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Paul is the Vice-Chairman of the Crawley Town Centre BID. His day-to-day role is Associate Principal, Employers & Stakeholders at the Chichester College Group. Paul chairs the Board of Chichester Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Nationally, Paul sits on a Government's Green Jobs Advisory Board as well as chairing a Further Education Marketing network. He holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Portsmouth and a Batchelors degree in Computing & Infomatics from the University of Plymouth. He has over 20 years' experience in strategic business experience in a number of fields including information technology, marketing, business development as well as training and development.  In his spare time, he enjoys country walks, travelling and reading.

Luke is an Associate at Stiles Harold Williams, Property Management Agency, advising clients on lease matters and business rates. He is also involved with the training of Graduates at SHW.  Luke attended school in Crawley at St Wilfrid’s Catholic School, enjoys watching F1 and going cycling and loves travelling – particularly in Canada and USA.  Luke also has as a 14 month old black Cavapoo puppy called Mabel.

Simon has been the centre manager at County Mall for the past 4 years supporting the retailers in County Mall to maximise sales potential, supporting local businesses and local charities within the Crawley Town Centre. As a Director of the BID, Simon now has a wider voice for the retailers of Crawley.  

Abi is the Local Director at Metro Bank and responsible for delivering the Metro Bank brand and business model throughout West Sussex, growing lending and deposits across the bank. Abi brings strong internal and external stakeholder management skills and a keen eye for opportunity adding both community and economic value. Abi is also a trustee for a large regional theatre and has represented the board within an Executive Committee to deliver its first strategic plan which successfully supported the continuation of local government funding at a time where funding for cultural organisations had been reduced.

Matthew is Chair of the Crawley Town Centre BID and is the Managing Director of Richard Place Dobson, the local Chartered Accountancy firm and on the Executive Council for Gatwick Diamond Business. Matthew is a local man, born in and having grown up in Crawley attending Hazelwick School.  A community focused local man, having supported local schools and charities, he is also a qualified cricket coach and an active sportsman having competed most recently in Triathalon and Iron Man competitionsfor charity.

New to the Board in 2024 

Peter is Principal Director of Planning at DMH Stallard which is based within the Crawley Town Centre BID. He leads a team of planners which is highly regarded and has an enviable track record of success in delivering major development and regeneration projects both for public and private sector clients, including several recent developments within the Town Centre. He seeks to ensure that, through influencing planning policies and decisions, as well as the actions of the BID everything possible is done to make the town centre a more vibrant, welcoming place for all.