Intergen Community Interest Company (CIC) Board of Directors Biographies.

Bill Howie

Bill has over twenty-five years experience in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. From an operations background he moved into consultancy with Coopers and Lybrand for several years before taking on a series of senior roles in business, including a worldwide VP role with Grand Met (now Diageo), MD Spectrum Logistics, MD Fashion & Lifestyle Tibbett & Britten, before setting up Variation Limited with Graham Williams. As well as being CEO of Variation Bill also carries out interim management roles, most recently as MD for Central Parking Services Europe and MD Eden Springs UK. He is also CEO of Acqsys Limited, an asset management and financing business and is a trustee of Transaid, the UK Logistics industry charity. www.transaid.org

Carolyn Kagan

I am a community psychologist working at Manchester Metropolitan University where I am the Director of the Research Institute for Health and Social Change. For over 30 years I have worked with community and voluntary sector groups that are concerned with social change, and have been on the Boards of a number of different projects. I have been involved in intergenerational work since the mid 1980’s, supervising students who are developing intergenerational projects or carrying out research into the impact of intergenerational work. My family currently spans four generations!

Norma Raynes

Norma was a research professor, with a background in multi- disciplinary research and development, focused on service quality in early years and children’s services, services for people with learning disability and older people. She is a firm believer in linking research to practice.

She is a single mum, with a lovely daughter and son-in-law. She likes people with a sense of humour.

Michael Simon

I have been married for 37 years, have 1 daughter aged 34 and a son aged 31 + 2 grandsons. I retired 3 years ago but worked for 37 years in a family food import/export business rising to Managing Director and Chairman for the last 5 years of my working life. At present I am helping my son grow his business, serving as a Magistrate, helping with Intergen CIC, and most important seeing and spending time with my Grandsons.

Dr George Wilkinson

Dr George Wilkinson started his involvement with Intergen as a volunteer in one of the primary schools during the development years. George went into the school as a volunteer to listen to children read. He had decided that this was important when he learnt that many children left primary schools without being able to read.

George went onto to offer the school his skills and knowledge as an allotment owner. With his help the children learnt about planting and growing flowers to brighten up their playground and make it look more cheerful.

George is our Director of Finance. He brings to this role his years of experience in BT and his very special interest in quality systems helps us in our thinking and development.