The 2020 Business Advisory Group
Here at the Hertfordshire Business School we have an Advisory Group, which was set up in 2000.
The Advisory Group:
- Helps us to raise our profile and reputation in regional, national and international business communities.
- Gives advice on providing education, training, research and consultancy to the business community and provides guidance on new course developments to ensure that we remain business-relevant.
In addition, Advisory Group members regularly attend our functions, and their excellent business contacts provide a varied source of further business knowledge.
The Group consists of the following members:
- Group Chair: Dr Syd Nadim, Executive Chairman, Clock Ltd
- Steve Andrews, Associate Director Leadership & Change, East & North Herts NHS Trust
- Pam Charman, Hertfordshire Branch Chair, Federation of Small Businesses
- David Clarke, Head of Customer Banking, Clydesdale Bank
- Nitin Dahad, Director, Techspark Ltd
- Jo Drewitt, Head of Apprenticeships, Tesco Plc
- Warren Edmondson, Group Sales & Marketing Director, Zenith Hygiene Group Plc
- Amanda Foley, Chief Executive, St Albans City & District Council
- Ian George, Academy Personal Development Manager, Saracens RFC
- John Gourd, Site Planning & Services Director, Johnson Matthey
- Helen Gray, Foundation Director, Hertfordshire Community Foundation
- Kevin Hayler, Managing Director, Annecto UK Ltd
- Jon Herbert, Director, FS Cables Ltd
- Jo Hirons, Learning & Development Manager, Vauxhall Motors Ltd
- James Ibbotson, Project Manager, Willmott Dixon
- Colin Jellicoe, Head of Resourcing & Training, Morrison Utility Services Ltd
- Norman Jennings, Skills & Employment Manager, Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership
- Snéha Khilay, Managing Director, Blue Tulip Training; Treasurer/Committee Member of the CIPD
- Graham Lane, Managing Director, Cheeky Munkey Ltd
- Lawrence Levy, Co-owner, St Albans City Football Club
- Tom Lucas, Global Account Manager, CrossKnowledge Group Ltd
- Bianca Manser, Senior Recruitment Partner, Fortem Energy Services Ltd
- Bill Maynard, Head of Talent Acquisition, Affinity Water Ltd
- Mark Mitchell, Chief Executive, Community Action Dacorum
- Kate Newton, Chief Executive, Community Central St Albans
- Bradley Phillips, Operations Manager, Computacenter UK Ltd
- Tim Parfitt, Chief Executive, Netcel
- Yolanda Rugg, Chief Executive, Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce
- Angus Russell, Planning Manager, RWH Travel Ltd
- Emma Schinaldi, Learning & Development Manager, Burtons Biscuits Ltd
- Richard Severn, Senior Learning & Development Officer, Hertfordshire County Council
- Ben Sheriff, Associate Director, Deloitte LLP
- David Smith, Chair, DVL Smith Group and past Chair of the Market Research Society
- Andy Smyth, Early Talent & Apprenticeships Manager, TUI Group
- Cathy Strachan, HR Manager, Learning & Development, MBDA UK Ltd
- Rachel Stock, Group HR Director, Camelot Group Plc
- Jon Tipping, Head of Organisation & Development, Grace Foods UK Ltd
- Karl White, Senior Manager Talent & Learning, Britvic Plc