People: Re-appointment at Institute of Directors council; Construction firm MD joins parent company’s Board; and more

Sir Roger Marsh OBE DL

Roger Marsh, chairman of Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, has been reappointed to the national council of the Institute of Directors (IoD).

He will serve a further three years after his initial term ended in July.

The role of the IoD Council is to ensure the organisation delivers the objectives of its Royal Charter, manages key appointments and holds the board to account.

In addition to his LEP role, Marsh is chairman of the NP11, the Government-funded board which includes the chairs of each of the 11 LEPs in the Northern Powerhouse area.

He has more than 30 years’ experience in business recovery, turnaround and insolvency and received the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Director of the Year Awards, Yorkshire and the North East.

Marsh said: “The IoD provides a powerful voice for businesses and their leaders. I am honoured to contribute to matters of national policy through my role on the IoD Council.”

Natalie Sykes, IoD Yorkshire and the North East regional director, said: “Roger is a fantastic ambassador for Yorkshire and the North East. He provides a respected business voice on the council, helping to ensure the IoD delivers good corporate governance of behalf of its members nationwide.”

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The Managing Director of a York construction business has been appointed to its parent company’s Executive Board of Directors.

Jonathan Sizer is in charge of running Lindum York, which has 54 employees and is based on the Lindum Business Park in the village of Elvington.

He has now been invited to join the Lindum Group’s Exec Board, which is responsible for nearly 650 people and oversees the operations of all 12 trading divisions from offices in Lincoln, York and Peterborough.

The promotion comes 19 years after Sizer joined the company as a management trainee and Group Chairman David Chambers said the promotion was a reflection of his contribution and commitment to Lindum.

Sizer, who grew up near Gainsborough, joined Lindum aged 21 following four years with Travis Perkins. There he trained as a manager before taking on responsibility for its branch at Epworth.

At Lindum, he spent time studying for a HNC and a Bsc Hons. He went on to become a Commercial Manager, before moving to Lindum Waste in Saxilby as General Manager.

He relocated to York in April 2014, shortly after the business was established there, and he has overseen its development into a £30m turnover company with 54 employees and a growing order book and reputation.

Among Lindum York’s ongoing projects are a large affordable housing development in Malton, a 120,000 sq ft industrial/logistics project in Doncaster, 130,000 sq ft of industrial/logistics in Bury, a warehouse expansion in Melmerby, a new grandstand at Beverley Racecourse and the refurbishment of York University accommodation blocks.

Group Chairman David Chambers said: “I’m delighted to welcome Jonathan to the Exec Board. It is always satisfying to see employees progress through the business.

“Jonathan will continue to lead our York-based business while using his expertise and knowledge to support business across the rest of the group.”

Construction is in the blood for Sizer, whose father is a carpenter and joiner and whose grandfather was a Site Foreman for Pumphrey Construction.

He said: “I’m delighted to have been appointed to the Exec Board and I look forward to becoming more deeply involved with the wider Group activities.

“Since joining Lindum there has always been a culture of inclusivity and encouragement to get involved and make a difference, something which has always motivated and excited me.

“Lindum has always created opportunities for employees and our ‘people first’ approach is what makes working here so enjoyable and rewarding.”

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