Andrew is a hospitality entrepreneur with a career of over 40 years that spans the industry in both the UK and UAE. Based in Devon for the last 30 years he has also been involved, and often led, projects in both the charity and tourism community sectors throughout this period. He is currently a working director with two community enterprises from start-up - a dementia hub and a community arts development. Andrew is also a programme director for a cooperative business supporting innovation in councils in the UK.

He has been actively engaged with the higher education sector in business subjects for over 20 years and has represented UK colleges in Europe. As a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, he enjoys the challenge of operating across a range of private, public and voluntary sectors.

Qualifications

MBA - Plymouth Business School

Chartered Manager

BSc(Hons) - Oxford Polytechnic (Oxford Brookes University)

DipEd

Professional membership

Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute FCMI