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The Board is responsible for formulating, reviewing, and approving the Group’s strategy, budget, and corporate actions. The Directors, including those appointed since the last Annual General Meeting, submit themselves for re-election each year at the Annual General Meeting.
Mark was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman in July 2019. Mark is a Chartered Accountant who has had a long executive career in the education, technology, and corporate finance sectors, including finance and management roles operating in Europe, the USA, and South Africa. He has extensive AIM experience, having brought two technology companies to the market together with associated fund raises. He brings with him a strong knowledge of governance, public markets, and investor relations.
Richard was appointed as CEO in June 2020. He was formerly the co-owner of the Communicate School of English, Manchester which he co-founded in 2013 before it was acquired in July 2018 by Malvern. He was responsible for overseeing year-on-year growth in the business in terms of student numbers, revenue, and EBITDA. In addition he successfully built a well-trusted brand, established an international B2B sales agency network, set up digital marketing strategies, introduced and developed IT systems, and successfully gained British Council and Independent Schools Inspectorate accreditations.
Daniel was appointed as CFO in December 2021, having worked as Malvern’s Head of Finance. Before joining Malvern, Daniel held a number of financial leadership roles including European Financial Controller of Newell Brands plc, Group Financial Controller of QANTM Intellectual Property Ltd., and Head of Finance/ Financial Controller of FPA Patent Attorneys Pty. In addition to leading an SME in Australia through a successful IPO as Head of Finance, Daniel’s listed company experience at group level also includes management of audits for a multinational SME and merger and acquisition transactions.
Alan was appointed to the Board in October 2019. He has over 30 years’ experience in the information systems industry, including working in a senior capacity in the development of the Ministry of Defence’s Information System Strategy and then as a senior sales manager and adviser to several major software and systems integration companies. He is the founder and Managing Director of Ultris Limited, a niche software and services organisation operating in the confidential government sector. In addition, he was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director at Ideagen Plc when it listed in July 2012 at a market capitalisation of £13m and was a Board member, chairing the audit and remuneration committees until HG Capital acquired the company for £1.3bn in July 2022. He was also a non-executive Director at Goal Group Limited, a private UK-listed company. Alan was voted Non-Executive Director of the year in the May 2019 Money Week Mello awards.
Malvern HE Partnership Board | |
|---|---|
| Angela Murphy | OBE – Non-Executive Chair, Former DVC at UCLAN |
| Lynn Dobbs | Non-Executive, Former VC at London Metropolitan University |
| Richard Mace | CEO |
| Daniel Fisher | CFO |
| Stephen Harvey | Chief Development Officer |
