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Mike Blackburn
Lancashire
About Mike
Strong leader with a proven track record of improving business performance in exec roles, ranging from £5m to £500m pa. Specific skills in strategy development & implementation, business growth and leadership.
Experienced Non-Exec Chair and NED since 2000. Particular experience in Industry 4.0; digitisation; journey of the North; political connectivity; Place making; listening; and diversity.
Mike's Career History
Dixons Academies Trust
Chair
January 2021 - Ongoing
Dixons is a well-established multi-academy trust of 14 schools serving the communities of West Yorkshire and the North West. These consist of 8 secondary academies, 3 primaries, 2 all-through academies and a standalone sixth form academy. Our mission is to lead educational improvement in the region through high performing academies which value diversity and maximise student achievement.
Greater Manchester - International and Marketing advisory board
Chair
April 2020 - Ongoing
Manchester
Trustee
April 2012 - Ongoing
North West England
Fellow of IN4.0
September 2018 - March 2020
Manchester
Non-Exec director - Telcom Group
September 2018 - April 2020
Manchester
Head of Digital Government - BT
November 2015 - January 2018
Manchester
Chair
April 2011 - March 2020
UK
Vice President Strategy & Planning, BT Government & Health
January 2011 - September 2015
UK
Director BT Central Government & Home Affairs
April 2007 - December 2010
North West England
Chair of BT's NW regional board
January 2007 - January 2018