Newark Towns Fund Board
Board Member Profiles
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Abbott & Co (Newark) Ltd
Henry Price - Managing Director
Role: Representative
Henry Price is Managing Director and Owner of Abbott & Co. (Newark) Ltd, which was established in 1870. In addition to this he established and now chairs an industry forum for UK manufacturers of pressure vessels named PVMF. Henry is also Managing Director of textiles company Price Shepshed Ltd. In 2018 Henry became Non-Executive Director for Clean Power Hydrogen Ltd. -
Aviation 360
Simon Witts - Founder & CEO
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Balderton Parish Council
Cllr Ronnie White - Chairman
Role: Representative
I was born in Newark and spent most of my early and teenage years in Newark and Southwell. After attending university, I spent 22 years living and working in London. I moved back to the area several years ago, representing the community as an elected Parish and District Councillor. An active member of the community, I have helped introduce campaigns such as the ‘Report It’ campaign and ‘Safer Cleaner Greener’ and have been involved in the new Community Café due to reopen on Coronation Street playing fields.I am passionate about the local environment and the services on offer to our residents, one particular area of passion is supporting the elderly, specifically those with dementia and Alzheimer’s and regularly spend time visiting with residents of the care home in Balderton.
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BEIS
Tom Cartledge - Joint Chairman of the Newark Town Board and Chief Executive
Role: Representative
With a varied and international background spanning real estate, retail and investment, Tom is driven by a passion to change the world through design. His vision is shaped by the desire to leave a lasting legacy for people and places, underpinned by economic prosperity, social wellbeing and sustainable development. When he’s not working, Tom enjoys spending time with his family and indulging his passion for sport on the golf course and tennis court. He also coaches at a local rugby club and holds a board advisory role at his beloved Nottingham Forest FC.Code of Conduct - Tom Cartledge (PDF File, 100kb)
Register of Interest - Tom Cartledge (PDF File, 140kb)
Karen McCarthy - PA to Tom Cartledge
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Canal and River Trust
Linny Beaumont - Partnerships and External Relationships Manager
Role: Representative
Linny Beaumont is the Partnerships & External Relationships Manager at the Canal & River Trust; covering the East Midlands region. Linny leads a team developing strategic and funding relationships with statutory and corporate partners and oversees media and communications. Within her current role she also sits on the D2N2 LEP Place Board as a Social Inclusion Representative. Linny has a background in partnerships and fundraising with a number of national organisations including The Prince’s Trust and Home-Start UK. In the past Linny was employed by Nottinghamshire County Council and Newark & Sherwood District Council as the Domestic Violence Policy Officer.Code of Conduct - Linny Beaumont (PDF File, 95kb)
Register of Interest - Linny Beaumont (PDF File, 107kb)
Alan Leather - Enterprise Manager
Role: Substitute
Alan is the East Midlands Enterprise Manager for the Canal & River Trust. His role is to develop and instigate projects that help improve the waterways for a range of users. Alan is an APM qualified Project Manager and led on a range of schemes from the development of a new cycle centre to the creation of new woodlands, play areas, skate parks and range of other access and recreation projects.In his spare time, if he is not riding a bike, you’ll find him walking his dogs, fighting weeds in the allotment or he may have escaped on a canal boat holiday.
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D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership
Frank Horsley - Head of Business and Innovation
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Department for Work and Pensions
Graham Metcalfe - Lincolnshire & Newark Partnership Manager
Role: Advisor
Matthew Hall - Senior Partnership Leader for Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland District
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Dixons
Timothy Calvert - Senior HR Business Partner
Role: Representative
Tim is a commercially focused senior HR professional, with a Masters in Strategic HRM and a further Post Graduate Diploma in Employment Law. Currently working within Dixons Carphone PLC who are Europe’s leading specialist electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company, employing over 41,000 people in nine countries. In his current role within the Services Division and responsible for an area covering 2,500 colleagues, Tim’s remit focuses on the Technical Repairs, Digital and Technology teams – across Newark, Acton and our store locations. This remit includes challenging how we attract, engage and develop our colleagues – in an area where the focus is on growing our own talent.
Previously Tim has held a number of senior roles covering predominately the 3rd Party logistics fields as well as various national and international mining businesses. Born in South Africa, Tim retains a passion for travelling and experiencing other cultures as well as spending time together as a family. -
East Midlands Digital Media
Matt Colbourne - Managing Director
Role: Representative
Matt is probably best known as being one half of the Matt & Vicky Breakfast Show on Radio Newark. Having been a voice that listeners woke up too for over five years, many people will know that Matt is passionate about what goes on in his hometown.Matt has a huge love for all things local, which inspired him to cocreate the station’s “Love Where You Live” campaign for 2019. The campaign encouraged people to take pride in what’s on your doorstep, be positive about the area on social media, shop locally supporting local independent businesses and to celebrate those who live here through the station’s first ever Community Awards.
