Roy Newey - Group Board Director

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Roy Newey was born in 1960 and lives in Cheshire with his family. He founded his first business at just 22 years of age and built an enterprise over the next ten years that employed over 450 staff and turned over £5m.

Roy took the decision to sell his business and went on to become the Deputy Chief Executive of Merseyside Training & Enterprise Council (the forerunners for the Learning and Skills Councils) and Business Link. Roy took up the role of non-executive Director at A4e in 2000 and played a significant role in developing A4e's approach to delivering business support services under the Business Link brand and is now leading A4e's international development. Roy played an integral role in the successful exportation of A4e's welfare to work policy, liaising with senior politicans and policy makers, as well as local community groups and programme beneficiaries in Israel, France, Germany and Poland.

Recognised as an expert in the field of economic regeneration Roy's areas of policy interest include:

• Entrepreneurship and high growth companies
• Empowerment of disadvantaged communities
• Basic skills loopholes
• Vocational skill development vs. Academic development
• People development through work and voluntary activity
• Public investment strategies to support economic growth
• Myths, hearsay and reality in business

If you would like to contact Roy to discuss how A4e can assist you then please email rnewey@a4e.co.uk