Practical Action

Practical Action "was founded in 1966, as ITDG (the Intermediate Technology Development Group), by the radical economist Dr EF Schumacher to prove that his philosophy of ‘Small is Beautiful’ could bring real and sustainable improvements to people’s lives."


 * President - Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

Select Leadership
Accessed April 2012:


 * Simon Trace - chief executive (since 2005)
 * Paul Smith Lomas - International Director
 * Margaret Gardner - Marketing and Communications Director

Directors
Accessed January 2014:


 * Stephen Watson (Chair)
 * Ruth McNeil (Vice Chair)
 * Nigel Saxby-Soffe (Treasurer)
 * Mary Chadwick
 * Roger Clarke
 * Emma Crewe
 * Dominic Haslam
 * Mahmood Hassan
 * John Heskett
 * Imran Khan
 * Brenda Lipson
 * Alison Marshall
 * Helena Molyneux
 * James Smith
 * Sean Sutcliffe
 * Paul Turner
 * Veronica Walford
 * Angus Walker

Directors (April 2008) Accessed April 2008:


 * Stephen Watson, Chair of the Board of Trustees
 * Ruth McNeil, Vice Chair
 * Nick Selbie, Treasurer
 * Emma Crewe
 * Mahmood Hassan
 * Ben Hayman
 * John Heskett
 * Allan McRobie
 * Alison Marshall
 * Bryan Stevens
 * Sean Sutcliffe
 * Neil Thin
 * Angus Walker

Contact

 * Web: http://www.itdg.org

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * John Mead
 * Katrina Brown
 * Diana Mitlin - former trustee
 * George McRobie
 * Andrew Barnett - former director of research
 * Former Director - Ken Ritchie
 * Gita Patel