Our Board

Board Directors play a vital role in the organisation and are responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction and governance of Groundwork North Yorkshire, ensuring that it operates in a manner which enables it to fulfil the objectives set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. As the company is also a registered Charity, Directors are charitable trustees and must therefore ensure that due attention is paid to both charitable and company law.

Our Board is Chaired by Ewan Christian

Ewan’s career has spanned a wide variety of businesses: very often household names, and ranging in size from multinationals through smaller, family-owned businesses to businesses that he has started and run himself. Circumstances have ranged from hugely profitable to rapid turnarounds.

Originally a mechanical engineer, designing parts for motor cars, Ewan moved to Finance Director roles and then into consultancy

Board Directors

Our Board Directors are either nominated by the company members or co-opted from the public, private or voluntary sectors and include :

Ewan Christian – Chair, Co-opted

John Readshaw - Vice Chair (Private Sector), Co-opted

Chris Pearson - Nominated by North Yorkshire County Council

Andy Williams – Nominated by Selby Town Council

Jude Thurlow - Nominated by Selby District Council

Dave Peart - Nominated by Selby District Council

Brian Simpson – Nominated by Scarborough Borough Council

Pauline Elliott – Nominated by Scarborough Borough Council

Paul Tomlinson – Co-opted

James Bates - Co-opted

Natalie Sykes - Co-opted