Alex was previously Director of Estates and Facilities at Sheffield Hallam where he has enjoyed huge success managing the University’s investment into the improvement and expansion of the teaching, research and administration facilities as well as developing a sector leading approach to managing student residences. Alex remains Vice Chair of Sheffield City Trust. Through his work with the Trust he oversaw landmark Sheffield development projects, such as the refurbishment of this impressive and significant Sheffield building – the City Hall and the building of the National Ice Centre. In 1984 Alex helped set up Sheffield Industrial Museum’s Trust, and was its Chairman from 2000-2021. Alex was also a Director of Whirlow Hall Farm, a residential farm in Sheffield founded to educate inner city children and young people with special needs or disabilities. Upon his retirement from the University in 2010, Alex became Chair of the Board of Trustees of Sheffield’s Hospice, St Luke’s, having served on the Board for the previous four years. In 2010, he was awarded an MBE for his services to Higher Education and to the City of Sheffield.
Amy is CEO of Onboard Skatepark Sheffield Ltd where she manages the education programme for alternative provision and wrap around care. Amy is vice Chair of the Sheffield Children, Youth and Family Consortium, working towards providing equal access to sport, physical, cultural and creative activities. Amy has experience of setting up and running both her own business and a not for profit organisation. Amy has particular interest in youth work, youth support and community cohesion projects.
Andy is currently Director of Student Support Services at the University of Sheffield. He is an experienced leader in the higher education sector having led large teams responsible for areas including membership services, mental health and well being, administration, equality, diversity and customer and digital services. Andy has particular experience in strategic planning, change management, coaching and mentoring and health and well being. Andy is keen to work with leaders who operate in areas such as youth work, education, the creative arts and poverty reduction.
Barry was previously Managing Director of John Briton (Barnsley) Ltd, a successful toy retail business, and Non Executive Director / Chairman of Barnsley Building Society. Barry is also CEO for two property companies. Barry has particular interests in both homelessness and into work skills and training. He has been High Sheriff of South Yorkshire and was Deputy Lieutenant. Barry acts as Regional Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and is a Trustee at Barnsley based Shawlands Trust
Chris has worked in the construction industry for over 20 years working in sales and sales leadership roles, starting in a builders merchants yard which enabled me to see the value in understanding customers purchasing habits and preferences.
Chris worked for local manufacturing firm Gripple since January 2019 as Sales Director for the UK & Ireland implementing a new sales structure and sales strategy currently sitting on the executive board. Previous to Gripple, Chris worked at building materials supplier British Gypsum for 15 years in a number of sales and sales leadership roles. Chris has experience of change management both in terms of structure/strategy but also systems and infrastructure. Chris has vast experience in coaching and developing people and teams and has mentored a number of people through their careers.
Chris is passionate about people development and he believes the key to successful leadership is authenticity and being the best possible version of yourself.
Chris is passionate about men’s mental health having seen close friends suffer in silence. He has found that understanding the signs and asking a question can be very impactful.
Chris has a particular interest in change management and the implementation of new strategies/structures/systems. He is keen to be a mentor to both share my own experiences and insights but also to broaden my own insight and exposure to some of South Yorkshire charities.
Chris Hallam is a prominent and highly successful transformational change and behaviour coach, corporate board advisor, NED, CEO and executive mentor, as well as advising his clients and partners on topics including global change, strategic risk management, innovation leadership and disruptive thinking. Amongst the companies he has worked with are Lloyds Bank, Halifax plc, C&G, TSB, Bank Of Scotland, Carillion, Fortune Brands, Walgreens and Boots. Chris can offer clients a wealth of knowledge and proactive problem-solving experience. He calls upon his passions for innovation & staff development, as well as his exceptional leadership, motivational and root-cause analysis skills, when coaching, advising and mentoring talented individuals within highly successful teams. As an internationally qualified Professional Behavioural Change Coach, Chris also uses his significant knowledge and experience of coaching in high performance sport settings, such as GB Basketball, to effectively advise clients and motivate individuals across all industries and sectors. He coached Team GB in several championships including the World Transplant Games in 2019 and is currently a mentor to a number of our elite coaches. Today Chris is focussed on influence on a wider scale. To that end he holds three Non-Executive Director / Trustee Positions; Trustee and NED at Elvaston Castle & Gardens Trust, Chair of Derbyshire Community Transport, a charity that provides transport solutions to disadvantaged and remote communities and NED in a large Multi Academy Trust comprising 10 large secondary schools . He has recently been appointed as CEO of High Green Development Trust – a Charity in the north of Sheffield (his home patch) responsible for community development.
