Our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) are many of Yorkshire’s most successful entrepreneurs. They are drawn from a variety of industries and have all built, and many are continuing to build, highly successful businesses. They have agreed to give time to deliver Masterclasses, take part in panels and provide mentoring for members of Connect Yorkshire.
Adam Beaumont
IT Services
Business Planning
Ecommerce
Leadership
Management Skills
Adrian Fitzpatrick
Distributor
Service sector
Building teams
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Innovation
Leadership
Marketing
Merger and Acquisition
Negotiation
Sales
Adrian Holmes OBE
Govt. funded training
Property
Residential Childcare
Service sector
Adapting to different Industry’s
Bringing the best out of people
Building teams
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Negotiation
Problem solving
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Simplifying Issues
Ajaz Ahmed BEM
IT Services
Building teams
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Fast Growth
Innovation
Leadership
Management Skills
Problem solving
Technology
Alan Aubrey
Health and Medical
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sustainability
Alan Halsall
Retail
Accountancy
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sustainability
Andrew Cope
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Sales
Social Media
Sustainability
Andrew Mason
IT Services
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sustainability
Andrew Needham
Food and Drink
Retail
Business Planning
Ecommerce
Fast Growth
Leadership
Management Skills
Merger and Acquisition
Negotiation
Organisation
Project Management
Sales
Strategy
Ashley Guise
Other
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Management Skills
Negotiation
Project Management
Sales
Carl Cavers
IT Services
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Charles Dent
Food and Drink
Business Planning
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Cheryl Williams
Leisure
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Social Media
Sustainability
Chris Bingham
Environmental
Other
Business Planning
Environmental
Fast Growth
For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.
Management Skills
Negotiation
Sustainability
Chris Henry
Marketing Services
Business Planning
Ecommerce
Fast Growth
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Printing
Project Management
Sales
Social Media
Sustainability
Chris Rea OBE
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Clive Brook
Other
Business Planning
Management Skills
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Craig Hibbert
Construction and Property
Business Planning
Management Skills
Sales
Sustainability
Dame Julie A Kenny DBE DL
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Dan Archer
Health and Medical
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Franchising
Leadership
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Social Media
Strategy
Wellness and Well-being advocate
Dan Bamforth
Food and Drink
Property
Building teams
Business Planning
Leadership
Management Skills
Negotiation
Organisation
Problem solving
Project Management
Dan Rathbone
IT Services
Building teams
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Leadership
Problem solving
Project Management
Technology
David Grey MBE
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Leadership
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Merger and Acquisition
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Simplifying Issues
Social Media
Sustainability
David Kerfoot MBE
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
David Marx
Distributor
Food and Drink
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Management Skills
Negotiation
Sales
David Richards MBE
IT Services
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
David Smalley
IT Services
Marketing Services
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Management Skills
Marketing
Dean Hartley
IT Services
Building teams
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Fast Growth
Innovation
Leadership
Management Skills
Negotiation
Problem solving
Risk & Crisis Management
Strategy
Technology
Edward Naylor
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Emma Dutton
Distributor
Manufacturing
Printing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Finance
For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.
Management Skills
Printing
Risk & Crisis Management
Fara Butt
Distributor
Manufacturing
Bringing the best out of people
Building teams
Business Planning
Ecommerce
Management Skills
Marketing
Project Management
Sales
Gav Winter
IT Services
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Social Media
Gordon Black
Distributor
Retail
Business Planning
Management Skills
Negotiation
Project Management
Sales
Graham Honeyman
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Graham Leslie
Health and Medical
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Graham Royle
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Environmental
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Merger and Acquisition
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Hugh Facey OBE
Manufacturing
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Innovation
Marketing
Negotiation
Sales
Sustainability
Jacqui Hall
Distributor
Utilities
Bringing the best out of people
Business Planning
ESG and Corporate Social Responsibility
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Wellness and Well-being advocate
James Cain OBE
Distributor
Food and Drink
Marketing Services
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Social Media
Sustainability
James Lambert OBE
Food and Drink
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
James Naylor
Retail
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Jamie Bentley
Manufacturing
Business Planning
Environmental
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Project Management
Janette Benaddi
Health and Medical
Other
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Exporting
Fast Growth
Innovation
Leadership
Management Skills
Merger and Acquisition
Negotiation
Sales
Jeremy Shulman
Other
Business Planning
Management Skills
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
John Chalmers
Construction and Property
Manufacturing
Business Planning
Exporting
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Sales
Sustainability
John Graham
Retail
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
John McArthur
IT Services
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
John McDonnell
Manufacturing
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
John Sutcliffe
Construction and Property
Accountancy
Business Planning
Finance
Management Skills
Project Management
Jonathan Sands OBE
Marketing Services
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Jonathan Straight
Environmental
Manufacturing
Marketing Services
Adapting to different Industry’s
Business Planning
Exporting
Marketing
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Social Media
Sustainability
Jonathan Turner
Construction and Property
Distributor
Energy / Utilities
Fast Growth
Marketing
Merger and Acquisition
Negotiation
Sales
Judith Donovan CBE
Marketing Services
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Finance
Leadership
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Julian Harrison
Health and Medical
Business Planning
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Julian Kynaston
Marketing Services
Retail
Business Planning
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Project Management
Kevin Hollinrake MP
Retail
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Kevin Parkin
Manufacturing
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Finance
Management Skills
Marketing
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Kevin Walsh
Telecoms
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Larry Gould
IT Services
Other
Service sector
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Lisa Pogson
Construction and Property
Service sector
Accountancy
Bringing the best out of people
Business Planning
Leadership
Management Skills
Problem solving
Mark Hammond
Distributor
Manufacturing
Business Planning
Ecommerce
Exporting
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Mark Ward
Retail
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Management Skills
Negotiation
Sales
Mark Woodward
Distributor
Business Planning
Finance
Management Skills
Negotiation
Sales
Martin Port
IT Services
Accountancy
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Social Media
Sustainability
Michael Bridge
Food and Drink
Manufacturing
Other
Business Planning
Fast Growth
For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.
