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Richard started his career as an engineer working in the utilities industry, privatisation of the industry lead to a change career with Richard working in a sales capacity selling power and gas to industry and commerce before Richard poacher turned gamekeeper moved to first procurement role

Richard has over 15 years experience within the procurement profession with broad international experience in the chemical, pharmaceutical, healthcare & consumer goods and food industries.

Richard is a member of the UK executive board and since being at Bernard Matthews, he has transformed the procurement function introducing and embedding Procurement Category Management. He leads the overall procurement strategy for business. Richard is also the Director responsible for Green Energy initiatives and Sustainability across the business

Richard is a member of CIPS and holds an MBA in Business Strategy and Procurement from the University of Birmingham

Richard is Head of the Commercial Team at Steeles Law, and is one of their most experienced solicitors.

He advises on large scale corporate transactions, non contentious intellectual property and directors’ duties.

Richard has received national recognition for his work in the area of commercial agency and franchising.

He represents numerous national and international trade organisations and associations.

Richard also has a particular interest in education, having worked with a number of schools and is the Chair of Governors of a local school.

Richard also provides advice and legal services to overseas companies investing in the UK.

I have worked for HSBC for the last 14 years, the majority of which has been working with businesses in the Norfolk SME market.

For the last 5 years I have been based in the Norfolk Commercial Centre, with my current role the Senior International Commercial Manager, supporting businesses trade internationally and hopefully adding value to them in a strategic partner space.

It is important for the UK economy that more and more businesses look to trade overseas and I am fortunate that I work for an internationally focused bank which is aligned to help businesses achieve their international aspirations. The potential for growth and the opportunity trading overseas can offer is very exciting, however it can also be very challenging at the same time!

By working together we can hopefully help open doors in new markets, mitigate some of the new risks encountered, provide appropriate funding solutions and generally help business achieve their international vision.

A Chartered Chemical Engineer by training he has worked at senior level in many different process industries for companies such as Suez, Morrison Construction, PCI (now Black and Veatch) and Bord na Mona.

A specialist in the Environmental and Low Carbon sectors, John has extensive experience of exporting around the world which has included spells living and working in the US and Germany.

This expertise is now put to work within the Government programmes helping our regional companies to export their propositions around the world.

John is a keen motorsport fan and drives one of Norfolk’s finest cars with pride!

Industrial automation and the control systems engineering business being my life-long pursuit, and indeed shows no signs of abatement just yet!

With a career spanning 27 years, starting out as an apprenticed engineer then graduating though a design department I settled for many years as a software commissioning engineer and project manager.

Travelling the UK, Europe and world-wide being contracted to multi-national organizations, often for months at a time forged a certain self-reliance to not only deliver the brief but to undertake the ownership and accountability necessary to retain satisfied stakeholders.

The migration to leadership was perhaps the natural progression and following great interest in business and management it was “back to school” to gain a BA Hons with the Open University. The pragmatic approach for applied learning and personal development, once again underpinning a new role and direction.

Developing personal and business practice further still with associations such as the Institute for Manufacturing at Cambridge University, my role with Lawtronic and its partners expanded yet further still. By compiling a case study and business model to win the LSC “Apprentice Employer of the Year” for the eastern region, an invitation to Westminster for a parliamentary reception was gained and I also accepted the role of Chairman at the College of West Anglia’s Engineering Curriculum Advisory Board, these perhaps being some of the more notable achievements.

In 2010 Lawtronic was subject to a change in ownership and 2011 I accepted the position of director. To date we have increased the business turnover by approximately 60% and we continue to grow the business in a sustainable manner through proven development programmes and meeting all our stakeholders needs effectively.

Russell joined the firm in 1972, became a partner in 1982 and was elected senior partner of the firm in 2009. He has built up a broad portfolio of audit and accountancy clients ranging from large corporate organisations to owner managed organisations.

A considerable part of his client portfolio consists of regulated professions such as solicitors, medical practitioners, insurance brokers and surveyors. He is also the Great Yarmouth office partner responsible for the energy and agricultural sectors. In addition, as a member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners he specialises in tax planning using the various forms of trusts available, not only for income tax but also capital gains tax and inheritance tax.

James Banham joined Lovewell Blake from Banham Graham when the merger of the two companies took place in September 2011.

James assists clients to establish and achieve their objectives, conducting profit enhancement reviews and undertaking all aspects of finance and wealth management for SMEs. He has completed high profile local Management Buy Outs including raising the required capital and preparing businesses for sale. In 2006 he gained the Advanced Diploma in Corporate Finance.

James originates from Norfolk and is married with two children, a lover of all sports, cricket in particular.

I have over 22 years experience in the financial services industry, the majority of which is for Barclays operating in a variety of roles including mortgages, financial planning and retail banking at local level and also in a regional and national capacity. Since 2010 I have been working as Area Business Manager for Barclays Business and relish the opportunity to work with local businesses every day both directly and indirectly through a very experienced team of Norfolk Business Managers with a view to assisting them in not only surviving in the current economic climate but helping them be truly sustainable and thrive in the future. I have lived and loved Norfolk for my entire life.

David joined the firm in 1978 and qualified in 1982. Following a spell with KPMG in London and Hong Kong, he returned to Larking Gowen in 1987 and became a partner in 1988. In April 2006 he became Chairman. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has recently been awarded the Corporate Finance Advanced Diploma.

He qualified as an Insolvency Practitioner in 1992 and is head of the Business Recovery Department covering the entire East Anglian region. David is a fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) and a member of the Turnaround Managers Association.

David is also involved with the firm’s corporate finance specialisation where he has considerable experience in mergers, acquisitions, disposals and corporate restructuring. In addition he has experience of business turnarounds, specialising in management buy-outs and the preparation of business plans for banks and others, and is involved in larger corporate work at Larking Gowen.