13/04/2012

Appointments To Board Of Ulster Supported Employment Ltd Announced

The Minister for Employment and Learning Dr Stephen Farry has announced the appointment of two new members to the Board of Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL).

The following appointments took effect from 11 April 2012 for a period of three years.

Mr Gavin Adams was previously employed with the Big Lottery Fund from November 2001 to August 2010, initially as Programme Manager and then Head of Programmes. Mr Adams is currently Senior Manager – Business Development with the Royal National Institute for the Blind, a post he has held since August 2010. He does not hold any other Public Appointments.

Mr Aidan Bennett is currently the Regional Director of Sectra Ltd and has over ten years experience working in Programme, Project and Operation environments in both the public and private sectors. Mr Bennett has been a business mentor for the Princes Trust since February 2008 and is also a director of an independent project management consultancy. He is a Prince2, Management of Risk, and Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner and a member of the Association of Project Managers and Institute of Information Security Professionals. Mr Bennett does not hold any other Public Appointments.

(CD)

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