Our Board of Trustees
Malcolm Hurlston, a
founding trustee, chairs the Board. He also chairs CCCS Scotland, Registry
Trust and the consulting firm, Hurlstons. He has been described as a "serial
social entrepreneur" who devised the trade union bank Unity, chairs the
European Centre for Employee Ownership, was a champion of the Community Legal
Service and is a visiting professor at Westminster Business School.
Jeremy Burton is a trustee
for many important charities in the Leeds area and is strongly connected with
the local community. He is Honorary French Consul in Leeds and is also a
founding trustee.
Gordon Beesley retired in
2001 after a banking career spanning 41 years. For many years he was the
Treasurer of The Co-operative Bank with responsibility for its operations in
the London money markets. From 1983 he was Executive Director and then Managing
Director of Unity Trust Bank. Since retirement he has been appointed as trustee
or director of a number of charities and charitable companies including Ruskin
College, Oxford. Gordon joined the board in 2004.
Chris Leslie is a director
of the think-tank, New Local Government Network. A graduate of Leeds
University, he was previously a minister at the Department for Constitutional
Affairs. He joined the board in 2006.