Judith Donovan

Biographical Information
"Judith Donovan CBE was one of the first female entrepreneurs in Yorkshire, founding her own marketing agency in 1982, which she grew to over 50 staff, with a turnover of £12.5 million, before selling to her managers in 2000. Since then she has pursued a non-exec career, mainly in the public sector, and currently is: Chair of Royal Mail’s Strategic Mailing Partnership; a Director of the British Wool Marketing Board and the Legacy Trust UK; a Trustee of the Hull University Union; a Member of Hull University Alumni Advisory Board and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, a Public Member of Network Rail; and an Authority Member of the Ripon Cathedral Finance Board.

"Previously she has been Chair of the Yorkshire Tourist Board, Chair of Bradford TEC, President of Bradford Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chair of Postwatch, a Millennium Commissioner, a Director of HSE and BIG Lottery Fund and also a Trustee of Northern Ballet and the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust."

Affiliations

 * Non-executive Chairman of the Eden Project and Non-executive Director of Eden Regeneration Ltd