Richard Baizley

Richard is a qualified solicitor. He spent 25 years in private practice specialising in both Corporate Finance and Project Finance. He was very active in procurement and public/private partnerships. He now runs his own management consultancy business with three colleagues. They invest in and provide management to distressed or turn-around companies. To date they have successfully turned around 6 companies preserving the jobs of over 350 employees. These companies are from diverse sectors including one of the largest independent importers of wine in the UK. In addition, for the last seven years, he has been a Governor and Director of a Multi-Academy Trust. In my various roles, he has been involved in the strategic direction and growth of both private companies in a variety of sectors and Academies. As governor and director of Academies, he has had hands on dealings with the finances of Academies, staff recruitment and performance monitoring, complaints and latterly have dealt with the growth of an Academy. He has been actively involved in centralised procurement. Richard has a keen interest in SEN and inclusion and has completed extensive Autism Awareness training

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