biographies

PRIMETIMERS PEOPLE

Mary Chadwick

Formerly an executive director of PaineWebber International Bank Ltd, Mary has successfully developed and marketed private banking and trust services to high-net-worth clients. Moving to the third sector, she project managed for the DTI and gained extensive cross-sectoral board experience from roles including non-executive director of the North East London Strategic Health Authority and enterprise agency HBV Enterprise. Mary was chair of trustees for international development charity One World Action for seven years and joined PrimeTimers in 2004.

Brent Thomas

Brent worked in general management and human resources in the automotive, chemicals and lubricants industries in the UK and Scandinavia. In 2002, following a period of interim management when he became convinced that there was a fast growing sector of people who wanted to develop portfolio careers, he founded PrimeTimers. Brent is also a trustee of Family Action, the largest family charity in England and holds a variety of private sector trustee roles.

James Alexander

James spent 12 years as Corporate Affairs Director for multinational company Burmah Castrol, until deciding to seek a career in the voluntary sector in 2000. After working for a variety of charities to broaden his experience, he was appointed Business Development Director and then Managing Director of CAN, Community Action Network. During this time he co-founded PrimeTimers and is currently Chair. He is also Interim Chief Executive of We Are What We Do Community Interest Company, and a director of several other social enterprises.

Tony Buckland

Formerly a managing director of Deutsche Bank ag and CEO of Deutsche Trustee Company Limited, Tony was also a member of their Charities Committee in London. He has been a member of the What Next Advisory Group, a joint initiative between the Oxford Said Business School and Common Purpose, since 2007 and has mentored a variety of third sector organisations including EKTA, Skyway Agency and the Walworth Garden Farm.

Martin Albrow

As a consultant sociologist Martin has provided thought leadership and research for PrimeTimers since 2004 including championing the idea of a Civil Society University (www.civilsocietyuniversity.org.uk). He also works with International Futures Forum, a Scottish based capacity raising charity and network. Emeritus Professor of the University of Wales, Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Global Governance, LSE, his books include Do Organisations have Feelings? and the prizewinning The Global Age.

Julia Roberts

A communications and marketing consultant with top ten UK PR consultancy, Biss Lancaster, Julia has had a broad spectrum of consultancy experience. She was a founding partner in communications consultancy, The Counsel House, specialising in marketing, media and professional partnerships, before sector swapping in 2004. Since then, she has worked with a number of social enterprises including the Bromley by Bow Centre and PrimeTimers. She was a primary school governor for six years.

Catherine Tollington

Catherine is a social enterprise consultant providing business consultancy in the third sector. She has worked extensively with social enterprises including Community Action Network, Crisis Skylight, Aspire UK, Accenture UK and the Bromley by Bow Centre. Catherine is a guest speaker on social enterprise for the NHS management training programme, is a trustee of Bow Childcare, a social enterprise childcare provider in East London, and has recently completed a Masters in Social Enterprise Management.

Dawn McNulty

A new addition to PrimeTimers is Dawn McNulty, who brings her extensive experience as an administrator and sales negotiator in the private sector for companies including Globe Estate Agents, to support the team. She has spent the last eight years as training administrator at Helix UK Limited, specialist providers of training to the insurance industry. Here she built up a large portfolio of external clients, arranged bespoke courses and became the training face of Helix UK Limited.