We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Wilson as our new company chair.
Mike is an experienced business advisor with a long and successful history of supporting high-growth enterprises. For over 25 years, he has worked across in the North West, helping many of the region’s firms with coaching, mentoring, strategy and project management. He has particular expertise in enterprise, entrepreneurship, employee engagement, human resource management and strategic planning. He is also a Visiting Lecturer at York St. John University.
He first encountered Simply Doughnuts in the mid-2010s. Thereafter, he remained a helpful, supportive figure for a number of years, always ready to offer advice and to act as a sounding board for ideas. He joined our non-executive board shortly after the onset of Covid and, this month, he accepted an invitation to become our chair.
In this new role, he will help to drive some important changes across the business. Examples include:
- Developing and implementing new policies and procedures
- Taking a lead on corporate governance issues
- Ensuring compliance with industry standards and emerging legislation
- Securing funding support for new investments
- Developing our growing export markets
He will also play a supporting role, helping the executive team with respect to operational planning, contingency planning, leadership, project management, quality assurance, stakeholder management, performance monitoring and sustainability.
