SADCIC Director Topline Competence Audit - 2016

Name / Qualifications / Experience / Skills / Interests
George
Berry
(retired) / Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants (retired)
Fellow Institute of Chartered Treasurers(retired)
Fellow British Institute of Management (retired)
Member Institute of Taxation (retired) / Finance Director
major UK Company
group Finance Director of US
group
Factory general Manager
for 5 years.
Chairman of Major
Housing Charity
for 4 years / General Management.
Financial Management
Strategic analysis
and Management
Management of change
Development of businesses / Family
Travel
Food and drink
Helping those less fortunate
Colin Dennison
Treasurer / Associate Institute of Management Accountants
(Qualified 1975) / UK Home Civil Service Ministry of Defence and latterly Ministry of Agriculture
Since 2002 Freelance consultant to emerging EU countries on Agricultural finance and accounting / General Management.
Financial Management and Accounting
Management of IT change / Family
Travel
Food and drink
Treasure of Brook Farm Residents Association and Sax Music Festival
Stephen Palmer
Secretary / Fellow, Institute of Highway Engineers
Engineering Council registered I Eng.
Post Graduate Diploma in Highway & Traffic Engineering
Diploma in Management Studies / Local Government Civil Engineering ( 37 years of which 20 years at Suffolk CC)
Senior Manager – Transport for London
Past Councillor and Chairman – Saxmundham Town Council
Past Chair of Governors at Saxmundham Primary School ( 8 Years)
Council Member and Past President of Institute of Highway Engineers
Steering group member of HeritageCoast regeneration initiative / General Management
Presentation
Change Management
Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
Strategy Development and Policy formulation
Programme and Project Management
Negotiating / Family
Voluntary Work
Professional / Institutional activities
Local Issues
Dog
Gardening
DIY
Phil
Peeling / Tech RICS (retired) / Quantity Surveyor (private practice - retired)
Building Industry (48 Years)
Internal Auditor for Quality Assurance
Technical Software Controller/ Trainer / Cost reports / budgeting
Youth leader
Scout leader
Churchwarden / Family
Ornithology
Walking
Food and drink
Involvement in local community
Jeremy Smith / M.A. Law, Cambridge Univ.
Barrister / 13 years Barrister in private practice & Community Law Centre
12 years management in UK local government, including 6 years CEO London local authority
10 years General Secretary European / international associations of cities & local governments
Director of small businesses working in social domain / Strategic & change planning & management
Problem-solving, negotiating, dispute resolution
Financial management
Sustainable development & economic regeneration
Analysis & communication
Cross-cultural working / History, economics, political affairs
Language(s) &
Literature
Cricket
Walking
Music
Photography
Robin Potter
(retired) / Member, Institution of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (retired) / Senior Engineering manager in BT and Cable & Wireless group companies
Technical Director Mobile Systems International (mobile communications consultancy) / Management, problem solving, conflict resolution
Presentation
General IT systems
Range of practical skills / Family
Chair of Governors, SaxmundhamPrimary School
Supporting SaxmundhamParishChurch
Angling,Dog, Garden, Photography
Don
Tricker
Chairman / B.A. (Hons) Business Studies
Member of Institute for Learning (retired)
Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (retired)
Market Research Society (retired) / 30 years of private sector
20 years of public sector (elected member)
12 years of third sector
ICT/Multi-media
Social Enterprise consultant
One-to-one Business Support / Research
Business Planning
Business Development
Marketing
Project Management
General Management
Funding Bids / Family
Helping the disadvantaged
Local Politics
Travel
Food & Drink
Live Music//Theatre
Motorbikes
Ron
Warren
MBE
(retired) / BA (London)
Post-Grad.Dip Ed. / 30 years Commissioned Military Service (Army). Colonel, retired.
Incl:
East Africa Command
Commissions (Selection) Board
Personal Assistant to Director of Army Education
Chief Education Officer, HQ London District
Commandant, Resettlement Centre, Aldershot
Civilian: District Councillor – 4 years/current / Admin.
 Personnel
Financial
Management
Planning
Negotiating / Family
Sport
Travel
Gardening
DIY
Local Community Affairs