuels Ltd (Westinghouse)
01772 763541
http://www.springfieldsfuels.com
Peter Richards has worked in the nuclear industry for 39 years. He currently works for Springfields Fuels Ltd (Westinghouse) and is Head of Site for Springfields Fuels Ltd (SFL).

The Springfields Site situated at Salwick, between Preston and Blackpool, manufacturers nuclear fuel and intermediate products for the UK and international markets, a role it has undertaken since 1946. The site currently employs about 1500 people and is recognised for its excellence in manufacturing processes, safety management systems and partnership working with its Unions.

Ms Denise Partington - Member
Community Futures
http://www.communityfutures.org.uk
Denise Partington is Chief Executive of Community Futures.

After leaving school, Denise took up work in a residential home for people with learning disabilities, later moving to a community school where she qualified as a Residential Child Care Officer.

She undertook a career break to raise children, after which time she decided to go back to school in Preston, graduating with Honours in Applied Social Science in 1988. Denise discovered the voluntary sector whilst at University, agreeing to undertake work for Preston Women's Refuge. It was during this time that she became increasingly interested in the value of the third sector, not only as a service deliverer but also as its role in policy development.

After a couple of years grounding as a Joint Planning Officer, she moved to Community Futures, where she progressed to the position of Chief Executive in 2003. A challenging but enjoyable role, Denise is firmly committed to lending her skills and experience to third sector development and cannot envisage a time that she would not be involved at some level.

Denise's current role is varied and challenging but fundamentally consists of responsibility for strategic management and planning, regional and sub-regional representation for Community Futures and is the strategic lead for the Lancashire Voluntary Community Faith Sector Consortium.

Ms Aileen Evans - Member
Consortium of Enterprise Agencies
http://www.hyndburnenterprisetrust.co.uk
Aileen is Executive Director of Hyndburn Enterprise Trust - an independent, not-for-profit, Hyndburn-based enterprise agency. The Trust offers confidential and impartial business advice, support and information to new and established small and medium businesses.

Ms Vicki Ramsden - Member
CXL (Connexions Lancashire)
http://www.cx-lancs.org.uk/
Vicki Ramsden joined CXL in April 2008 in the newly-created role of Partnership Director (Service Delivery). She previously worked for WorkDirections UK having worked as Provision and Partnership Manager to support long term unemployed clients on the New Deal and Pathways to Work programmes. Vicki oversees the Transition Support and Adult Services teams as well as the Learning Agreement Pilot and the exciting new role of Children and Young People’s Champion, which CXL is hosting on behalf of the Lancashire Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership.

Steve Barwick - Member
North West Regional Assembly
http://www.nwra.gov.uk
Steve Barwick was appointed Director of Policy and Development at the North West Regional Assembly in the Autumn of 2003 following more than a decade of direct experience of Parliamentary and public policy work, including an extensive period working for Members of Parliament and as a Director of Connect Public Affairs - the leading independent consultancy advising the not for profit sector.

At the North West Regional Assembly, Steve led on the Assembly’s response to the NWDA’s Regional Economic Strategy ensuring that a region wide response was prepared and had real influence. He also led on the Assembly’s contribution to Regional Funding Allocations initiative which saw the Regional Assembly and Regional Development Agency working together to identify its spending priorities on transport, housing and economic development over the next ten years. Working in partnership with the NWDA to co-ordinate the North West submission to CSR06 and now leads up policy development in four critical areas – Sustainability, Scrutiny, Equality and Europe.

Steve completed studies for a Masters in Politics and Administration from Birkbeck College in 1999, lives in the Pennines and has five daughters.

Cllr Maxine Callow JP - Member
Blackpool Council
http://www.blackpool.gov.uk
Maxine is a senior member of the new Conservative administration on Blackpool Borough Council (Unitary Authority), holding the position of Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Tourism.

She was the Mayor of Blackpool in 2004/5 and has twice been Deputy Mayor of the Borough.

Maxine is a Senior Magistrate having served on the Blackpool/Fylde Coast Bench for 25 years.

