The YourTV Manchester team.
David McKeith, Chairman
David has been at the heart of the Manchester business scene for over 30 years. Formerly NW senior partner of accountants PwC, he now has a number of business roles including as chair of the Halle Orchestra and GM Chamber of Commerce.
Nicholas Wheeler, Managing Director
Manchester is a city with a clear, detailed and ambitious vision for its future. So is YourTV and with such a great local team already committed to making it happen I look forward to adding my years of multi media experience to help make local tv a reality in such a fantastic and deserving City.
Bryan Burgess
Bryan is born and bred Mancunian and has worked in the Manchester and North West business and media community for over 30 years.
Mumtaz Bashir
Mumtaz is an independent Management Consultant providing strategic advice and support to London Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to lead the development of a similar programme to the one she created for The XVII Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002.
Lucy Danger
Lucy is a an inspiring entrepreneur funded by the Princes Youth Business Trust in 1996 to set up EMERGE as a social enterprise in Manchester which has become a key driver bringing about the change to more sustainable waste management locally and in the process has created numerous sustainable local jobs and valuable work experience.
Clive Drinkwater
Clive is a key figure in developing business in the North West working with key stakeholders in Greater Manchester to deliver international business support to companies across the region. He is a regular commentator in the media promoting the benefits of internationalisation of firms.
Felicity Goodey CBE
Felicity Goodey is a businesswoman and a former senior BBC journalist and presenter with a passion for regeneration. During 28 years broadcasting for the BBC she won national awards for her reporting and regularly presented national and regional news and current affairs programmes.
Andrew Lovatt
Andy is a pioneer in the digital revolution and it is only right that he should take that experience and believe into what promises to be part of a revolution in television. Having worked in and around Media and Creative Industries for more than 25 years Andy has experience in research, analysis, strategy development, business planning and innovation
Clive Memmott
Barrister trained Clive has been Chief Executive of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the second largest in the UK, since September 2010. Prior to this he was a Director of Robinson Keane the executive recruitment consultancy and is also a very experienced non-executive Director.
David Moutrey
Dave Moutrey is Director and Chief Executive of the recently merged Cornerhouse and Library Theatre Company and is leading a project to create their new purpose built venue that will open in 2014. The merger created an entirely new production based multi-art form organisation that currently trades under the two constituent brands.
Geoff Thompson
Geoff Thompson has a 31 year track record in the social and human development of young people and communities through sport. As a former five times world karate champion and Olympic Gold medallist, sports administrator and politician, he has realised a unique range of skill sets that have seen him advise, develop and deliver social and human project programme initiatives and policy at the highest level with benefits to young people and communities globally.
Damian Walsh
Born and raised in Manchester and educated at Cambridge where he gained a BA in Economics, Damian has put his education to good use as a successful local business entrepreneur.
Roger Ward
After a distinguished career in advertising Roger changed course and has become one of the most successful pub owner entrepreneurs in Manchester currently opening his fourth venue in a prestigious listed building in Albert Square.