Worcestershire LEP operates through an executive team, who work from offices co-located with private sector businesses in the middle of Worcestershire.
The team reports to the WLEP Board that comprises of eleven members, drawn from both the private and public sectors. The Worcestershire LEP also has a Business Board and a WLEP Area European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Sub Committee and various other strategic working groups that focus on the objectives identified in Worcestershire’s Strategic Economic Plan (SEP).
Further details can be found by using the side navigation bar. For any further information, please contact the WLEP office by emailing enquiries@wlep.co.uk.
WLEP Board
The Worcestershire LEP Board is responsible for good governance and decision-making and is tasked with establishing and driving the county’s…
ESIF Sub Committee
The new Worcestershire LEP Area European Structural Investment Fund (ESIF) Sub Committee was established in January 2015. The Sub Committee…
WLEP Executive Team
The Worcestershire LEP Executive Team are responsible for delivering the programmes and projects outlined by the WLEP boards.
WLEP Executive Board (QUAD)
The WLEP Executive Board, known as the Quad, meets on an alternate cycle to the WLEP Board and is responsible for setting the agenda for all WLEP Board meetings.
The WLEP Executive Board is authorised to make decisions on funding project development costs in accordance with the WLEP Scheme of Delegation.
| Name | Company |
| Mark Stansfeld – Declaration of Interest | Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership Board |
| Gary Woodman – Declaration of Interest | Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership |
| Nick Baldwin – Declaration of Interest | Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership Board |
| Simon Geraghty – Declaration of Interest | Worcestershire County Council |
FAR Committee
| Name | Company |
| Chris Walklett | Worcestershire LEP |
| Stuart Laverick | Worcestershire LEP |
| Tony King | Sanctuary Housing Group |
| Steph Simcox | Worcestershire County Council |
| Cllr Frances Oborski | Wyre Forest District Council |
Employment & Skills Board
The Employment and Skills Board fulfills the function of a Skills Advisory Panel, more information on this and the terms of reference for the board, view the link available here.
The current membership if the Employment and Skills Board can be viewed on the link here.
| Name | Organisation |
| Carl Arntzen (Chair) | Worcester Bosch |
| Judy Chadwick | Worcestershire County Council / Worcestershire LEP |
| Gary Woodman | Worcestershire LEP |
| Vikki Greenfield | University of Worcester |
| Angela Joyce | Warwickshire College Group |
| Cat Draper | Kidderminster College |
| Ian Black | Yamazaki Mazak |
| Stephen Powell | Nunnery Wood High School |
| Ben Mannion | Hewett Recruitment |
| Duncan Campbell | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Cllr Marcus Hart | Worcestershire County Council |
| Kim Cook | Worcestershire Training Providers Association |
| Simon Hyde | Faun Zoeller |
| Dena Reed | Education and Skills Funding Agency |
| Hannah Needham | Worcestershire County Council |
| Claire Hill | Hill HR |
| Andy Hollinson | The Square Metre Group |
| Nick Parker | Vestia – The Community Housing Group |
| Robert Elliott | Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce |
Local Transport Board
| Name | Company |
| Cllr Simon Geraghty | Worcestershire County Council |
| Cllr Ken Pollock | Worcestershire County Council |
| Cllr Marcus Hart | Worcestershire County Council |
| Cllr John Smith | Worcestershire County Council |
| Cllr Anthony Blagg | Worcestershire County Council |
| Cllr Marc Bayliss | Worcestershire County Council |
| Rachel Hill | Worcestershire County Council |
| Andy Baker | Worcestershire County Council |
| Luke Willetts | Worcestershire LEP |
| Tom Stracey | White Logistics & Storage Ltd |
| Tom Pierpoint | Great Western Railway |
Worcestershire Business Central Board
| Name | Company |
| Gary Woodman (Chair) | Worcestershire LEP |
| Kevin Aisbitt | Worcestershire Business Central |
| Phoebe Dawson | Worcestershire LEP |
| Sue Crow | Worcestershire County Council |
| Randesh Kalar | Worcestershire Business Central |
| Gwen Davies | Worcestershire Business Central |
| Sally Stevenson | Worcestershire Business Central |
| Vikki Greenfield | University of Worcester |
| Kim Cook | Worcestershire Training Providers Association |
| Michael Goodall | Federation of Small Businesses |
| Ian Priest | Independent Bankers |
| Simon Wilkes | Worcestershire Regulatory Services |
| Nick Kay | Worcester City Council |
| Jennifer Semini | ISQ Quality Services |
| Chris Brooks | Wychavon District Council |
| Simon Smith | Malvern Hills District Council |
| David Ledbury | Economic Growth Solutions |
| Georgina Harris | North Worcestershire Economic Development & Regeneration |
| Kiran Lahel | Worcestershire Regulatory Services |