LACF DIRECTOR PROFILE INFORMATION

JANETTE ACKERLEY (LACF CHAIR)

• Name – Janette Ackerley • Occupation – I am retired having worked for over twenty years as a Science teacher at Lutterworth High School. I was born in Lutterworth and educated at Lutterworth Grammar School and West Midlands College of Education. Apart from brief spells in and Dorset, I have lived all my life in Lutterworth. • Where do you live? Lutterworth, Leics. • Are you involved in any Committee’s or Council’s? I have been a member of Lutterworth Town Council for over 30 years having been elected for the first time in 1983. I have served 3 terms as Town Mayor. I was elected as a member of Council in 2007 and held various positions on the Executive. I was appointed as a Magistrate in 1996 and serve as a Chairman in both adult and youth courts. • Do you have any hobbies or interests? I am a member of the Royal British legion and have been a poppy seller for over 40 years. I enjoy walking particularly Nordic walking. I also cycle and kayak. I have been married for over 40 years and have 2 children and 2 grandchildren.

RICHARD OSBORN

• Name – Richard Osborn • Occupation – Regional Property Lawyer Director with Excello Law, who have provided the Community Group with legal and administrative support since January 2019. • Where do you live? South with his wife and two teenage children • Are you involved in any Committee’s or Council’s? I am involved in the regional business community as a director of Business Festival, the Leicester Business Improvement District and also Team Leicester • Do you have any hobbies or interests? Playing tennis, golf and guitar.

GWYN STUBBINGS

• Name – Gwyn Stubbings • Occupation – Qualified Town Planner. Planning Director for GLP (formerly Gazeley). I have been involved with Magna Park since 2008. • Where do you live? Cambridge. For work I commute between ; Lutterworth and Milton Keynes. • Are you involved in any Committee’s or Council’s? I am Chairman of the British Property Federation Industrial Committee. • Do you have any hobbies or interests? Golf; rugby and travel.

JOSEPH (‘BEN’) BENOIST

• Name - Joseph (‘Ben’) Benoist MBE FRIN • Occupation - Retired RAF Squadron Leader Air Traffic Controller/Head of Section CAA Airspace Policy • Where you live? Walcote – 22 years • Are you involved in any Committees or Council’s - Finance Director Lutterworth Golf Club; Treasurer Allotment Association. • Do you have any hobbies or interests? Golf; junior golf development; family.

DAVID NOON

• Name – David Noon • Occupation – Partner and Chief Operating Officer Deloitte LLP • Where do you live? I live just outside of Walton where I have been for 16 years. I was born in and apart from three years whilst at University. I have lived in Leicestershire, 47 of those years being in the constituency. • Are you involved in any Committee’s or Council’s? N/A • Do you have any hobbies or interests? I have been a season ticket holder at Leicester Tigers since the early 1980s when it was still very much an amateur game!

KATE GREEN

• Name – Kate Green • Occupation – For the past 13+ years I have worked for a fostering agency, specialising in children with disabilities which brings both challenges and rewards. • Where do you live? Walcote, Lutterworth, Leicestershire • Are you involved in any Committee’s or Council’s? I have always been involved with the community and am a Trustee for MWCT who were successful in the building of Walcote Memorial Hall through funding and fundraising. I was also part of the Community Benefit Society who secured The Black Horse as a Community Asset. • Do you have any hobbies or interests? As a family we enjoy travelling. I also love reading, gardening and cooking (when time allows!)

DR VIPUL MASHARANI

• Name – Dr Vipul Masharani MB ChB 1982(Cardiff), BSc, MRCGP. • Occupation – I was educated in Lutterworth and went on to study Medicine in Cardiff. I have been working as a GP in Lutterworth since 1988. • Where do you live? Lutterworth. Vipul is married and has three grown up children; the oldest is now a junior doctor training also to becoming a general practitioner. • Are you involved in any Committee’s or Council’s? N/A • Do you have any hobbies or interests? My children are accomplished musicians and we all like going to concerts and arts events and we keep fit by going out walking.

JOHN WARREN

• Name – John Warren • Occupation – Former Senior Manager with Mr Kipling Cakes. Former Manager of Lutterworth Volunteer Centre for 18 years and a past trustee of a number of Voluntary & Community Sectors. • Where do you live? Lutterworth, Leics. • Are you involved in any Committee’s or Council’s? A Governor & Director at for 25 years and 12 years as Chairman. • Do you have any hobbies or interests? Completed the London Marathon in my 60th year for Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre. Walked John O’Groats to Land’s End with my wife to raise money for the Lutterworth Volunteer Centre.

HAZEL MAHER

• Name - Hazel Maher • Occupation - Headteacher. St Mary's Primary School, - retired July 2020 having served 11 years. Part of a trust with schools including Ullesthorpe and Claybrooke Magna. • Where do you live? Lutterworth - 37 years. 2 children who accessed local groups and clubs and attended local schools. • Are you involved in Committees or Council’s? Not at present • Do you have any hobbies or interests? Member of Wycliffe Drama Group for 20 years. Associated with Lutterworth Town Band for 23 years. WI. Narrowboating on own narrowboat around the UK, Family History, walking, spending time with my four grandchildren. Having just retired I am looking to take up new interests.

JANET BUTCHER

• Name – Jan Butcher • Occupation – Retired Senior Civil Servant • Where do you live? With my husband in Claybrooke Magna where we have happily spent over 20 years as part of the community. • Are you involved in any Committee’s or Council’s? School governor for Claybrooke and primary schools, a Claybrooke Magna Parish Councillor, a representative on the Claybrooke Burial Board, and a trustee for 2 local educational charities (Alderman Newton Educational Foundation and the Marc Smith Charity). • Do you have any hobbies or interests? My main focus is my 4 beloved grandchildren. When not spending time with them, I can often be found running or walking Digby, a rescue Sprocker Spaniel, in the glorious local countryside.