Birmingham Botanical Gardens Trustees’ biographies January 2016 Martyn Liberson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Director, Emms Gilmore Liberson, Solicitors Solicitor, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Master of Laws (LLM), ADR accredited mediator, member Property Litigation Association and RICS Dilapidations Forum. Expert in property law, property management, dispute resolution and litigation. White, Deputy Chairman Director, Fresh Life Consulting and an Associate of L&R Consulting. MA Town and Regional Planning, an expert in the re-use of historic buildings, development of financially sustainable schemes for socially worthwhile activities, area based regeneration strategies and business planning. In-depth knowledge of funding, project appraisal, financial and project management. Kate Hartigan, Treasurer Chairman, Birmingham Assay Office F.C.M.A, A.C.I.S, M.A. Accounting and Finance, Birmingham City University Experience in senior management, finance, leadership, business strategy and performance management. Victor Aspland, Trustee, Horticulture President, The Cyclamen Society Senior Manager and Industrial Chemist (retired), Albright & Wilson Ltd. CChem, MRSC Over 50 years expertise in horticulture, plantsmanship and the genus Cyclamen. Plant explorer and lecturer at national and international level. Dr Leadbeater, Trustee, Education Authority on cryptogamic botany (spore-bearing plants) and Protozoa Reader in Protistology, Birmingham University (retired). Past President of the Systematics Association, British Phycological Society and British Society for Protist Biology PhD, DSc London University Expert in Biology, Natural Sciences and Education. Amit Sharma, Trustee, Information Technology Director, Business Development, Inco Software Solutions
Birmingham Botanical Gardens Trustees’ biographies January 2016 Martyn Liberson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Director, Emms Gilmore Liberson, Solicitors Solicitor, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Master of Laws (LLM), ADR accredited mediator, member Property Litigation Association and RICS Dilapidations Forum. Expert in property law, property management, dispute resolution and litigation. White, Deputy Chairman Director, Fresh Life Consulting and an Associate of L&R Consulting. MA Town and Regional Planning, an expert in the re-use of historic buildings, development of financially sustainable schemes for socially worthwhile activities, area based regeneration strategies and business planning. In-depth knowledge of funding, project appraisal, financial and project management. Kate Hartigan, Treasurer Chairman, Birmingham Assay Office F.C.M.A, A.C.I.S, M.A. Accounting and Finance, Birmingham City University Experience in senior management, finance, leadership, business strategy and performance management. Victor Aspland, Trustee, Horticulture President, The Cyclamen Society Senior Manager and Industrial Chemist (retired), Albright & Wilson Ltd. CChem, MRSC Over 50 years expertise in horticulture, plantsmanship and the genus Cyclamen. Plant explorer and lecturer at national and international level. Dr Leadbeater, Trustee, Education Authority on cryptogamic botany (spore-bearing plants) and Protozoa Reader in Protistology, Birmingham University (retired). Past President of the Systematics Association, British Phycological Society and British Society for Protist Biology PhD, DSc London University Expert in Biology, Natural Sciences and Education. Amit Sharma, Trustee, Information Technology Director, Business Development, Inco Software Solutions
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