COVENTRY and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership has announced Martin Yardley will be its first managing director.

Yardley, who is director of city services and development at Coventry City Council, will be head of the executive team which runs the LEP. He will work closely with LEP chair Denys Shortt - who is CEO Stratford-based DCS Europe, the manufacturer and distributer of health and beauty products.

Yardley said: “The Coventry and Warwickshire LEP is one of the most progressive LEPs in the country an......for the full story register now for free or login below...