Chairman - Mike Parker
Michael Parker was appointed the first chair of Liverpool’s new economic development company in October 2007. As Group Chief Executive of BNFL, Mike, 61, has overseen operations at BNFL following his role as global chief executive officer of the Dow Chemical Company in Michigan, USA.
Mike Parker
was born in Waterloo and educated at Waterloo Grammar School before reading
chemical engineering at Manchester University and later gaining an MBA from
the Manchester Business School. He began his career with Dow in 1968, becoming
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dow Chemical Company in Midland,
Michigan, USA in November 2000 to December 2002 and a member of the company’s
Board of Directors from 1995 to February 2003.
He was appointed as Group Chief Executive of BNFL on 1 August 2003 and joined
the Invensys plc Board as a Non-Executive Director on 24 May 2006.
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Chief Executive – Jim Gill
Jim Gill was born and brought up in the North West of England and educated at the London School of Economics and the University of Sussex.
Following a long career as first an economist and then a senior administrator in the Department of Trade and Industry, he joined the AMEC Group where he was a Director of AMEC Developments.
In 1994 he moved to English Partnerships where, as Regional Director, he built up the Agency’s programme in the North West and later as Commercial Director of the Agency where he helped to transform the performance of Priority Sites, a joint venture with the Royal Bank of Scotland, and set up other commercial joint ventures; Network Space and English Cities Fund.
In July 2001 he became Chief Executive of Liverpool Vision, the Urban Regeneration Company responsible for overseeing the regeneration of Liverpool City Centre.
In the New Year Honours in 2006 he was awarded an OBE.
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Investment Director – Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor is the Investment Director at Liverpool Vision and heads a team directly responsible for supporting inward investment, business growth and business starts.
Mike previously worked in the media industry as General Manager of Granada Television and Managing Director of 3Sixtymedia and is a Director of a number of North West based organisations.
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Programme Director – Ian McCarthy
Born in Liverpool and brought up in Warrington. Between 1980 and 1985 studied for a degree in Town Planning at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and worked for the City of Sunderland, undertaking special studies about the implementation of Industrial Improvement Areas, community business, business economics and methods of investment appraisal. Now a qualified member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
From 1985 – 1995 Ian was employed by Warrington Borough Council.
Between 1995 and 2002
employed by Manchester City Council, latterly becoming Head of the Economic
Initiatives Group. The Group undertook a broad
portfolio of economic regeneration activity including investment and development
projects, business support, local benefit measures, European and International
activity and sector development programmes.
Ian was appointed as Programme Director at Liverpool Vision, the Urban Regeneration
Company for Liverpool City Centre, in July 2002. To initiate and coordinate
a programme of activity to achieve the regeneration of Liverpool City Centre.
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Head of North Liverpool – Martin Wright
Martin Wright is a Graduate of Urban Land Economics, Sheffield University. In 1973 he qualified as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Between 1972 – 1984 Martin was employed as a property professional by Liverpool City Council.
In 1984 Martin joined the National Property Team of English Estates - a quasi autonomous government organisation responsible for delivering property led urban regeneration initiatives. Was instrumental in establishing Wavertree Science and Technology Park and was Chief Officer responsible for the development of the Park reporting to an independent Chairman and Board of Directors.
Between the years 1993 -1998, as a senior development executive for English Partnerships (formerly English Estates), Martin managed a team of property and economic professionals across a wide range of projects. In 1995 Martin oversaw the establishment of the Speke Garston Development Company.
In
2000, Martin was appointed National head for English partnerships Urban Regeneration
Company Programme. Part of the responsibility included
being a Board member on the three pilot URC’s (Liverpool, Sheffield
and East Manchester).
2002 appointed by Liverpool Vision, the first URC, to become the Development
Director.
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600 2900
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