Ian, the company’s Strategy and Development Director, has commercial and business development background in retail and consumer goods manufacturing. He started his retail career with Marks and Spencer and has been specialising in BIDs since they were introduced in the UK. Ian oversees the development and strategic overview of BIDs that pfbb UK works with. Ian holds an MBA from Leicester University and was Module Leader in MSc Competitive Marketing Strategy in De Montfort University Business School. He is on the Advisory Council for ATCM, a Fellow of the Institute of Place Management, a member of the BID Foundation and an Industry Expert on the Governments High Street Task Force.
Melanie, the company’s Operations and Finance Director, has a commercial background and her past experience includes the management of events for the Royal Agricultural Society of England, a major grant strategy to develop and establish the Derby Cathedral Centre and the role of City Centre Management of Derby. Melanie, an expert in project management, marketing, sales , governance and BID finance, oversees the operational delivery and day to day projects of all the BIDs that pfbb UK work with.
Mark is the BID Operation Manager for the Northampton Town Centre BID. Mark has a background in retail store management.
Julia is the BID Manager for Luton BID. She works alongside Chris to deliver the BID Business Plan. Julia has a background in retail store management.
Sean is the BID Project Manager for Bracknell BID. With a background in architecture in the US and the UK and a strong interest in local economic development, Sean is working on a number of projects to re-establish Bracknell’s importance as an IT sector hub and support growth and investment in the area.
Cath is our BID Manager in Stakehill Industrial Estate.
Cath brings a wealth of experience in development and delivery of successful projects in a range of backgrounds. This has included marketing with Blue Chip companies, Project Management with Housing Associations and has played a key role with the Irish Board of Trade in planning and developing new international markets for a wide range of companies
Chris works alongside Julia as BID Project Executive to help deliver a range of projects and initiatives across Luton Town Centre.
Eve is our BID Development and Marketing Executive and works alongside many BID clients to provide marketing and social media support, as well as support that they may need in many other capacities.
Eve also assists Ian and Charlotte with support of Development clients.
Intially a Host for Northampton BID , Kimberly now works with Mark as BID Project Executive. Kimberley has a background in customer services.
Rory is the Project Executive for Bracknell BID and has a background in policing
Pooja works as Administrator/Bookkeeper supporting our company and our clients.
Charlotte is our Development and Data Executive, interfacing directly with our Development Clients with a specific remit for the production of our Sales and Footfall monitoring reports for a number of BID clients around the UK