Craig is a Board Director of Henry Boot Construction, a subsidiary of Henry Boot PLC. He is part of the leadership team charged with evolving the Henry Boot business to build on an outstanding 137 years of trading history.
Sustainability in a competitive and challenging marketplace is key and Craig supports this with a strategic plan to ensure the business maintains its modern and progressive approach. Craig has supported the business to realise new potential through work-winning which has allowed it to unlock new services and capability, promoting diversification and growth, and becoming a more attractive place to work.
Craig is active across a diverse range of industry forums, providing Thought Leadership through HBC’s presence in central and local Government construction frameworks. He is active in framework governance, best practice sharing and raising the industry’s profile.
Craig is a family man and enjoys being outdoors in the Peak District hammering down a hill on his Mountain Bike.
David held a range of senior posts in a thirty year career in the NHS, managing general and teaching hospitals and community health services in England and Scotland. He then worked for the Audit Commission until he retired, where his specialisms were health inequalities, regeneration, partnerships and asset management, and he first trained as a mentor and mediator.
As a volunteer, David has been a trustee of a mental health charity in Sheffield acting as Chair of the Board for 8 years, and has held various roles in the leadership team of one of Sheffield’s largest parish churches. He is currently a trustee of the Sheffield Church Burgesses, a charity that has supported church, general charitable and community organisations in the City since 1554.
Dr Malcolm Butler is the Vice-President of Global Engagement at the University of Sheffield. He leads on the international aspect of the University’s strategy and is Director of the Department of Global Engagement (a team of 45 staff including staff based in Malaysia, China, India, Nigeria and USA). The Department is responsible for building strategic academic partnerships (across research and education), managing global opportunities for students, encouraging international mobility among staff and supporting innovation globally.
Having graduated with a physics degree from the University of Warwick, Dr Butler completed his PhD in the Department of Engineering Materials at the University of Sheffield. He then spent 11 years working across the UK and Europe in various research and development roles for British Steel/Corus, eventually becoming R&D Programme Manager for a £9 million per annum research programme. During this time, he completed an MSc in Ferrous Metallurgy from the University of Leeds and an MBA from the University of Warwick.
He returned to the University of Sheffield in 2003 where he joined the Polymer Centre as a manager, specialising in knowledge and technology transfer activities. During this time, he was also a founder and Managing Director of the spin-out company Farapack Polymers Ltd. In 2008, he became Faculty Director of Operations for the Faculty of Engineering during which time the faculty doubled student numbers to 5,400 and completed the £86 million Diamond building – a world class teaching facility. He began his current role in the Department of Global Engagement in April 2017. In 2018, he was elected as chair of the Russell Group International Forum. He is also currently a trustee and Chair of Board for the Northern Consortium educational charity and a Director for Sheffield Advisory Services Sdn Bhd (Malaysia). He is currently learning Mandarin.
Greg is currently Director of Place and Civic Engagement at Sheffield Hallam University and also leads the Civic University Network where he works in partnership with a number of other universities and institutions. Until he took up his current post, Greg worked as a senior civil servant in the Department for Education. Greg is experienced at operating at a national, regional and local level and in working within complex environments. Greg has particular experience in social policy and an interest in supporting strategic development. Greg is an experienced coach and mentor with a coaching qualification from Henley Business School.
