Board member:

Frank Myers MBE

Frank Myers MBE

Serving on The Marches LEP board since November 2014, Frank is also chairman of Herefordshire Business Board and a member of the LEP Performance, Risk and Monitoring Committee.

About Frank Myers MBE

Frank Myers MBE is the managing director of Ross-on-Wye based Myers Road Safety Ltd and a director of MCP Systems Consultants Ltd. He has been responsible for introducing a new high-tech concept of asset tracking into the health service and, in 2009, won the E Health Insider Award for Innovation.

In 1996, he was awarded the MBE “for services to road safety and to export”.

He joined The Marches LEP Board following his appointment as chair of the Herefordshire Business Board with a broad responsibility to assist in promoting economic growth opportunities for Herefordshire, and representing Herefordshire focused projects with the wider Marches LEP area.

Frank graduated in Engineering from Loughborough University as part of a successful student apprenticeship. He also has a Graduate Diploma in Management and Administration from the University of Bradford Management Centre.

He was a director and trustee of Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People for nine years and is also a non-executive director of The Wye Valley NHS Trust. A former chair of its Quality Committee he now chairs the Charitable Funds Committee. He is also chair of the Herefordshire Community Foundation. Frank was also chairman of Walford Parish Council until 2019.

The LEP Board

The Marches LEP board includes the leaders of the three local authorities of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin as well as the chairs of the regions Business Boards.

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The LEP Team

The LEP works with colleagues in the partner local authorities and is supported by a small team of support staff based in Shrewsbury to support The Marches LEP board.

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The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership has now ceased trading and transferred all its functions to Shropshire Council working with Telford & Wrekin Council and Herefordshire Council, in line with the UK Government's plans for devolution.

The Marches LEP was established in 2011 and hands over an impressive legacy from its 13-year life. In that time the LEP invested over £196m in projects across the Marches, securing in excess of £100m of match funding and supported more than 66,000 business interactions.

The schemes supported have made tangible differences to local communities, increasing skills, creating jobs and improving the physical appearance of many towns.

We would like to thank all the LEP Board Members who have given their time freely over the life of the LEP, as well as all the staff who worked for the LEP over the years. We also want to thank our delivery partners, local education providers and local, regional and national stakeholders who helped us achieve so much.

The Marches Growth Hub will continue to support businesses and will be managed by Shropshire Council, supported by Telford and Wrekin and Herefordshire Councils. Each of the three Local Authorities will also continue to provide direct business support locally. Details of this support will be available through the Marches Growth Hub website and from the Local Authorities directly. Website: www.marchesgrowthhub.co.uk | email: enquiries@marchesgrowthhub.co.uk.

The Marches Careers Hub will continue to be delivered and will be managed by Shropshire Council, supported by Telford & Wrekin and Herefordshire Councils. Website: www.marchescareershub.co.uk | email: info@marchescareershub.co.uk

For any queries about Getting Building Fund (GBF), Local Growth Fund (LGF) and Marches Investment Fund (MIF) projects supported by the Marches LEP please contact: gary.spence@shropshire.gov.uk

For any finance queries please contact: michelle.hodgkiss@shropshire.gov.uk

The solvent liquidation of the Marches LEP is being managed by the Evelyn Partners Limited. For any matter related to this please contact: Camilla.Mulholland@evelyn.com

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