Innovation
Marketing
Negotiation
Sales
Michael Hughes
Manufacturing
Other
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Management Skills
Risk & Crisis Management
Neil Armstrong
Other
Business Planning
Fast Growth
For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.
Leadership
Management Skills
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Neil Conlon
Construction and Property
Business Planning
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Sales
Sustainability
Neil Ewin
IT Services
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Neil Roberts
IT Services
Business Planning
Fast Growth
For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.
Management Skills
Marketing
Neil Warnock
IT Services
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Innovation
Management Skills
Negotiation
Project Management
Paul Crossley
Construction and Property
Engineering
Manufacturing
Bringing the best out of people
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Leadership
Management Skills
Problem solving
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Paul Mitchell
Construction and Property
Other
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Negotiation
Paul Rose FIoD
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exit Strategy
Exporting
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Peter Roberts
Construction and Property
Retail
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Phil Cammerman
Other
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Project Management
Sales
Rachel Hannan
Manufacturing
Other
Accountancy
Adapting to different Industry’s
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Innovation
Leadership
Management Skills
Negotiation
Rana Harvey
Distributor
Retail
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Sales
Richard Page
Food and Drink
Retail
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Leadership
Management Skills
Sales
Richard Sykes
Construction and Property
Bringing the best out of people
Building teams
Business Planning
Leadership
Management Skills
Organisation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Strategy
Richard Todd
Environmental
Business Planning
Environmental
Fast Growth
Management Skills
Negotiation
Project Management
Sales
Sustainability
Robert Brocklesby
Manufacturing
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
Sustainability
Robin Hill
IT Services
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Sales
Social Media
Sustainability
Russell Manning
Construction and Property
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Sarah Jones
Health and Medical
Other
Bringing the best out of people
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Leadership
Management Skills
Negotiation
Organisation
Problem solving
Simon Biltcliffe
Ecommerce
Marketing Services
Printing
Business Planning
Ecommerce
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Sales
Social Media
Sustainability
Simon Gray
Food and Drink
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Sales
Simon Mackaness
Food and Drink
Business Planning
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Sir Anthony Ullmann
Construction and Property
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Stewart McGuffie
Manufacturing
Accountancy
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Sales
Stuart Paver
Retail
Digital Marketing
Exporting
Fast Growth
Management Skills
Marketing
Negotiation
Sales
Technology
Terry Donovan
IT Services
Accountancy
Business Planning
Exporting
Fast Growth
Finance
Innovation
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Sustainability
Tim Whitworth
Construction and Property
Distributor
Other
Retail
Adapting to different Industry’s
Bringing the best out of people
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Leadership
Management Skills
Negotiation
Organisation
Problem solving
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
Strategy
Tom Brown
Energy / Utilities
Engineering
Manufacturing
Business Planning
Fast Growth
Leadership
Management Skills
Organisation
Problem solving
Project Management
Strategy
Technology
Tony Bramall
Distributor
Fast Growth
Finance
Management Skills
Negotiation
Tony Walsh
Financial Services
Bringing the best out of people
Building teams
Business Planning
Cyber Security
Innovation
Management Skills
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
Technology
Warren Shermer
Ecommerce
Manufacturing
Outsourcing
Business Planning
Fast Growth
For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.
Management Skills
Market Research
Marketing
Negotiation
Risk & Crisis Management
Sales
