Gary is tasked with driving forward Worcestershire LEP and leading an Executive Team to support the WLEP's ambitions and delivery of the WLEP business plan.

From his former role as Head of Policy and Education at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, he has brought with him a wealth of business insight and networks as well as considerable experience of Government policy and delivery. Educated at the University of Wales, Cardiff, where he obtained his degree in Leisure and Recreation Management, and the University of Gloucestershire, where he studied for his postgraduate diploma in Business Administration, he previously worked for Gloucestershire County Council's market towns and economic development arm, overseeing regeneration.