Stuart Paver will take on the role of the Chair of the Make It York Board.
Stuart, Chair of York-owned global retail business ‘Pavers’, is a dynamic business leader and philanthropist with over 40 years of experience in driving growth, community engagement and sustainable practices in the retail sector. With an extensive background in business development and community, Stuart will support the promotion of York as a vibrant place to live, work and visit.
Sarah Loftus, Managing Director of Make It York said: “We are delighted to have Stuart in place as Chair of Make It York’s board. Stuart has a wealth of invaluable experience from business acumen to community engagement alongside, involvements with numerous charities; one example, his humanitarian aid work in Ukraine. Running a global York-based business, Stuart is very aware of what the city of York has to offer both residents and visitors and I very much look forward to working beside him. I would also like to thank our Interim Chair, Mark Fordyce, for all his work and support over the past 12 months.”
Mark Fordyce, Interim Chair of Make It York, said: “Stuart’s personality and experience makes him the ideal choice to lead Make It York and the board. We are delighted he is joining us and look forward to working alongside him, building on the excellent work Sarah and her team have achieved.”
Stuart Paver, said: “I am very much looking forward to working with the wonderful team at Make It York. I look forward to the opportunity to build on the great work they have done so far, showcasing York as a vibrant place to live, work and visit.”
For more information or interview requests please contact:
Samantha Hunt, Head of Sales and Marketing
samantha.hunt@makeityork.com
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About Make It York
Make It York’s purpose is to develop and promote the city and its surroundings – nationally and internationally – as a vibrant and attractive place to live, visit, study, work and do business. Its mission is to grow the economic prosperity and wider wellbeing of York and its citizens. In practice, this means delivering a range of projects and programmes based around our corporate strategic priorities. These are: city positioning and profile-raising; Ensuring an exciting city centre; delivering the city’s ground-breaking cultural strategy. MakeItYork.com
About Visit York
Visit York is a part of Make It York and is the leisure tourism brand. Under the brand Visit York, Make It York’s aim is to market York as a must-see world-class destination to the leisure and business visitor and ensure investment to develop the quality of tourism in York. Activity covers all aspects of tourism marketing and PR, including market intelligence, as well as providing business support through the membership programme. Visit York operate the Visit York Pass, York’s city-sightseeing card, and run the Visitor Information Centre. VisitYork.org
