KMEP Membership:

Business Representatives:

Geoff Miles, CHAIRMAN
Maidstone Studios
Geoff Miles’ Register of Interest can be found here.

Paul Barrett
Chairman & Managing Director, Canterbury 4 Business & Barretts Motor Group
Paul Barrett’s Register of Interest can be found here.

James Beatton
Partner, Cripps LLP
James Beatton’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Miranda Chapman
Director, Pillory Barn Design Ltd
Miranda Chapman’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Gavin Cleary
CEO, Locate in Kent
Gavin Cleary’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Sarah Dance
Director, Sarah Dance Associates & Cultural Transformation Board
Sarah Dance’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Richard Finn
Managing Director, Richard Finn Ltd
Richard Finn’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Douglas Horner
Kent Ambassador
Douglas Horner’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Nick Fenton
Chairman, Kent Developers Group & Board Member, Locate in Kent
Nick Fenton’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Jo James
Chief Executive, Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce (KICC)
Jo James’ Register of Interest can be found here.

Andrew Metcalf
Director, Maxim PR
Andrew Metcalf’s Register of interest can be found here.

Jane Ollis
Chair, Kent IOD
Jane Ollis’ Register of Interest can be found here.

Jon Regan
Director & Chairman, Hugh Lowe Farms Ltd & Weald Granary Ltd
Jon Regan’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Paul Thomas
Development Land Services Ltd
Paul Thomas’ Register of Interest can be found here.

Paul Winter
UK Managing Director, Wire Belt Company Ltd
Paul Winter’s Register of Interest can be found here.

The Kent & Medway Business Advisory Board is in the process of electing 1 new board member to join KMEP following the resignation of Iain Hawthorn.

Higher Education Representative (HE):

Professor Rama Thirunamachandran
Vice Chancellor, Canterbury Christ Church University
Prof. Thirunamachandran’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Further Education Representative (FE):

Simon Cook
Principal, Mid-Kent College
Simon Cook’s Register of Interest form can be found here.

Local Authority Representatives:

Paul Carter
Leader Kent County Council
Paul Carter’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Rodney Chambers
Cabinet Member Medway Council
Rodney Chambers’ Register of Interest can be found here.

Gerry Clarkson
Leader Ashford Borough Council
Gerald Clarkson’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Simon Cook
Leader Canterbury City Council
Simon Cook’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Jeremy Kite
Leader Dartford Borough Council
Jeremy Kite’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Keith Morris
Leader Dover District Council
Keith Morris’ Register of Interest can be found here.

David Monk
Leader Folkestone & Hythe District Council (renamed from Shepway District Council)
David Monk’s Register of Interest can be found here.

David Turner
Leader Gravesham Borough Council
David Turner’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Martin Cox
Leader Maidstone Borough Council
Martin Cox’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Peter Fleming
Leader Sevenoaks District Council
Peter Fleming’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Andrew Bowles
Leader Swale Borough Council
Andrew Bowles’ Register of Interest can be found here.

Bob Bayford
Leader Thanet District Council
Robert Bayford’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Nicolas Heslop
Leader Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Nicolas Heslop’s Register of Interest can be found here.

David Jukes
Leader Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
David Jukes’ Register of Interest can be found here.

The Kent and Medway Economic Partnership’s Strategic Programme Manager’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Duration of membership:

A Local Authority Leader’s appointment to the Board will run concurrently with his/her tenure as Leader of the Council.

The HE & FE representatives shall be selected by the universities and FE colleges located in Kent and Medway. The HE & FE representatives shall remain a Board Members until the KMEP Chairman (via the Secretariat) is advised by the universities or the FE colleges that a new nominee is proposed.

A private sector representative has a two-year tenure on KMEP, following which they may be reappointed by the Business Advisory Board for an additional successive term. There is no maximum number of terms that a Business Representative can serve.

Interested in joining KMEP?:

We always welcome applications from business leaders that are interested in sitting on the Partnership. Those individuals are asked to submit their details using the ‘apply’ function on this website.

An induction meeting will be offered to those applicants selected to join the Partnership.