Our Board Members
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Mark Currie
Chair
Mark was instrumental in establishing GMLPN and since becoming Chair in 2004, he has been the driving force in establishing the Network as a highly respected force in the skills and education eco-system in Greater Manchester. Mark is CEO of Mantra Learning, one of the largest Logistics Training Providers in the city region and its sister company The National Logistics Academy, the largest provider of logistics apprenticeships in the country. Mark also founded the forerunner to the Northern Skills Network and represents Training Providers on many local and regional advisory boards and committees.
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Jonathan Bourne
Company Secretary
Jonathan was appointed Company Secretary to GMLPN in November 2012 and brings a wealth of experience to the role. He is CEO of Damar Training – one of the region’s major training organisations in the Business/Professional Services sector.
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Nikki Bardsley
Board Member
Nikki has worked in the education sector for over 23 years and has an array of experiences in developing, delivering and assuring high quality training and assessments in large Training Providers. Nikki is passionate about giving everyone the opportunity to access quality educational teaching and assessment to support long term, sustainable career goals. At Kaplan, Nikki is Head of Client Solutions and Quality, developing, designing and delivering tailored assessments and qualification service solutions
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Daniel Wells
Board Member
Daniel joined the Board in January 2022 and is Managing Director at NowSkills
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Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara
Board Member
Subrah joined the Board in January 2022 and is Deputy Director – Research & Information Systems at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
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We are 120 Independent Training Providers, FE Colleges, Schools and Universities working to achieve an even closer alignment between the needs of employers, individuals, communities and the suppliers of skills.
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The past 12 months have been challenging for all provides but the support we have received and we have been able to offer through GMLPN has been invaluable. As a national provider we want to make sure we are also very much in touch with the areas within which we work and GMLPN helps us to this through the regular updates… along with the knowledgeable people on the exec board who are always quick to respond to any questions and assist wherever they can.
Robin Bate – Learning Curve Group
