The Secretary of State for Education has announced the appointment of David Hunter and Simon Holden to serve on the board of LocatED.  They will serve from 1 April 2025 for a period of 3 years. They replace the outgoing Non-Executive Directors Phil Ellis and Julian Rudd-Jones whose tenure ends on 31 March 2025.

David is Director of Housing at Clarion Housing Group and brings extensive leadership experience in housing and property management.

Simon’s career includes various leadership positions in NHS organisations and he is currently Non Executive Director, and Chair of Audit Committee, at Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust. He combines deep financial expertise with broad public sector knowledge.

LocatED Board Chair, Mark Prisk commented on the appointments: “On behalf of the entire Board, I’m delighted to welcome both David and Simon. They both have distinguished careers and bring with them a wealth of experience. I look forward to working with them in the coming months and years.

“I would also like to thank Phil and Julian for their work over the last eight years, helping LocatED become the organisation that it is today. I wish them every success for the future.”

Further information on this appointment can be read at HM Government’s Public Appointments page.