News: Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership names board
Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership has named the six private sector representatives to join the Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University and the local authority leaders of the city region to make up the board.
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are the government's new model to promote economic development. The intention is that LEPs will provide the strategic leadership required to set out local economic priorities, and better reflect the natural economic geography of the areas they serve.
The Sheffield City Region was given the green light to establish one of the UK's first Local Enterprise Partnerships in October.
The former Master Cutler and current chairman of Finance Yorkshire, James Newman was named as chair last month. He will be joined by Philip Bartey of The Adsetts Partnership Ltd, Nigel Brewster of Sewell Moorhouse, Simon Carr of Henry Boot Construction, David Grey of the OSL Group, Chris Scholey - the former MD of Rexam Glass and Renaissance South Yorkshire and Lee Strafford - the co-founder of PlusNet PLC and former chairman of Sheffield Wednesday.
The LEP Board met for the first time this week and will initially meet monthly for the next six months.
James Newman, Chairman of the Sheffield City Region LEP said: "I am delighted to welcome all my new colleagues from the private sector to the Board. There were a large number of applications for the six places on the Board and those selected are of the highest calibre and will, I am sure, contribute significantly to the many challenges facing the Board.
"Between them, they span a broad spread of business sectors and all the geographical parts of the region, which should assist in bringing together the key industries and other partners, so essential to the success of the LEP."
One of the first key tasks is to communicate the aims and plans of the LEP with the private sector and to establish a way in which the wider business community can input into the future economic growth of the region in alongside and in partnership with the public sector.
The board showed their determination to ensure that the manufacturing national hub is based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham and are focused on ensuring we have great housing to drive the economy forward.
The board will now be moving fast to get the first business plan to the Government.
The Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership website
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are the government's new model to promote economic development. The intention is that LEPs will provide the strategic leadership required to set out local economic priorities, and better reflect the natural economic geography of the areas they serve.
The Sheffield City Region was given the green light to establish one of the UK's first Local Enterprise Partnerships in October.
The former Master Cutler and current chairman of Finance Yorkshire, James Newman was named as chair last month. He will be joined by Philip Bartey of The Adsetts Partnership Ltd, Nigel Brewster of Sewell Moorhouse, Simon Carr of Henry Boot Construction, David Grey of the OSL Group, Chris Scholey - the former MD of Rexam Glass and Renaissance South Yorkshire and Lee Strafford - the co-founder of PlusNet PLC and former chairman of Sheffield Wednesday.
The LEP Board met for the first time this week and will initially meet monthly for the next six months.
James Newman, Chairman of the Sheffield City Region LEP said: "I am delighted to welcome all my new colleagues from the private sector to the Board. There were a large number of applications for the six places on the Board and those selected are of the highest calibre and will, I am sure, contribute significantly to the many challenges facing the Board.
"Between them, they span a broad spread of business sectors and all the geographical parts of the region, which should assist in bringing together the key industries and other partners, so essential to the success of the LEP."
One of the first key tasks is to communicate the aims and plans of the LEP with the private sector and to establish a way in which the wider business community can input into the future economic growth of the region in alongside and in partnership with the public sector.
The board showed their determination to ensure that the manufacturing national hub is based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham and are focused on ensuring we have great housing to drive the economy forward.
The board will now be moving fast to get the first business plan to the Government.
The Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership website
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