Hollie is currently Chief Executive Officer at Sheffield Women’s Aid. After graduating in Youth and Community work, Hollie has held frontline/operational roles, middle and senior leadership roles. All roles have been situated in the Voluntary/Charitable sector and have included local, regional and national organisations. Hollie’s areas of expertise are largely in the violence against women and girls sector (VAWG), but additionally in homelessness and young person’s services – both accommodation and community based support. Hollie has participated in a work exchange programme for 6 weeks in India to share her knowledge as a violence against women and girls practitioner in the UK, and develop her professional knowledge for survivors who may be classed as no recourse to public funds (NRPF).
Hollie has a Masters in Health and Social Care Leadership and she particular skills in understanding the role of leaders in the charity sector, and how, within smaller charities without layers of inter-departmental teams there is a requirement to hold a significant level of risk. She has significant experience of TUPE transfers, business development/tender processes, implementing/exiting services, quality assurance processes and managing relationships sensitively with commissioners. Hollie recognises the challenges in working with remote/dispersed teams/sites and how leaders can be effective in maintaining leadership within these models. As a leader that has both led and been subject to organisational change she has experience of change models and processes that can support effective and compassionate change management.
Jack is the Responsible Business Manager for Henry Boot PLC which is a leading Construction, Property Development and Real Estate Group. Jack is responsible for development and delivery of the Group’s Responsible Business Strategy and collaborates with the Board and senior management on the Group’s approach to ESG.
Janet has wide experience within the voluntary and community sector as volunteer, Board member, Director and CEO. Janet also has extensive experience of partnership working. Janet was previously Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) where she led the organisation for 17 years, working with 1,200 VCS organisations. She has represented VAR and the VCS in major strategic partnerships locally, regionally and nationally. Janet is currently lay member of the Rotherham NHS CCG and is a member of the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Independent Ethics Panel. Janet holds a number of Director and Trustee roles and is Lead Assessor in Rotherham for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Janet is a deputy Lieutenant in South Yorkshire.
Jay is a specialist employment law solicitor and has over 25 years’ experience of dealing with all aspects of HR and employment matters, and people strategy. Jay has advised across all sectors but has had a specialism in advising the charity sector, acting as a trusted advisor and has delivered training and speaking for the sector, as well as having participated at Board level in many charities and not for profit organisations. Jay has established an impressive reputation as one of the leading employment lawyers in the Yorkshire region and has won various accolades including Yorkshire lawyer employment lawyer of the year, ABDN Professional of the Year and short listing for the Yorkshire and Humberside Institute of Directors business adviser of the year award.
Alongside Jay’s legal career she has contributed her time to sit on several boards including school governors, governor of Sheffield College and a national role on the Law Society’s Women Lawyers Division.
Jerry is originally from Hong Kong and came to Sheffield in 1975 when he was 13 years old. He worked for the British Steel Corporation as a Mechanical Engineer from 1982 to 1988 before setting up businesses in the restaurant, property and retail sectors. Jerry is the Managing Director of New Era Development, which includes a China business incubator, which serves as a hub for promoting international trade. He is an active member of the Sheffield community, a member of the local governing body for Sheffield High School and sits on the advisory board of Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University.
Jon is currently Managing Director of Banner Plant, part of Henry Boot Plc. Jon has expertise in strategic leadership, change management, and financial oversight which has helped to guide the organisation towards sustained growth and operational excellence.
Jon also volunteers as Chair of Governors at a leading high school. In this role Jon significantly influences educational governance, crafting policies that cultivate a nurturing and academically rigorous environment.
Jon's previous experience, including as a UK Sales Director, has equipped him with comprehensive skills in financial analysis, operations management, and commercial management, contributing substantially to organisational growth and strategic development. .
Koen is Vice Chancellor of the University of Sheffield. Further details to follow shortly.