Councillor Callow serves on the following bodies:
Blackpool Operating Company Limited (Sandcastle Board)
British Resorts and Destinations Association (BRADA)
Joint Advisory Committee for Strategic Planning
Lancashire Economic Developments
Masterplan - Member Working Group
ReBlackpool
Urban Commission
West Coast Rail 250 Campaign

Khalid Saifullah - Member
Business Link North West
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk
Khalid is the Relationship Manager for Lancashire at BusinessLinkNW. He is responsible for getting everyone to work together across the county to help provide valuable business support for small businesses.

Prior to joining Business Link Northwest he was Chief Executive at Enterprise4all, a specialist enterprise development agency working to enhance enterprise, skills and productivity in the region.

Mr Graham Jones - Member
SELNET
http://www.bootstrap.org.uk/
Graham Jones is Business Manager with Bootstrap where he has worked since 1987.He was first employed as a Business Advisor and still delivers Business Advice sessions.

He previously ran his own business.

Robert Hough - Member
Peel Holdings (NWDA Board Member)
http://www.peel.co.uk
Robert is Deputy Chairman of Peel Holdings and the NWDA Board Member assigned to support Lancashire. His portfolios embrace airports, ports, land use planning, development, waste, energy and the environment.

He is Chair of New East Manchester URC, a member of the North West Business Leadership team and a Board Member of the University of Manchester.

Cllr Adrian Owens - Member
West Lancashire Boarough Council
http://www.westlancsdc.gov.uk
Cllr Owens is the Conservative party councillor representing the Derby ward of West Lancashire Borough Council.

Partnership Director Debra Thackrah - Member
Lancashire Education Business Partnership
http://www.lebp.co.uk
Debra is the Partnership Director for Lancashire Education Business Partnership which is a charitable organisation whose main focus is on the engagement of 8 – 16 year olds within work experience, enhancement and enrichment activities. She has responsibility for Employer Engagement throughout the company and across Lancashire which means that working closely with the three local authorities, strategic partnerships, education and industry is crucial to the success of the organisation.

Particularly interested in ensuring that the experience that Employers gain from engaging with Education is positive and meaningful and also exploring how the experience of 11 -16 year olds engaging in work related activities can reduce future numbers of those not in employment, education and training.

Gail Porter - Member
Government Office North West
Gail is Deputy Regional Director (Community Safety & Lancashire Locality Team)
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Since entering the civil service in 1987 Gail has worked with several different Departments and Agencies across the North West region and in London, including Dept. of Employment, Employment Service, Benefits Agency, Department of Social Security and Home Office. Her leadership roles and qualifications cover strategic and operational management, service delivery and project management.

Gail’s current role is at Director-level within the Government Office for the North West encompassing Home Office policy, partnership performance and development (including Local Area and Multi-Area Agreement negotiations) and corporate organisational development.

In her spare time Gail chairs the Lancashire Crimestoppers Board charitable trust, and is a qualified cycling coach providing support to her local club, Red Rose Olympic.

Steve Hoyle - Member
Elevate
01254 304563
http://www.elevate-eastlancs.co.uk
Commercial Director for Elevate East Lancashire, Steve is Director of Pennine Lancashire No Limits Programme (the 2 jobs overlap).

In his joint role he:
Manages the commercial activities of Elevate, promoting the improvement of the older housing stock/ securing new build housing in areas of need.

Manages the No Limits programme with the objective of creating over 1000 new businesses and changing the enterprise culture of Pennine Lancashire

and acts as lead advisor to the Councils of Pennine Lancashire on economic strategies and initiatives.

Before taking up his current role he was for 20 years Assistant Director of Regeneration/Head of Economic Development for Blackburn with Darwen Council.

Education

St Mary's College Blackburn and Oriel College Oxford (MA in Geography) and obtained a post graduate in Town Planning at Liverpool Polytechnic.

Previously a Board Member of Business Link East Lancashire. A founder Member of the Institute of Economic Development, and has (twice) been Chair of the North West Branch. He is Chair of the Pennine Lancashire Economic Development Group, and sits on the North West Business Support Simplification Steering Group.

Nicky O Connor - Member
Central Lancashire PCT
Nicky became Acting Chief Executive of the PCT on 1 April 2008. She began her career in human resources at Hope Hospital in Salford before taking on several different roles in the private sector. She re-joined the NHS in the early 90's at the then Manchester Children's Hospital, initially as Assistant HR Director then as HR Director. Previously Nicky was Director of Human Resources and Workforce at NHS North West. Nicky has two children and lives in Trafford.