Shahban Aziz Managing Director, Textile Centre of Excellence Start date: January 2025 Previous Job: Senior Funding Manager, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education Interesting fact: Shahban is passionate about charity work and improving social mobility. He is a trustee at Young Citizens and founder of the Jerusalem Community Fridge. Mark Emerson Vice Principal (Curriculum Innovation and Business Transformation), Colchester Institute Start date: February 2025 Previous Job: Assistant Principal (Information and Digital Transformation), Chelmsford College Interesting fact: Mark has played, and been sent off, at Wembley in the FA Cup (Unfortunately it was Wembley FC in the first qualifying round!).