Neil is Director of Operations for the Faculty of Health at the University of Sheffield, responsible for the leadership, management, development, and delivery of professional services, overseeing a staff base of 550 staff across a faculty of 1300 staff. As a member of the executive team, he works to ensure the successful performance of both the Faculty and wider organisation in key outcome areas including student recruitment, student experience, research income, financial sustainability, workforce planning, development and change, and process improvement.
Prior to joining the University of Sheffield in 2012 Neil held a number of management roles at LGC, a global life science tools company, following a period as a post-doctoral researcher at St. Andrews University. He has a PhD from the University of Nottingham and an MBA from the University of Sheffield.
Neil has a wide range of leadership experience, gained in both the higher education and private sectors, particularly focused on income growth, strategic development, operational delivery, change management and staff development.
Phil is a trained accountant with extensive experience in the health sector. Phil has specialised in working to resolve financial issues and in service transformation. Phil’s career has included times as Finance Director and then Chief Executive of Northern General Hospital, Director of Finance and Performance at Trent Regional Office (NHS) and has held various director roles in the Department of Health and the strategic health authorities. Among his many roles, Phil was Chair of the Sheffield Hospitals Charity and Governor and Chair of Audit at the Sheffield CCG. Phil would be pleased to work with representatives from any sector and has a particular interest in health.
Sarah has been part of many boards and forums, including, chair of an early years charity, chair of a regional group promoting volunteering, chair of a VCS consortium, NED for an NHS body and governor at local colleges. Her operational experience includes manager and chief officer roles in several charities and Deputy Director in a local government body working with senior leaders and politicians around problem solving and driving collaborative projects. She has delivered leadership modules to managers and as a facilitator, has supported civil servants in areas such as policy and project management.
Sarah has had a number of roles working with local and central governments around the UK and overseas supporting policy and programme development, including championing working with the VCS.
Stacey is a strategy-focused senior executive with proven record of driving B2B business performance through providing strategic clarity. Purposeful, action-oriented marketing, strategy, design and implementation professional, with operational responsibility for marketing, portfolio development, sustainability and social value in UK manufacturing businesses in the B2B sector. Extensive experience working with technical, performance-based B2B brands, products and solutions. An inspiring leader, coach and mentor, experienced in developing teams based on trust, a sense of shared responsibility and helping everyone to be the best version of themselves.
Steve is currently Chief Executive and Company Secretary at Age UK Sheffield, a local charity providing information, advice and services to 4,000 over-50s in our city every year.
Steve is a strategic focused IT Director at Henry Boot Plc. He has a proven record of driving digital change in organisations. Experienced in creation of long term strategic visions aligned to business objectives and targets and the implementing of action driven annual plans to achieve the long term goals. Proven experience of building teams cross functional global teams and roll out of IT standards and methodologies. Striving always, to stay close to the business and it's needs by taking a business partnering approach.
Tracy is Director of Corporate Communications and External Relations at the University of Sheffield. Tracy is responsible for the operational leadership of the Corporate Communication department which covers all media & PR, digital/social, marketing, internal/external communications across all audience groups. She also has responsibility for public affairs and sustainability.
Wendy is a Growth Consultancy for the Not for Profit, charity and Community sectors. She worked in recruitment for 20 years before becoming self employed in 2008. She has run direct sales companies and a web advertising business in good times and bad. She delivers workshops online and in classroom relating to outsourcing, cost management, fundraising and business planning/strategy. Wendy has secured over £400k in grant funding via trusts and foundations during the last 2 years in a pandemic for her charity and not for profit clients. Wendy is establishing a learning portal specifically for pre-start and start up not for profits, helping those who need free information in one place to make informed decisions on how to choose the legal structure and type of organisation which best suits their needs. Existing Mentor for Doncaster Chamber of Commerce Community Wealth Builder Project as well as a consultant within her own business, working on a 121 basis with Trustees, Directors and CEOs of charities and community businesses in South Yorkshire.
