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People & culture

Here for Oxfordshire’s businesses

At OxLEP Business, our values represent who we are – trustworthy and accountable, collaborative, focused and mindful.

We will always be committed to building and maintaining an inclusive company culture; the diverse perspectives of our staff are what makes us so adaptable to the needs of our clients, of which there are now many!

Just like many of the innovative and inspiring companies we work with, we have a never-ending thirst for bringing in new ideas into
the organisation.

We’re constantly looking at how things are done differently in order to improve our process every day, and endeavor to create an environment that enables people to grow and develop, partake and challenge, and feel comfortable and confident.

Our team comes with vast experience from a range of sectors, public and private, and who all share an ambition to deliver the best possible support we can to SMEs across Oxfordshire.

Meet the team

Read more about the team’s experience and background.

Richard Byard
Richard Byard

Director of Business Development

Helen Brind
Helen Brind

Growth Hub Manager

Katherine Shepherd
Katherine Shepherd

Growth Hub Administrator

Sarah Beal
Sarah Beal

Growth Hub Programme Executive

Catherine Warren
Catherine Warren

Growth Hub Assistant

Charlotte Bright
Charlotte Bright

Senior Operations Coordinator

James Ruel
James Ruel

Compliance Manager

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Richard Byard

Richard has over 30 years experience leading businesses to succeed.

Commercially-focussed he has a strong track record in service delivery, strategic development and operational management spanning the public and private sectors. He is an experienced relationship builder at senior level locally, regionally and nationally to deliver shared ambitions. He has responsibility for the OxLEP Business and OxLEP Skills functions including Inward Investment & Internationalisation, Business Support and our Skills priorities.

Director of Business Development

Richard Byard

Richard has over 30 years experience leading businesses to succeed.

Commercially-focussed he has a strong track record in service delivery, strategic development and operational management spanning the public and private sectors. He is an experienced relationship builder at senior level locally, regionally and nationally to deliver shared ambitions. He has responsibility for the OxLEP Business and OxLEP Skills functions including Inward Investment & Internationalisation, Business Support and our Skills priorities.

Director of Business Development

Richard Byard

Richard has over 30 years experience leading businesses to succeed.

Commercially-focussed he has a strong track record in service delivery, strategic development and operational management spanning the public and private sectors. He is an experienced relationship builder at senior level locally, regionally and nationally to deliver shared ambitions. He has responsibility for the OxLEP Business and OxLEP Skills functions including Inward Investment & Internationalisation, Business Support and our Skills priorities.

Director of Business Development

Richard Byard

Richard has over 30 years experience leading businesses to succeed.

Commercially-focussed he has a strong track record in service delivery, strategic development and operational management spanning the public and private sectors. He is an experienced relationship builder at senior level locally, regionally and nationally to deliver shared ambitions. He has responsibility for the OxLEP Business and OxLEP Skills functions including Inward Investment & Internationalisation, Business Support and our Skills priorities.

Director of Business Development

Richard Byard

Richard has over 30 years experience leading businesses to succeed.

Commercially-focussed he has a strong track record in service delivery, strategic development and operational management spanning the public and private sectors. He is an experienced relationship builder at senior level locally, regionally and nationally to deliver shared ambitions. He has responsibility for the OxLEP Business and OxLEP Skills functions including Inward Investment & Internationalisation, Business Support and our Skills priorities.

Director of Business Development

Richard Byard

Richard has over 30 years experience leading businesses to succeed.

Commercially-focussed he has a strong track record in service delivery, strategic development and operational management spanning the public and private sectors. He is an experienced relationship builder at senior level locally, regionally and nationally to deliver shared ambitions. He has responsibility for the OxLEP Business and OxLEP Skills functions including Inward Investment & Internationalisation, Business Support and our Skills priorities.

Director of Business Development

Richard Byard

Richard has over 30 years experience leading businesses to succeed.

Commercially-focussed he has a strong track record in service delivery, strategic development and operational management spanning the public and private sectors. He is an experienced relationship builder at senior level locally, regionally and nationally to deliver shared ambitions. He has responsibility for the OxLEP Business and OxLEP Skills functions including Inward Investment & Internationalisation, Business Support and our Skills priorities.

Director of Business Development