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Ellis Mather Group
Matthew Ellis-Mather - Co-owner
Role: Representative
Having led the multi-million management buyout of Magnet Expert Ltd at the age of 25, Matthew continues to lead the Board and ambitious strategic vision of its parent company, Ellis Mather Group which he co-founded in 2016. Matthew was recognised as Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the East Midlands in 2019.Code of Conduct - Matthew Ellis-Mather (PDF File, 448kb)
Register of Interest - Matthew Ellis-Mather (PDF File, 108kb)
Stuart Ellis-Mather - Co-owner
Role: Substitute
In his time with Magnet Expert Ltd and having co-founded Ellis Mather Group in 2016, Stuart continues to be pivotal in the commercial and operational success across the Group family of companies aided by his analytical and pro-active approach to strategy and market diversification.Code of Conduct - Stuart Ellis-Mathers (PDF File, 435kb)
Register of Interest - Stuart Ellis-Mathers (PDF File, 108kb)
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Farndon Parish Council
Cllr Mick Baker - Chairman
Role: Representative
Mick has been involved at the parish level of Government for over 20 years with Farndon Parish Council. That experience has led to him now serving as Chairman of the Nottinghamshire Association of Local Councils. Mick feels it is important that local people have a say on how the future of their town should be shaped and is pleased to serve on the Board to achieve this. There are exciting times aheadCode of Conduct - Cllr Mick Baker (PDF File, 87kb)
Register of Interest - Cllr Mick Baker (PDF File, 106kb)
Jayne Saunders - Parish Clerk
Role: Substitute
Clerk to Farndon Parish Council, and also North Muskham, Jayne has spent the vast majority of her career working in local government, at all levels. She enjoys working with the community and the variety the roles bring. She also works at Newark Rugby Club, so life can be a little hectic at times, but it brings her in to contact with a lot of local people and businesses. -
Gusto UK
Steff Wright - Chief Executive
Role: Representative
Having started my first company as a mobile DJ at the age of 17, I have always had an enthusiasm for developing businesses and innovating in different sectors. I bought my first fully electric car 20 years ago and our Gusto Homes business has led the way in developing sustainable communities and low energy housing for over 20 years. Our Rototek rotational moulding company is now the world’s largest manufacturer of sailing dinghies employing over 120 staff and innovating across a wide range of products. Alongside building innovative companies within Gusto Group, I have a passion re-investing profits back into start-up companies and social enterprises, especially those focused on innovative ways of tackling the climate crisis. I spent 10 years as a director and Chairman of Lincoln City FC where we put in place a sustainable business model whilst trying to gain a promotion. -
Historic England
Clive Fletcher - Principal Advisor and Lead Specialist, Historic Places
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Homes England
Sandhya Ward -
Role: Advisor
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Karl Tupling - Director Markets, Partnerships, Places
Role: Advisor
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Paul Gasgoine - Head of Place, Partnerships and New Business
Role: Advisor
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Hoval
Ian Dagley - General Manager
Role: Representative
Ian attended Magnus Grammar school and has been in Manufacturing for 40 years and a Director of Hoval Ltd for 15 years. He is a grantee of the Royal Warrant to Her Majesty the Queen for boilermaker and engineer.
Ian has also been associated with Fiskerton FC for 30 years as a player, manager and chairman. He was also Chairman of the Trent Autograss racing club based in Newark.
Ian has done quite a lot of coaching to local schools for those students who are about to leave school and move into work or further education.Code of Conduct - Ian Dagley (PDF File, 85kb)
Register of Interest - Ian Dagley (PDF File, 106kb)
Ross Halley - Sales Director
Role: Substitute
Ross has worked at Hoval Limited for 11 years, and became a Director three years ago, having been in the industry for more than 25 years. He moved to Newark six years ago. -
Lincoln College Group
Tom Marsden - Director of Strategic Growth
Role: RepresentativeTom is an experienced senior leader with 24 years’ experience in leading high performing teams, delivering tasks in the most challenging environments, working across national and local government.
Tom has previously worked as a strategic planner with both international coalition and cross-Whitehall experience including direct engagement with Ministerial teams, government crisis management and the international diplomacy. These roles required deft communication skills, complex stakeholder management and policy compliant decision making, skills which would readily translate to a fast-paced business environment.
An empathetic, people focused leader and experienced mentor Tom has a track record in developing people and maximizing talent throughout a successful military career. He has recently been appointed vice-chair of the Lincolnshire and Rutland Branch of the IoD and is a community Governor at Carre’s Grammar School where he also supervises the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme.
Tom started his current role in April 2020 where he is responsible for identifying and developing strategic growth opportunities for the Lincoln College Group both in the UK and overseas.
