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  GFirst LEP heralds the changes and appoints four new board members – shortly after Ruth Dooley was appointed as the new chairman.

Major appointments with firms in Gloucestershire showed no signs of slowing in September 2021.

GFirst LEP has appointed new board members, a new chief executive at Cheltenham BID, the fast-growing technology giant Ripjar has appointed a new chief product officer and the online marketplace Secretsales has appointed six new board members.

And that’s just to name a few …

GFirst LEP appoints four new board members

Four new members have also been appointed to the LEP Board following the announcement that Ruth Dooley will become the new Chair of the Gloucestershire Local Corporate Partnership.

Tyler Attwood, Nicola Bird, Matt Charman and Joe Roberts all joined the powerful group of companies.

David Owen, GFirst LEP’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “We were overwhelmed by both the quality and quantity of applicants who wanted to join the GFirst LEP Board of Directors.”

Mr. Attwood, Founder and Director of Your Next Move Ltd, said, “I am excited to join the GFirst LEP Board and work with many talented, inspiring individuals in continuing our mission to make Gloucestershire the best possible place for both sides.” Residents and for businesses. ‘

Ms. Bell, Founder and General Manager of AccXel Ltd, said: ‘I am honored and humble to be appointed to the GFirst Board of Directors. I can’t wait to get started. ‘

Mr. Charman, Head of Public Sector Marketing at Google, said: “I am inspired by the bold strategy GFirst LEP has put in place for the region and I look forward to working with this amazing team, local businesses and the community to create to help with the implementation. ” it.’

Mr Roberts, Director of Roberts Limbrick, said: ‘I am delighted and humble to have been invited to join the GFirst LEP Board of Directors.’

Gloucester Rugby signs Gill Crowther

Gill Crowther is the new HR Director of Gloucester Rugby.

Before that she was General Manager HR at Mitsubishi Motors UK in Cirencester and ran her own consulting company for several years.

Lance Bradley, Chief Executive Officer of Gloucester Rugby, said: ‘Taking care of our people is a top priority at the club and Gill brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from working with such well-known companies as Ford Motor Company, Glaxo, Microsoft, Nominet and Mitsubishi Motors is helping us with that. ‘

Cheltenham BID appoints new CEO

The Board of Directors of the Cheltenham Business Improvement District (BID) has appointed Heath Gunter as its new General Manager.

Mr. Gunter takes up the new role after the successful renewal of the high-performing group of companies in July 2021, in which the companies in the city center voted for a second term of five years.

Mr. Gunter will be responsible for directing the work of the BID, which advocates the city center and its businesses, which will invest £ 2.8 million in Cheltenham over the next five years.

Ripjar appoints Gabriel Hopkins

Ripjar Ltd, a Cheltenham-based “global leader in financial crime detection and intelligence,” announced Gabriel Hopkins as chief product officer.

Mr. Hopkin is described as a “seasoned technology and financial services professional” with more than 20 years of experience in product management and software development.

Prior to joining Ripjar, he was vice president of product management in the fraud and financial crime team at FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation) for nearly 10 years. He also held various product leadership positions at WorldPay (now FIS) and Adeptra.

Secret Sales hires retail supergroup

Cheltenham-based Secret Sales has announced six new directors to help drive the international expansion of its online marketplace.

Shahnila Rashid has been named Chief Trading Officer. She joins the company after nine years at TJX, owner of TK Maxx, where she was Vice President and Merchandising Director from 2005 to 2014.

Fiona Lay was appointed digital director. She spent more than two decades at Debenhams, where she most recently was Digital and Trading Director.

Sarah Savva has been named director of external relations. She has been business lead for third-party brands at Marks & Spencer since 2020.

Cathy Reid becomes Mountain Warehouse’s Customer Excellence Director and Lucy Malcolm Green is Secret Sales’s new digital merchandising director.

Stacey Sue is the company’s new chief financial officer. From 2007 to 2012 she was Finance Director at Lulu Guinness.

Chris Griffin, Cheltenham businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Secret Sales, called the new appointments a “supergroup of retail stars”.

Linsey Temple joins Eastwood Park

Linsey Temple joined Eastwood Park after 10 years of running Gloucestershire Engineering Training, which has helped train many of the county’s leading engineering firms.

She will become Chief Operating Officer of the Wedding, Event, Conference and Hotel in Wotton-under-Edge.

Cheltenham Town FC appoints Tom Adams

Tom Adams is the new Head of Commercial Operations at Cheltenham Town FC.

Mr Adams said he was excited to join Cheltenham Town and looked forward to the challenge and building on the great work of everyone involved in the club.

By Andrew Merrell

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021