Graham Young has been engaged in some of the most exciting developments at the interface between charity and business. He was one of the founders of the Traidcraft Group and a leading strategist in the development of Fair Trade in the UK and the movement globally. He secured the joint working of the main NGOs in international development which led to the establishment of the Fairtrade Foundation which awards the Fairtrade Mark in the UK and chaired its Board for 10 years. Graham is a member of the Board, as well as the Finance, Audit and Risk and the Governance and People sub-committees of the large international NGO 'Practical Action'. He founded and is the Board Chair of Northern Heartlands an Arts Council ‘National Portfolio Organisation’. He is also the Chair of the Winston Millennium Green, a local green space which encourages environmental awareness and bio-diversity, as well as just being a great place to walk! He was an early Trustee of SolarAid and a Director of its Kenyan social enterprise SunnyMoney which catalysed the commercial solar market in East Africa and was the largest, early 'last-mile' seller of pico Solar there.Graham is a skilled people manager, decision-maker and facilitator, particularly in crisis management. He is a leader and strategist, with a proven track record as a CEO, Chair, Interim Director and Consultant in both business and NGO environments. Graham's experience and style command respect and enable those with differences to work together.Specialties: Interim, senior management, consultancy, trouble shooter, Chair, facilitator, mentor, NED, Trustee, Fairtrade, Fair Trade, Business, strategy, NGO, INGO, social enterprise, CR, CSR.