Code of Conduct - Tom Marsden (PDF File, 908kb)
Register of Interest - Tom Marsden (PDF File, 106kb)
Nicholas Pettit - Head of Estates Development
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Masdings of Newark
Darren Burke - Proprietor
Role: Representative
Mr Darren Burke is company director of Masdings, designer fashion store on Middlegate, Newark. With over 30 years of experience in fashion and retail he also runs two websites for the stores, Masdings.com and Oxygenclothing.co.uk
He has lived in Newark all his life and feels very passionately about the wonderful market town that we have. He strongly believes it is one of the best market towns in the country. He feels positively hopeful that with the boards strong plans for the town we can continue to survive and thrive for the next 25 years.
He wants his children to grow up in the wonderful town that he did and be provided with the best education and opportunities that will eventually translate into employment within the local area.
He believes that community interaction across all generations is vital for a prosperous town. Together with a mixture of traditional and digital retail to build the future of Newark. -
National Careers Service
Darren Scott - Team Manager
Role: Representative
Contract Manager within The Futures Group. Responsible for multiple contracts within the Careers and Skills sector across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. These contracts cover all ages from Year 11 (15/16 Years old) upwards and include The National Careers Service, Nottinghamshire County Council NEET and Not Known, Unlocking Potential, Adult Education, Apprenticeships and The Life Chances Fund (Future Impact).Born and still resides within North Nottinghamshire; Started work within the careers sector within Newark and Sherwood in 2003, before spending time working within Bassetlaw from 2012 and then Lincolnshire in 2014, before returning to cover Newark and Sherwood in early 2020. Committed to raising aspiration and increasing both academic achievement and sustainable employment. National award winning (2018) manager within the careers sector, as recognised by the industry’s leading organisation The Careers Development Institute.
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National Heritage Lottery Fund
Lesley Owen-Jones - Development Manager
Role: Advisor
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Network Rail
Andrew Ruff - Senior Sponsor
Role: AdvisorDeclaration of Interest N/A
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Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society
Tony Aspbury - Chairman of Development Committee
Role: Representative
Antony Peter Aspbury is a member of the Executive Committee of the Newark & Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society, Chairman of the Development Sub Committee and represents the Society on the Newark Towns Fund Board. He is a Spatial Planning Consultant in private practice, the founder (1983) and Director of Aspbury Planning Limited. He is a past President of the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and prior to that he was Chairman of the Environment Committee of the Chamber. He is also a past-Chairman of Newark Civic Trust. For 20 years he was a Board Member and Vice Chair of Nottingham Development Enterprise, a partnership between the public and private sector formed to promote the economic development of the Nottingham conurbation which was wound up in 2014. He is also one of the representatives of the private sector on the Nottingham Express Transit (Tram) Partnership.Code of Conduct - Tony Aspley (PDF File, 99kb)
Register of Interest - Tony Aspley (PDF File, 110kb)
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Newark and Sherwood Citizens Advice Bureau
Jackie Insley - Chief Officer
Role: Representative
Jackie Insley has been the Chief Officer of Citizens Advice Sherwood and Newark for 24 Years. She has experience in all business sectors and prior to joining the Citizens Advice Service, trained as a Money Advice Caseworker with the charity, Small Traders Advice Centre. Jackie’s working life started at the Halifax where she worked for 3 years before moving to Newark & Sherwood District Council’s Housing Benefits Department. Through the work contributions she makes around equality, social inclusion, research and campaigns, Jackie is driven by change to improve and empower people's lives...Realising early on in her career, her voice could make the most difference in the diverse voluntary sector. Jackie has a long history of partnership working, managing contracts that include Money and Pensions Service and Legal Services Commission contracts. Outside the Citizens Advice service, Jackie holds a first class honours degree in Business and Finance and is a board member of Newark & Sherwood Community & Voluntary Service. -
Newark and Sherwood Community and Voluntary Services
Jerry Hague
Role: RepresentativeDeclaration of Interest: Awaiting
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Newark Business Club
Kevin Guthrie -
Role: RepresentativeDeclaration of Interest: Awaiting
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Newark Emmaus Trust
Nikki Burley - CEO
Role: Representative
Nikki joined Newark Emmaus Trust in April 2019 as CEO. They are an independent charity helping homeless young people aged 16-25 in Newark and their babies. She worked in banking for 23 years in many different team leading roles before being appointed as Commercial Director at the National Justice Museum where she worked for 10 years. Nikki was born in Nottinghamshire and is professionally qualified with a first class honours degree in business and finance. She is passionate about helping homeless people and helping them to become independent and good citizens in the Newark area. -
Newark Town Council
Matthew Gleadell - Town Clerk
Role: Representative
Matthew has worked in local governance since 2013. Matthew is a Chartered Legal Executive having gained his fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in 2010. Matthew took up the post as Clerk to Newark Town Council in May 2022. -
Nottinghamshire County Council
Joelle Davies - Group Manager - Economic Growth & Infrastructure Team
Role: Advisor
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Nottingham Creative Quarter
Vacant - TBC
Role: Representative
Declaration of Interest: Awaiting
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Nottingham Trent University
Fiona Anderson - Head of Civic Engagement
Role: Representative
Fiona Anderson is Head of Civic Engagement at Nottingham Trent University, Fiona leads the university’s work with local authority partners across Nottinghamshire. Fiona manages NTU’s civic collaboration with the University of Nottingham under the ‘Universities for Nottingham’ banner. Fiona has an MSc in Local and Regional Economic Development. -
Pratt & Gelsthorpe
Richard Gelsthorpe - Managing Director
Role: Representative
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Timico
David Jones - Chief People Officer
Role: Substitute
Declaration of Interest: Awaiting
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University of Lincoln
John Latham - Director of DVC Projects
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University of Nottingham
Ben Sumner - Director of Engagement and Partnerships and Deputy Director of Research and Innovation
Role: Representative
Ben is the Director of Engagement and Partnerships and the Deputy Director of Research and Innovation at the University of Nottingham.Ben is responsible for the strategic partnerships with the University, from SMEs to global businesses including Rolls Royce, Unilever, Siemens and PepsiCo.
