Trustees

The Chairman of the Marketing Trust is usually a past-Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Marketing or other senior CIM member.

In addition, three Trustees are drawn from senior individual Members or Fellows of the Institute and there are three independent business people, all of whom bring a blend of experience to the work of The Marketing Trust.

Current Board of Trustees

Chairman
AJ Beale, OBE, FCIM, Chartered Marketer

Jim Beale is a graduate of Edinburgh University and is married with two adult children. Three separate career segments have covered commissioned service in the Royal Scots, brand management with Procter & Gamble, and management consultancy with the PA Consultancy Group.

His association with CIM dates back to 1968, when he was elected as a member. He has been Chairman of two separate CIM Branches (Northern Ireland 1975-76, and North East of England (1983-1984) and was National Chairman in 1990-1991. He was elected Honorary Fellow of the Institute in 1991.

He has been a Trustee of The Marketing Trust since 1988, and its Chairman since 1991. He has recently retired as Chairman of the Trustees of both the CIM Pension Fund and the Members’ Benevolent Fund.

He was awarded the OBE in 1997 for services to education.

Trustees

Geoffrey Blacker, OBE

Geoffrey Blacker is an "independent" member of the Marketing Trust Board of Trustees, having been appointed to the Board in January 1996.

He is retired from full-time employment, but is a Trustee for several local and national charities.
An accountant, he was formerly Chief Executive and Director of Finance for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Geoffrey was appointed OBE in 1996 for services to Local Government.

Professor David Chapman, MSc, FCIM, Chartered Marketer

David Chapman has been an associate at Lincoln University since 2002, is visiting professor at Sheffield Hallam University and has worked with several Universities overseas. David has worked in consultancy in marketing and business development in companies in business-to-business markets and has advised over 200 companies. He has held the post of Managing Director of Adams Chapman Ltd since 1982.

He was elected Fellow of the CIM in 1984 and in 1998 was elected Chairman of the Institute having previously held the offices of Treasurer and Vice Chairman. In 1998 he was the first person to be conferred with the new designation, Chartered Marketer, and in 1999 he was awarded Honorary Fellowship. He also holds the President's Award. David is currently President of the South Yorkshire branch of the CIM.

David has been a Trustee since 1998.

Mary Davies, FCIM, Chartered Marketer

Mary Davies was Managing Director of Kinghorn~Davies Advertising Limited.

She has had a long association with CIM which has included being:

• Chairman of the North East of England Branch (1986-1987)

• International Vice Chairman (1999-2001) National Treasurer (2000-2001) and Chairman of the Audit & Finance Committee from 2000 - 2008

• Mary was elected a Fellow of the Institute in 1999, hold's The President’s award and is currently President of the North East Branch. Mary has been a Trustee of the Marketing Trust since 1999 and is currently Vice-Chairman

Keith Hurley

Keith Hurley is an "independent" member of the Trust Board of Trustees, having been appointed to the Board in April 2006.

Keith is a retired Chartered Accountant. He is a CEDR accredited commercial and special educational needs mediator, and has also sat as a Magistrate in Reading since 1993. He is married with four grown up children and his interests include tennis, golf and theatre.

Tom Mason JP, MICE CEng. Chartered Marketer

Tom Mason is a Graduate of Civil Engineering from King's College, London and practiced as a Civil engineer in the UK and Nigeria, West Africa.

In 1972 Tom graduated from Cranfield School of Management with an MBA and spent a period as a Strategic Planner before setting up in partnership with Christian Salvesen Plc, supplying 'hazardous and specialised cleaning services.' In the mid 1980's on the sale of this business Tom joined the Aberdeen Business School of the Robert Gordon University, where he was Director of the MBA programme, lectured in Strategic Management and researched into Consumer Psychology. He travelled widely on behalf of the University, mainly to China where he still has business interests. He retired from the University at the end of 2009.

Tom still sits on a number of Boards and Advisory Committees. He has been associated with the CIM since 1985, having been Chairman of the Scottish region and on the National Council. He has been a Trustee of the Marketing Trust since 2000.

Richard Buckeridge

Richard Buckeridge is an "independent" member of the Marketing Trust Board, having been appointed to the Board in April 2011.

Richard is Senior Partner of a firm of solicitors in Maidenhead. He was admitted to the Solicitors Roll in 1980 and has been advising businesses locally, nationally and internationally for over twenty-five years specialising in company acquisitions, disposals and business matters. He has experience and practice in litigation, employment law and property.

Richard also has a thriving private client practice through his sporting and local contacts with particular reference to trusts, wills, inheritance tax and other areas of tax.

Richard is married with a young family and is a keen former rugby player, an oarsman, golfer, skier and tennis player. He regularly participates in local sporting and charitable events, and is a former President of the Maidenhead Chamber of Commerce, a school governor and a trustee of various local charities.

Secretary

Joan Mantle

Joan has worked for The Chartered Institute of Marketing at Moor Hall for 16 years as Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive.

She was appointed Secretary of the Trust in October 2010 and is also Secretary to the CIM Audit Committee.

Joan is based full-time at Moor Hall and is the first point of contact for applicants wishing to apply for funding from the Marketing Trust.

All enquiries and correspondence should be directed to Joan.

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