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

Some of our Advisory Group companies