The University's Research and Innovation department delivers business engagement and knowledge transfer activities including IP and commercialisation, training and professional development, collaborative research and consultancy.
Code of Conduct - Ben Sumner (PDF File, 102kb)
Register of Interest - Ben Sumner (PDF File, 523kb)
Michael Durban - Head of the Local and Regional Business Team
Role: Substitute
Mike is currently the Head of the Local and Regional Business Team at the University of Nottingham and has worked extensively in economic development and regeneration across the East Midlands for the past 15 years. Prior to joining the University, he was Head of Strategy at the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership and has also worked for Nottingham City Council and the Greater Nottingham Partnership. -
Urban and Civic
Johanne Thomas - Communications, Communities and Partnerships
Role: Representative
Johanne is an experienced communications and marketing professional of over 15 years, working predominantly within housing and regeneration industry, across both the public and private sector.With a degree in Public Relations with Law, Johanne has overseen communications on some of the Midlands’ largest housing and regeneration projects when working for the government’s Homes England agency, and prior to that led the communications and engagement team for the government’s New Deal for Communities programme in North East Coventry, where she also set up the regions first communications social enterprise.
Now with strategic land developer Urban&Civic, Joh leads the engagement of local business partners and communities in the development of Newark’s urban extension, Middlebeck, as well as overseeing the communications, communities and partnerships function across several of the business’s portfolio of large-scale sites.
Johanne is also a Director on two Multi Academy Trusts linked to schools on Urban&Civic sites.
Code of Conduct - Johanne Thomas (PDF File, 97kb)
Register of Interest - Johanne Thomas (PDF File, 119kb)
Richard Coppell - Development Director
Role: Substitute
Richard joined Urban&Civic, the market leading Master Developer of large scale new settlements, in January 2015 where he has responsibility for the delivery of the company’s Strategic Sites and is a member of the Executive Management Committee. He has over 25 years of experience working in planning, development and regeneration having previously headed up retail development at Lend Lease and brought forward Westfield London for Chelsfield. -
Wirtgen Group
Paul Holmes - Managing Director
Role: Representative
Paul Holmes is the Managing Director for Wirtgen Limited. Wirtgen Group, is an internationally operating group of companies in the construction equipment industry, with the UK subsidiary relocated their UK Headquarters to Newark in 2018 -
YMCA
Craig Berens - Chief Operating Officer
Role: Representative
As Joint Chief Executive Officer at Nottinghamshire YMCA, Craig is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of leadership and management in the civic and social organization industry. With a values-driven background in non-profit organizations, Craig’s areas of expertise include: organisational leadership, community transformation, digital strategy, coaching and innovation management. Having completed his BA degree in Psychology and (MA) Youth Work and Community Development, Craig achieved his MBA in Business Administration, Management and Leadership in 2015 from Henley Business School. Committed to promoting youth development.Code of Conduct - Craig Berens (PDF File, 98kb)
Register of Interest - Craig Berens (PDF File, 110kb)
Jo Bradley - Business Development Lead
Role: Substitute
Jo Bradley-Fortune is an independent consultant with over 25years leading charitable organisations aimed at tackling poverty, unemployment, ill health , social disunity, crime and ASB alongside communities developing ownership, economic resilience and wellbeing. Jo is currently working on behalf of the YMCA to actively seek partnerships, community , statutory, business and third sector groups and organisations that will embolden the Place Based Approach adopted by the Newark and Sherwood YMCA to tackle some the area’s most challenging issues affecting children, young people and their families, together. She is contactable through her email.