Two new board members join LLEP
The Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) has appointed Larraine Boorman and Clare James MBE to its board of directors.
Boorman is chairman and chief executive of Optima UK, while James has recently been appointed managing director of East Midlands Airport.
Boorman said: “I’m delighted to be joining the LLEP Board. I have lived and worked in Leicestershire for many years, and through my work with Optima UK am confident that I can deliver for our region’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
“Optima’s vast client base is very representative of the local Leicester and Leicestershire economy, and it is important to me that they are served as best we can through strong trusted and respectful relationships, collaboration, influence and support.
“By representing the LLEP as a non-executive board member, I can bring first-hand, practical insights from the business community and as a representative of local SMEs.”
Clare James MBE was appointed managing director of East Midlands Airport (EMA) in July 2020. Before taking on the role, she was operational excellence director at Manchester Airport Group (MAG), the parent company of EMA.
Kevin Harris, chair of the LLEP board of directors, said: “I’m sure the rest of the board will join me in wholeheartedly welcoming both Larraine Boorman and Clare James to the LLEP Board of Directors. Their appointment will galvanise our ability to champion Leicester and Leicestershire as an outstanding region in which to live, to work and to invest.
“The LLEP is committed to equality of representation at all levels of our decision-making processes. Both women are outstanding local business leaders, offering unique and valuable perspectives as we continue our work to improve the economy of our incredibly diverse region.”
