Roger Marsh is Chair of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the public – private sector partnership promoting the Leeds City Region’s interests on a national and international scale, helping enterprise and business to thrive and unlocking potential through partnership.

Since becoming Chair, Roger has led the LEP through a period of significant transformation, securing the country’s largest Local Growth Deal settlement – bringing in excess of £1bn of investment to the region. He was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list in 2015 for Services to Business and the Economy.

As a member of the HS2 Growth Task Force and West Yorkshire Combined Authority Board, Roger has played a prominent role in shaping the future of the region’s major transport infrastructure. Working in partnership with Civic Leaders, Roger continues to pursue the LEP’s vision to develop the Leeds City Region as an economic powerhouse, creating jobs and prosperity for all who live and do business here; both for Northern and National economic advantage.

Roger has managed change at the highest level of Government, major businesses and companies implementing sensitive projects in times of transition and for long term financial health. Roger has built, led and been a member of cohesive teams delivering impressive results.

Keith Morgan led the planning and establishment of the British Business Bank from January 2013, and was appointed CEO in December 2013.

Prior to this, Keith was an Executive Director of UK Financial Investments (UKFI), joining in 2009 to manage the UK Government’s shareholdings in Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock and culminating in the return of Northern Rock to the private sector and the creation of UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) to manage the run down and sale of the remaining mortgages. Keith remains on the board of UKAR as a Non-Executive Director.

Keith joined UKFI from Banco Santander where he was an Executive Director of Sovereign Bancorp in the US, focusing on the bank’s retail and SME strategy and the integration of Sovereign into Santander. He was previously Director of Strategy & Planning at Abbey National and a member of the Executive Committee, and also served as Chairman of Santander’s Asset Management and Credit Card businesses in the UK. Before joining Abbey in 2004, Keith spent 17 years at L.E.K. Consulting, where he was a partner specialising in financial services.

Keith holds an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from University College, Oxford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Following initial roles in the energy and nuclear industry, Steve had twenty years’ experience as a senior executive in international technology companies. Then, since 2006, he built a portfolio of chairmanships of private equity backed businesses.  Steve was Deputy Chair and Chair of Finance for the University of Cumbria’s Board for seven years. He is currently Chair of Finance and Resources for the Lake District National Park Authority, Chair of the Lakes Currency Project Ltd (The Lake District Pound) and Chair of National Parks Partnerships LLP which sets up partnerships between businesses and all 15 UK national parks. He joined the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership as a private sector member of the Board in 2018. Steve lives near Kendal, Cumbria. In addition to family and friends, he has a passion for adventure in high places.

Paul has worked in the chemical industry for over 40 years – with ICI and Huntsman – and was in a senior executive position and Chairman with SABIC until his retirement in 2016.

Born on Teesside, Paul started his career as an apprentice with ICI and became Chairman of SABIC UK Petrochemicals as well as European Director for Government Policy and Public Affairs. Paul was also a member of the CIA Council and Chairman of the North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC). He is currently Chairman and one of the industrialists on the UK Government sponsored TVU LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership).

Paul has had a long and passionate interest in the training and development of people and as such he holds a number of non-executive positions outside SABIC, namely he sits on the Board of Governors for Teesside University and was previously a member of Redcar and Cleveland Technical College, NSAPI (National Skills Academy) and the TTE Training School. Additionally he has a deep interest in sustainability issues and is involved in a number of projects designed to ensure the long term future of the chemical industry. Paul is now Honorary President for SCI (Society of Chemical Industry) in the UK.

Paul has broad-based experience within the chemical industry, having worked in the Nylon, Polyester, Petrochemicals and service sectors. He also has significant global experience, having worked in Europe and the USA during his career.

He is married to Jayne and they have three grown-up children, Christopher, Katy and Carl. Paul enjoys most sports as well as reading and classic cars.

Richard joined NatWest in Bristol over 40 years ago and has worked in London, Birmingham, Scotland, and the North of England specialising in Corporate Banking, Structured Finance and People Development.

In his current role Richard leads a team serving the banking needs of commercial customers with a turnover exceeding £2m pa with business ranging from SME’s to quoted public companies.

He is also Chairman of The Growth Company, a board member of the Manchester City Region Local Enterprise Partnership and a member of the North West Business Leadership Team.

Richard lives in the Lune Valley with Katrina and their two children. His interests include field sports, fishing, walking and reading.

A Sheffield University graduate and qualified Chartered Accountant, Neil spent most of his career in advanced manufacturing companies, being Group Finance Director at Firth Rixson and then AES Engineering. He “retired” from executive life before becoming Master Cutler in 2012/13. He now has a portfolio of roles including being an independent governor at Sheffield Hallam University, chair of Yorkshire Artspace and a trustee of Museums Sheffield. Neil is a private sector board member on the Sheffield City Region LEP.