While dreaming of a white Christmas may well be in vain this December 2024, we did have a flurry of noteworthy appointments in Gloucestershire before businesses shut up shop for the festive season.
From the education leader driving green skills nationwide to a new headmaster for an historic Cotswolds school, SoGlos picks out four significant appointments in the county in our final roundup of the year.
Rendcomb College appoints a new headmaster for 2025
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Gloucestershire independent day and boarding school Rendcomb College has announced the appointment of its tenth headmaster, this December 2024.
Experienced senior educator Andy Murphy will join Rendcomb as its new head of college in September 2025, taking over from outgoing headmaster Rob Jones, who has held the position since 2015.
Andy brings a wealth of experience in the independent schools’ sector, most recently as deputy head at Stamford School in Lincolnshire; and says he can't wait to immerse himself and his family into life in the Cotswolds.
Benefact Group appoints new CFO to 'spearhead strategic initiatives'
Major not-for-profit financial services firm, Benefact Group, has announced the appointment of its next chief financial officer — responsible for 'spearheading strategic initiatives' to help grow the business and reach a target of raising £250 million for good causes.
Mark Bennett is officially appointed the position of CFO in December 2024, after acting in the position alongside his role of group chief actuary following the retirement of Denise Cockrem in July 2024, he will formally step into the role in January 2025.
Benefact — owned by the Benefact Trust, the third biggest corporate donor in the UK — is the parent company of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical Insurance and sustainable asset manager EdenTree. Mark will join both boards, pending regulatory approval.
Cheltenham business coach appointed to director role at ActionCOACH UK
Cheltenham-based business and executive coach, Neil Martin, has been appointed to the senior leadership team of one of the UK's biggest business training franchises, ActionCOACH UK.
Neil, who first joined the franchise group as a senior business coach at ActionCOACH Cheltenham in 2022, takes on the role of director of content strategy and edutainment for the UK group, this December 2024.
In his new role, Neil combines his existing responsibilities as a business and executive coach, delivering tailored strategies for business leaders and executives, with the development of fun and entertaining content for learning programmes, along with the mentoring of coaches across the entire ActionCOACH UK network.
AccXel managing director appointed to national green skills advisory board
Natalie King, joint managing director of Cinderford's pioneering construction school AccXel, has been appointed to the national board of a government-backed panel which aims to close a green skills gap in the construction industry.
A committee of more than 500 UK housing and construction businesses, supported by government agencies and education providers, the Green Skills Advisory Panel (GSAP) exists to 'create a new era of green construction practices' in the industry through education and cross sector collaboration, with the new board appointed this December 2024 following a national rollout.
Natalie, who became joint managing director of AccXel in 2024, says she is delighted to be appointed to the national board and looks forward 'to furthering the green skills agenda in both industry and education'.
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