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How to get in touch with our team
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 members
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
Iain Nutt – Vice Chair (Local Authority), Nominated by Selby District Council
Chris Metcalfe - Nominated by North Yorkshire County Council
Bryan Cass - Co-opted
Wendy Nichols – Nominated by Selby District Council
Steve Shaw-Wright – Nominated by Selby Town Council
Brian Simpson – Nominated by Scarborough Borough Council
Pauline Elliott – Nominated by Scarborough Borough Council
Trevor Black – Co-opted
Paul Tomlinson – Co-opted
Ian Bithell – Co-opted