Charles Prior - Executive Chairman - Aged 61
Charles is a chartered accountant and was one of the founder shareholders and directors of BPP Holdings plc ("BPP"). BPP joined the Unlisted Securities Market of the London Stock Exchange in 1986 and obtained a listing on the London Stock Exchange in 1987. Charles was its Chief Executive until his retirement in August 2007. Under his leadership BPP grew into a substantial training company with market capitalisation of over £250M. In the year to 31 December 2006 BPP made pre-tax profits of £18M on a turnover of £129M.
charlesprior@woodspeentraining.com / 01488 608341
Lynn Chandler - Finance Director - Aged 48
Lynn is a chartered accountant and was the Finance Director of BPP Holdings plc for 10 years until she retired from full-time employment in 2005. Lynn is a non-executive committee of A2Dominion Housing Group.
lynnchandler@woodspeentraining.com / 020 8743 9172
Compton Hellyer - Non-Executive Director - Aged 62
Compton worked in the City for over 20 years, first as a stockbroker and then as a financial advisor on commodities and futures. In 1991 Compton founded Sporting Index which soon became the world leaders in spread betting. He left Sporting Index when it was brought by a private equity firm in 2003 and is now chairman of six small private companies. Compton is a member of the Jockey Club and is a non-executive diretcor of Epson Racecourse.