2014 Annual Report
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Foreword<br />
Board Members<br />
I am delighted to present Northamptonshire Enterprise<br />
Partnership’s (NEP’s) <strong>2014</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, which<br />
outlines the Board’s ambition for Northamptonshire’s<br />
economy, together with the progress that we have made<br />
in delivering this.<br />
<strong>2014</strong> has been a landmark year for NEP, with our<br />
Strategic Economic Plan providing the basis for negotiating<br />
£119.5 million of funding for Northamptonshire. This ‘Growth Deal’ with Government also<br />
saw Northamptonshire being selected for two national pilots, with NEP helping to develop<br />
the model for Enterprise Advisers, as proposed by Lord Young in his “Enterprise for All”<br />
report; and identifying how business support services can be made as easily accessible as<br />
possible. The outcome from the first phase of the Growth Deal was a strong endorsement<br />
of Government’s confidence in NEP’s strategic and delivery capability, and provides an<br />
excellent platform to move forward.<br />
Cllr. Tom<br />
Beattie<br />
Leader, Corby<br />
Borough Council<br />
Sarah Canning<br />
Partner - Head of<br />
Litigation,<br />
Franklins LLP<br />
Jon Corbett<br />
Head of<br />
Corporate Banking,<br />
Barclays<br />
John Markham<br />
OBE - Chairman<br />
Brian Binley MP<br />
Vice-Chairman<br />
Gerald<br />
Couldrake<br />
Company Secretary,<br />
Howes Percival<br />
Solicitors<br />
Pratima Dattani<br />
VCSE<br />
Representative,<br />
Wellingborough<br />
Homes<br />
Stephen Davies<br />
Principal,<br />
Moulton College<br />
Cllr. André<br />
Gonzalez De<br />
Savage<br />
Northamptonshire<br />
County Council<br />
However, the Board and I recognise that delivering on the Growth Deal and our wider<br />
ambition will only be achieved by working in strong and highly effective partnership<br />
with all of our businesses and stakeholders. The Board would therefore like to take this<br />
opportunity to thank all of our partners and funders, who have supported NEP to develop<br />
and deliver the ambitions in our Strategic Economic Plan and make <strong>2014</strong> the year in which<br />
Northamptonshire’s economy really does go further and faster.<br />
John Markham OBE<br />
Chairman,<br />
Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership<br />
Graham Goss<br />
Consultant,<br />
Haines Watts<br />
Chartered<br />
Accountants<br />
Cllr. Jim Harker<br />
OBE - Leader,<br />
Northamptonshire<br />
County Council<br />
Chris Hatfield<br />
Managing<br />
Director, David<br />
Wilson Homes<br />
Andrew Langley<br />
Managing Director,<br />
Juniper Trading<br />
Victoria Miles<br />
Chief Executive,<br />
Northamptonshire<br />
Community<br />
Foundation<br />
Cllr. Chris Millar<br />
Leader, Daventry<br />
District Council<br />
Cllr. Steven<br />
North<br />
Leader, East<br />
Northamptonshire<br />
Council<br />
Contents<br />
Prof. Nick<br />
Petford - Vice<br />
Chancellor & CEO,<br />
University of<br />
Northampton<br />
Richard Phillips<br />
Managing Director,<br />
Silverstone Circuit<br />
Bruce Ray<br />
Corporate Affairs<br />
Director UK,<br />
Carlsberg Group<br />
David Reynolds<br />
Chairman, North<br />
Northants Development<br />
Company<br />
David Rolton<br />
Founder, Rolton<br />
Group<br />
James<br />
Saunders-Watson<br />
Head of Investment<br />
Trust Marketing,<br />
J.P. Morgan<br />
Martin<br />
Sutherland<br />
Chief Executive,<br />
Royal & Derngate<br />
4 Northamptonshire Growth Deal<br />
5 Our Vision<br />
6 <strong>Annual</strong> Review<br />
10 A Strategy to Go Further, Faster<br />
18 Summary of <strong>Annual</strong> Accounts<br />
20 Governance Structure<br />
22 Working in Partnership<br />
26 The NEP Team<br />
02 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />
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