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Ian Simpson, Chair (2017-2020)
Ian became Chair of the CTSI Board in 2017 after serving as a Non-Executive Director of CTSI from 2017-2017. He is keen to help support trading standards services at these times of severe budget cuts.
Noel Hunter, Non-Executive Director (2016 to 2019)
Noel is a Vice President of CTSI and a Director of the company.
Steve McArdle, Non-Executive Director (2017 to 2020)
Steve started his career as a Trading Standards Officer at Essex County Council before moving onto the private sector as a consultant.
Paul Ramsden, Non-Executive Director (2017 to 2020)
Paul has worked in trading standards for eighteen years and became a Director of CTSI in 2014. Paul is also the Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee (AFC).
Vacant - Non-Executive Director (2014 to 2017)
Julie Sampson, Non-Executive Director (2016 to 2019)
Chartered Fellow of CIPD, with over 30 years as a HR/Organsiation Development practitioner, I have had the benefit of working as a HR Director in both commercial and public sectors including as a Non Executive Director for Not for Profit organisations as well as a Consultant e.g. NHS, retail, e-commerce, postal and logistics.
David Riley, Ex-Officio Director, CTSI Chair
David became the Chair of CTSI in September 2018. David is currently employed as a Programme Manager within the National Trading Standards Programme Office. Until April this year he served as the Chief Public Protection Officer with The Isle of Anglesey County Council’s Public Protection Section and was responsible for delivering the wide range of duties allocated to the service including Trading Standards, Environmental Health, Licensing, Civil Registration and Corporate Health & Safety.
Rob Taylour, Ex-Officio Director, CTSI Vice Chair
Rob became the Vice Chair of CTSI in September 2018. Rob has recently retired as Head of Trading Standards having left Derbyshire County Council in December 2018. Since then he has kept in touch with the world of trading standards, working on a number of short term projects for the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government, the Office for Product Safety and Standards and CTSI. He also continues in his role as Chair of the Regulatory Compliance Officer Trailblazer Apprenticeship Scheme and regular attends CTSI Board and Council meetings as Vice Chair.
Malcolm Craig, Ex-Officio Director, CTSI Immediate Past Chair
Malcolm became Immediate Past Chair of CTSI in September 2018 following a year as Chair. He has 18 years experience in trading standards services.
Leon Livermore, Executive Director (while appointed)
After 25 years in local government Leon joined CTSI as its Chief Executive in February 2013.
Danny Ireland , Executive Director (while appointed)
Danny become Operations Director at CTSI is January 2019. He is originally from Lancashire and has spent over 35 years within the Financial services sector, the last 30 years in and around London.
