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  • Portrait of Harriet Finney

    Harriet Finney

    Harriet was formerly Head of Public Affairs at the Music Publishers Association (MPA), working on the music publishing industry response to the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property. During her time at the MPA she sat on a number of UK Music and British Copyright Council committees and was part of the advisory committee for the […]

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  • Portrait of Nicholas Ferguson

    Nicholas Ferguson

    Nicholas Ferguson holds a Degree in Economics from Edinburgh University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and is the Chairman of Savills plc. He is also a member of the Board of Maris Capital, Chairman of Africa Logistics Properties, and Chairman of the Argyll & Bute Economic Forum. He is former Chairman of Permira […]

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  • Marcus Fairs

    After studying 3D design at university I became a journalist writing about architecture and design and more recently, a digital media entrepreneur. In 2006 I launched www.dezeen.com, which is now the most popular design magazine in the world, with over two million readers per month around the world and a social media audience of over […]

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  • Portrait of Doctor Sally Everett

    Dr. Sally Everett

    Professor Sally Everett PFHEA, CMBE, NTF, PhD, MA, BA (Hons) Professor Everett joined King’s Business School, King’s College London as their inaugural Professor of Business Education in January 2019 and has since became the College lead for inclusive education and was most recently appointed the Vice Dean (Education) in September. Sally was previously the Deputy […]

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  • Sir Stuart Etherington

    Sir Stuart Etherington was appointed Chief Executive of NCVO in 1994. NCVO is a membership organisation that represents the interests of charities and voluntary bodies. It has over 10,500 member organisations. Previously he was Chief Executive of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, a major UK charity. He has four degrees: BA in Politics, […]

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  • Portrait of Professor Penny Endersby

    Professor Penny Endersby

    Penny Endersby became the Chief Executive of the Met Office in 2018, the first woman to hold the position. She is a physicist and engineer by training, with a distinguished career as a government scientist and leader, mostly in the Ministry of Defence. Penny grew up in London and studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University […]

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  • Portrait of Russ Edwards

    Russ Edwards

    Russ joined Lendlease in 2017, as Design & Technical Director – Residential, and is tasked with ensuring quality across the residential portfolio, research and development and the development of Lendlease’s ‘Design for Manufacture & Assembly’ (DfMA) and off-site housing strategies in the UK and Europe. Prior to joining Lendlease, Russ spent 4 years with innovative […]

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  • Basil Eastwood

    Basil Eastwood CMG A retired diplomat who spent much of his career in the Middle East Born 1944. BA (Oxford) (Arabic with Turkish) Entered HM Diplomatic Service 1966. Posted to Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Germany, Sudan, Greece, then Director of Research and Analysis, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1991-6 Ambassador to Syria 1996-2000 Ambassador to […]

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  • Ben Dyson

    Ben is currently the interim Programme Director responsible for coordinating the development of a new People Plan for the NHS. This will set out how to provide great jobs and careers for everyone working in the NHS, how to improve the leadership culture of the NHS, how to improve recruitment and retention of staff across […]

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  • Portrait of Ian Dunn

    Ian Dunn

    Ian Dunn joined Plantlife as Chief Executive in early 2020 having spent 4 years as Chief Operating Officer at the University of Southampton. Previously Ian was the Chief Executive of the Galapagos Conservation Trust and on the managing board of the British Antarctic Survey. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Prior to […]

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