Meet the Town Deal Board Members

David is a passionate social entrepreneur who founded The Kerfoot Group in 1980 which grew to sales of over £80 million on a global basis exporting to over 50 countries before being sold to Avril in 2015. Current Chairman of the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP, David is also Deputy Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire and the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire for 2020/21.

James joined the team at the LEP from Yorkshire Forward.

Cllr Steve Siddons is a Labour councillor representing the Weaponess and Ramshill ward. Cllr Siddons was appointed Leader of the Council in 2019 and holds a number of appointments to outside bodies including the YNYER LEP and British Ports Association.

Mike was appointed Chief Executive of Scarborough Borough Council in 2019. Previously, Mike worked as Assistant Director for Neighbourhood and Customer Services at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and has worked in senior roles in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.

Robert is the MP for the Scarborough and Whitby constituency.

Richard has worked for North Yorkshire County Council for 33years, the last 10 of which have been as Chief Executive. Richard was born in North Yorkshire and attended school and college in Scarborough.

Coast and Vale Community Action (CaVCA) is a local voluntary community services organisation supporting communities to thrive. David is Co-ordinator of the Totally Socially project which is an initiative to support individuals and groups in local communities to turn their ideas into action.

Beyond Housing is the Borough’s largest RSL and serves customers in more than 15,000 homes in the North East and North Yorkshire. Rosie has been the Chief Executive since the organisation formed in 2018 and has a career background in retail, insurance and telecoms.

Jackie began her career in the commercial financial sector before moving to education and has over 20 years in both public and private sector higher education. Coventry University established a base in Scarborough in 2016.

Lee Kilgour has been the principal of Scarborough UTC since June 2018. The UTC is an industry backed college for 14-18yr olds seeking a career in STEM related fields and opened its doors in 2016.

David has over 30years experience working in civil society. He relocated to Scarborough 3years ago and is now a Strategic Social Change Advisor working with a range of national funding bodies. He is the current Chair of COAST which is a newly formed partnership of cultural organisations working towards a Coastal Strategy for the region.

Richard Grunwell

Scarborough Business Ambassadors

Richard is a retired solicitor and used to have his own practice specialising in commercial property and planning policy. He is now a member of the Scarborough Business Ambassadors (SBA) and sits on the SBA sub group for town centres. He is also the Chair of the Coast and Vale Community Action Board which is a local voluntary services support organisation.

Mark is the area manager for the Yorkshire Coast group of English Heritage properties which remit includes Whitby Abbey and Scarborough Castle.

Steve is a Co-founder, Director and IT Consultant at Save9 Ltd - a UK-based cloud computing, rural internet and cyber security services provider based in Scarborough.

James is the Director of Goodall Group Ltd, a local (and one of the biggest) private investor and developer of commercial and residential property in Scarborough with over 20yrs experience. James represents the Scarborough Town Centre Team, a group established in 2019 to take forward priorities in Scarborough Town Centre, on the Board.

Whitby Seafoods is one of the biggest employers within the Whitby area. Barry has worked for the company for 6years and has extensive experience of working in the food industry and operations management.

Cllr Steve Siddons is a Labour councillor representing the Weaponess and Ramshill ward. Cllr Siddons was appointed Leader of the Council in 2019 and holds a number of appointments to outside bodies including the YNYER LEP and British Ports Association.
 

Mike was appointed Chief Executive of Scarborough Borough Council in 2019. Previously, Mike worked as Assistant Director for Neighbourhood and Customer Services at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and has worked in senior roles in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.

Robert is the MP for the Scarborough and Whitby constituency.

Richard has worked for North Yorkshire County Council for 33years, the last 10 of which have been as Chief Executive. Richard was born in North Yorkshire and attended school and college in Scarborough.

James joined the team at the LEP from Yorkshire Forward.

Mel is the Chief Executive of Coast and Vale Community Action (CaVCA) which is a local voluntary community services organisation supporting communities to thrive.

Beyond Housing is the Borough’s largest RSL and serves customers in more than 15,000 homes in the North East and North Yorkshire. Rosie has been the Chief Executive since the organisation formed in 2018 and has a career background in retail, insurance and telecoms.

Whitby Civic Society is an independent voluntary organisation and registered charity that aims to protect, enhance and celebrate the heritage of Whitby. Dr John Field is the current Chair of the Society.

The NYMNPA looks after the large area of the North York Moors, helping to protect and conserve it, while encouraging people to enjoy and understand how special it is. Paul is the Head of Strategic Policy including the Local Plan.

Whitby Town Council consists of 19 elected members who strive to make Whitby a better place to live, work and play. Cllr Wild lives on the east side of Whitby and is the current Mayor of Whitby.

Michael joined Whitby Town Council as Clerk in June 2020. Michael has extensive experience in research, public policy and managerial positions in both the public and private sectors with skills in programme and project management, corporate governance, public policy, strategy development and performance management.