Anne Gornall, Co-Chair, Northern Skills Network Start date: January 2022 Concurrent job: Executive director, GMLPN Interesting fact: Anne wears a lot of red… especially at Christmas Alex Miles, Co-Chair, Northern Skills Network Start date: January 2022 Concurrent job: Managing director, Yorkshire Learning Providers Interesting fact: Alex has played 6 different instruments over the years with her favourite being the Double Bass. She also had a few harp lessons which was actually quite painful Omid Kordestani, Chair and non-executive director, Pearson Start Date: March 2022 Concurrent job: Board member, Twitter Incorporated Interesting fact: He joined Google as employee #11 and was responsible for its first revenue-generating activities, as well as its first-ever profitable quarter Emily Austin, Chief Executive, The Association of Apprentices Start date: January 2022 Previous Job: Director, The St Martin’s Group Interesting fact: She recently went paragliding off Mount Babadag in Turkey and has skydived at 15,000 feet James Swaffield, Managing Director Adult Education, Capita Starts date: January 2022 Previous Job: Apprenticeships Director, Capita Interesting fact: James is a fan of American football and the Green Bay Packers, and will have his fingers crossed for the upcoming playoffs and Superbowl