Philippa Batting

Managing Director

Philippa has 20 years experience running a business and is passionate about Buckinghamshire as a place to live and do business in.

Heather Dean

Head of Skills and Business Support

Heather has a wealth of knowledge, having worked at a senior level in a range of businesses and helped countless others to grow.

Sarah Randall

Head of Operations and MI Systems

An honorary daughter of Bucks, Sarah has 20 years of experience in data, CRM and Management Information and a degree in Human Biology.

Lynsey Dunn

Head of Marketing,
Communications & Events

Liverpudlian by birth, Bucks by right, Lynsey has launched projects and brands across the world and still found time to study sword fighting

Adrian Champney

Head of Funding Acquisition and Business Development

Whatever the sector or size of business, Adrian has experience of working in it. He has been helping companies start and grow for years.

Rupert Waters

Head of Economic Research

Rupert’s career has been split evenly between consultancy and local government, with a little self-employment thrown in for good measure.

Ian Mackey

Business Support Manager

Haddenham resident Ian ran his own business working with breweries, experience he used to write the guide to New UK Breweries in 1998.

Anna Gration

Business Adviser

Anna has run her own business focusing on management development and Investors in People standards. She is also a Reiki practitioner.

Jane Dell

Business Adviser

Having run her own business advice firm & worked across sectors, Jane has proven to be a catalyst for many business’s strategic growth.

Navin Sankersingh

Broadband Programme Manager

Navin has consulted on digital infrastructure projects across the country and currently volunteers in the smart city technology sector.

Rob Burrows

Broadband Programme Assistant

Rob’s background in change management and business analysis took in the public and private sectors. He volunteers in the charity sector too.

Marina Jackson

Under 19 Skills Manager

Lucy Dowson

Tourism Development Manager

Lucy’s background is sales & marketing in the travel industry, while you’ll often find her out & about with the dog in the fields of Bucks.

Alex Beckett

Programme Manager Low Carbon Workspaces

An experienced energy & environmental consultant with an MSc in environmental mgmt., Alex has delivered several sustainable energy projects.

Rowan Wallis

Low Carbon Workspaces Project Officer (Hertfordshire)

Lisa Gibson

Low Carbon Workspaces Project Officer (Buckinghamshire)

William Dallimore

LEADER Project Manager

Well versed in rural affairs and economic development, Oxford Brookes alumni Will has an affinity with Bucks and a passion for agriculture.

Emma Waters

Leader Project Officer (Chilterns)

With her BA in Politics, Emma worked for the Economic & Business Adviser to the Mayor of London & ran her own business selling kid's books.

Ruth Deraed

Leader Project Officer (Clay Vales)

Ruth previously worked in France and brings her PhD in Biochemistry, work experience at Oxford Uni & viola playing skills to the team.

Katy Brown

LEADER Project Administrator

Imran Razaq

CRM and Data Coordinator

A student of accounting and finance, Imran has a history in sales, as well as working with young people to help them overcome depression.

Richard Vine

Telemarketer

Richard ran his own IT Infrastructure firm, then became Service Manager for the Millennium Dome project. Bucks resident for over 50 years.

Paula Citrone

Events and Project Marketing Manager

After heading up customer support and telemarketing teams in her early career, Paula has since made event management her forte with us.

Bhavneet Kohli

Marketing and Events Coordinator

Bhavneet ran her own beauty business while undertaking a degree in Events Management and counts Legoland among her former employers.

Amy Axten

Digital Marketing Executive

Former digital marketing apprentice, Amy worked with the likes of PWC & Microsoft. Photography, web design & her 3 dogs fill her spare time.

Abi Fern

Graphic Designer

Abi has had stints at BAFTA, Burberry and Karen Millen among others and can always be found camera in hand and notebook at the ready.

Gareth Barlow

Creative Content Executive

Gareth has a degree in Creative Writing and experience in freelance writing. He also spent a few years working for a youth charity in Bucks.

Lucy Frost

CRM Administrator

Lucy relocated to Bucks to raise a family & has more than a decade of experience in investor relations in a FTSE 100 pharmaceutical company.

Jacqui Faulkner

Accounts Administrator

Hammersmith-born Jacqui has called Bucks home for many years now and has been a long-serving member of our admin and finance teams.

Alan Field

Finance and Operations Manager

Born and bred in Bucks, Alan has over 15 years of experience within financial departments and gained MAAT status in 2010.

Caroline Millers

HR and Office Manager

Aylesbury native Caroline is one of our longest serving team members. Pre-BBF highlight: a trip to the Palace to accept a Queen’s Award.

Kristy Corse

Executive Personal Assistant

Buckinghamshire’s own, Kristy loves supporting businesses in her home county and brings 10 years of marketing experience to the party.