Bernicia appoints new board members

Bernicia has further strengthened its group board with four new appointments.

Gill Smith, Tom Weightman, Lesley Moody OBE and Steve Crosland bring a wealth of business acumen leading private sector and not-for-profit companies across a broad range of sectors.

Bernicia will also harness their talents onto committees which support the main group board – providing focus and oversight of the business’s strategic objectives.

The new board appointments are:

  • Gill Smith – Gill is currently CEO of charity the Northern Learning Trust which helps improve the lives of very disadvantaged people and communities with complex needs. She is a dynamic and forward-thinking CEO, highly skilled at engagement with partners, commissioners, staff, trustees and beneficiaries.

 

  • Tim Weightman – former managing director of Newcastle-based chartered surveyors Hall and Partners. Tim has worked in the construction industry for more than 37 years, specialising in delivery programmes for new, refurbishment and retrofit residential projects, some valued at over £25m.

 

  • Lesley Moody OBE – for the past 30 years, Lesley has been managing director of her own company AES Digital Solutions Ltd, a digital media company designing and developing online systems. Her company has a strategic focus on market communication, information and the development of people through innovative use of IT and technology.

 

  • Steve Crosland – an experienced director with more than 30 years working in UK and US companies leading HR, operational and governance functions. Steve has operated a successful consultancy for the past ten years providing human resources and organisation development, restructuring and governance expertise to companies and public bodies.

 John Johnston, Bernicia Chief Executive, said: “We’re delighted to welcome new members from a diverse range of sectors to the Bernicia Group board. Their skills and experience will help to ensure that Bernicia continues to maintain excellence in governance.”

Pic shows, left to right: Tim Weightman, Jenny Allinson, Director of Corporate Governance, Gill Smith, John Johnston, Bernicia Chief Executive, John Holmes, Bernicia Group Chair, Lesley Moody OBE, Avril Gibson, Bernicia Group Deputy Chair and Steve Crosland.