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Letchworth Garden City, Gb

Letchworth Garden City, England, United Kingdom

I founded Bellona Advisors in November 2021 to help shape and promote the big ideas of UK based clients to the people that need to see them: customers, funders and government bodies.As of mid-March 2022, I represent nine Real Estate and Energy clients – both listed and private – in providing the following services at their discretion:• Developing, delivering and promoting appealing vision and pitch documents to customers, funders or national/regional Government bodies as dictated by the individual project;• Engaging and influencing stakeholders, including national politicians, to promote our clients' interests;• Helping clients to secure public funding (grant and debt) to help accelerate their programmes; and• Supporting clients with either Investor Relations projects, discrete communications work or in proving their Sustainability and ESG credentials.More information can be found at www.bellona-advisors.co.uk.

Bingley, England, United Kingdom

As central, regional and city governments around the world are waking up to the vital role manufacturing has to play in rebuilding communities and delivering net-zero economies, Bridgway Global helps make this happen by working with and 'bridging together' OEMs, national and regional governments and land & property interests to accelerate its delivery.Read more at bridgwayglobal.co.uk.

Dunsfold, England, United Kingdom

AFC Energy plc (AIM: AFC) is a leading provider of Hydrogen power generation technologies, based at the former Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey. I had day-to-day responsibility for the company's Communications & Investor Relations programme. In addition, I worked with key central and regional government bodies across the UK, as well as the key industry bodies including Hydrogen Europe, in support of AFC Energy's stakeholder management and in securing relevant third party funding opportunities.

Rotherham

Harworth Group plc is one of the UK's leading land and property regeneration companies. Premium listed on the London Stock Exchange, it uses its strategic landbank in the North of England and the Midlands to responsibly deliver great new places where people want to live and work.I was responsible for External Communications, Investor Relations (including the production of our Annual Report & Financial Statements and the management of brokers and advisors), sourcing public funding (both grants and loans) for site infrastructure works/commercial development and the Company's input into national public policy matters.Key personal successes included:- Successful equity raises in both 2015 and 2017 to support Harworth's acquisition of new strategic land and income sites;- With colleagues, securing FTSE Indices inclusion and premium listing in Summer 2018, further driving shareholder value; - Running an increasingly professional Investor Relations programme, including Capital Markets events, site tours, higher quality investor materials and international roadshows that delivered and set the business up for further sustainable share price growth;- Delivering and maintaining a strong public profile of the business that has supported double digit Net Asset Value growth since relisting in 2015, focusing on the company's technical expertise and genuine commitment to social & economic improvement;- The successful bidding and use of £70m+ of public funds to pay for on and off-site infrastructure and, in the case of new leases, to support the company's income portfolio; and- High-quality lobbying success with Government, including company representations into the Letwin Review on housebuilding rates and securing changes to two parts of the HS2 Phase 2b route.Visit www.harworthgroup.com for more information.

Doncaster, United Kingdom

Appointed Director & Board Member of Flying Futures in November 2011 - a Community Interest Company (CIC) specialising in Sports & Arts diversionary programmes for Young People. I became non-Executive Chairman in July 2017. In my time at the business, Flying Futures CIC helped over 10,000 young people across Yorkshire to increase their skills and confidence whilst also significantly growing the business. We have increased turnover from just £3,000 in the year to July 2011 to £2m in 2018, now employing over 40 members of staff. Our success in making a difference to young people's lives was recognised by our success in delivering and winning a number of Government contracts - including becoming one of the key delivery partners of the Government's flagship National Citizenship Service programme in North Yorkshire - in addition to working with a wider set of stakeholders, including BT, the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Asda and Network Rail.Key programmes included:- Delivering the Government's flagship National Citizenship Service programme in a number of regions, including North Yorkshire;- Working with schools to deliver alternative education programmes to young people at risk of dropping out of the education system;- Helping to deliver 'Expect Youth' in Doncaster, delivering high quality youth-centred provision across the borough; and- Developing a number of CSR programmes with an increasing number of private sector clients, including Asda and Network Rail.As Chairman of the Board, I introduced a number of organisational changes to improve the company's performance and governance, including the recruitment of a new Chief Executive, the implementation of a full organisational review and budget sign-off process for 2018 and the introduction of sub-committees to the main Board to improve operational oversight from non-Executive Directors.

Advanced Manufacturing Park, Rotherham

Prior to the full re-listing of Harworth Group plc, I joined Harworth Estates as Partnerships Manager. Principal duties included:- All aspects of Communications, including PR, marketing and acting as company spokesman on key matters;- Strategic Partnerships, including securing external finance to fund development and the company's contribution to key public-private strategy matters such as HS2 and the Northern Powerhouse; and - Policy & Research matters, including all economic data modelling.

Doncaster, United Kingdom

• Responsible for creating and implementing business-led Skills Strategy across the Borough in order to support economic growth. Through the co-ordination of a range of staff across Doncaster’s Work & Skills Partnership, key successes included the creation of new job programmes with employers such as NEXT, securing (with Sheffield City Region) £24m of Government money to support our small businesses to take on Apprenticeships and improved links between local employers and schools to improve the employability skills of our young people. • Responsible for the implementation and day-to-day running of the Business Doncaster Partnership – a unified business support function for the Borough. Launched in May 2012, this role involved bringing together the Council, the Chamber of Commerce, Doncaster College, a variety of Private Sector representatives and others to make it easier and for new and existing businesses to access the support they required - ranging from access to finance issues to improving exports.

• Executive Board member of the Safer Doncaster Partnership, with responsibility for performance and data systems; implementation of improved analytical techniques contributed to year-on-year reductions in Crime of over 10%.• Responsible for a series of multi-million pound service review programmes, involving the management of senior service review teams and the remodelling of management systems for improved service provision at lower cost. Service areas reviewed included Highways, Waste, Street Scene and Health & Safety.• Project manager for the implementation of Doncaster’s new Culture and Leisure Trust. This resulted in improved collaboration between organisations, improved customer performance and a saving of £400,000 per annum to the Council. • Responsible for Public Research programmes into the views of residents, with the results acting as a key source of improvement for a number of key services.

Doncaster, United Kingdom

• Part of the team that supported the entire organisation and local Strategic Partnership to performance manage itself versus its priorities; this work included the development of service planning across the Council, negotiations with government on targets, the monitoring of service performance and system development.• Co-author of a series of operational strategies to further improve performance, including our Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Vehicle Crime strategies.

Doncaster, United Kingdom

Recruited to as part of the National Graduate Programme for Local Government, one of the Times’ Top 100 Graduate Employers (www.ngdp.co.uk)

Warrington, United Kingdom

• Set up and evaluated the success of the commission’s training events. • Authored a wide range of training materials used across all UK events.

Sale, Greater Manchester

• Built on the Company's existing client base by selling further products to existing customers, typically bringing in c. £2-5,000 of new business every week. • Liaised closely with customers thinking of switching telecoms providers, negotiating terms to retain their business.

Pdlgm, Local Government Management

Ba (Hons), History & Politics