On the move: the latest East Midlands hires
Loughborough-based land development and property consultancy Mather Jamie has appointed Ken Grimsdell as a farming consultant.
Grimsdell has enjoyed a 45-year career working in Farm management across East Anglia and the East Midlands.
He has previously worked for Bidwells land agents in Cambridge managing clients farming interests throughout Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, before joining a large farming business in Norfolk as a director where he was responsible for an arable and vegetable growing business in excess of 24,000 acres.
More recently Grimsdell has been running a local family farming business in Leicestershire and has grown a consultancy business working with other farmers in the county.
He said: “I have always admired Mather Jamie and knew that it is an excellent company to work for. I really enjoy helping farmers and I am looking forward to sharing my wealth of knowledge to help ensure they get a return on their investment.”
Mather Jamie managing director, Robert Cole, said: “With a career spanning over 45 years Ken’s experience will undoubtedly strengthen our farm advisory team and help us deliver much needed advice to the farmer sector on how to maximise their assets to build wealth and profitability.”
Nimbus Disability, the Derby-based social enterprise run by disabled people for disabled people, has appointed two new non-executive directors.
Lisa Sturley and David Gordon will join the board which oversees the organisation’s operations including the Access Card which simplifies and improves disabled people’s access to a wide range of venues and events.
Sturley has more than 30 years’ experience in financial services including roles at RBS and Credit Suisse. She is currently head of market intervention, insurance at the Financial Conduct Authority – supervising retail and wholesale general insurance providers and intermediaries, life insurers and funeral plan providers.
She is also an experienced school governor – supporting schools which “require improvement” and building governance frameworks to support and challenge leadership.
Lisa said: “This is a great opportunity to support Nimbus Disability as they continue their work to break down the barriers faced by disabled people who are seeking fair access to venues and experiences.
“I am proud to be part of the organisation and look forward to providing strategic oversight, working with the Nimbus Disability team to identify future opportunities to improve the lives of disabled people and supporting the team as it expands.”
Gordon, who is associate professor of marketing at the De Montfort University’s Leicester Castle Business School, has also joined the Nimbus Disability Board – bringing a wealth of business knowledge and lived experience as a wheelchair user.
He said: “As a full-time wheelchair user, I face the challenges of access in my daily life and can guide and advise Nimbus Disability from both a commercial, academic, and lived experience perspective.”
