Gillian Day Director of Finance and Resources, JTL Start date: April 2023 Previous Job: Director of Finance & Corporate Services, The Housing Ombudsman Interesting fact: As a linguist, Gillian has lived in both Spain and France and, when a student at university, used to earn a bit of extra cash by making and decorating wedding cakes Michael Wood Williams Chair, Gateshead College Start date: April 2023 Concurrent Job: In house corporate counsel and investor Interesting fact: Michael worked as a professional skier and climber for ten years in the Austrian Alps