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New Trustee for the Museum

The National Football Museum is delighted that Clive Memmott has joined it's Board of Trustees. Clive is a Senior Consultant with Robinson Keane, the leading North West head-hunters, focusing on senior appointments within the Industry, Higher and Further Education and Public sectors. Prior to this he was Chief Executive of Business Link Lancashire for 8 ½ years.

He has spent most of his career in industry, having held senior positions at the Hepworth, Steetley and Redland Groups and as MD of Tate Access Floor Systems. Following a stint as Chairman of Business Link Lancashire he became interested in the “industry” that provides business and skills support for small and medium sized enterprises.

He is a director of a number of organisations/agencies, an Honorary Research Fellow at the Lancaster University Management School , a College Governor, Chairman of ENWORKS and Chairman of Progress Recruitment, a charity that provides supported employment opportunities to people with disabilities. He's a member of the Northern Leadership Academy Steering Group and has co-authored a book – Growing your own Heroes - on improving business performance through effective and practical employee engagement.

On joining the Museum's Board, Clive said:

“I am delighted to be joining the Board of Trustees of the National Football Museum As well as preserving the world's greatest football collections, and welcoming over 100,000 visitors each year, I am particular impress by the education and social inclusion work that the Museum undertakes with all sections of society.

The Museum is also an important asset to the tourism offer of the North West and Lancashire in particular, and I will be particularly interested in developing partnerships between the Museum and local and regional businesses, for mutual benefit.”

Paul Dermody, Chair of Trustees, said:

‘We are delighted that Clive has joined us. He brings a wealth of skills and experience which will be invaluable to the Museum as it develops over the years to come”.