New Chair for Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership

The Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership, which is an informal public/ private/community partnership set up to influence major partners in supporting Hull’s enterprising young people has appointed a new chair. The partnership is committed to the shared vision of growing the city’s economy for the benefit of young people and facilitating opportunities to widen the entrepreneurial spirit in the city. At a practical level, the Partnership supports and encourages young people in a variety of ways to develop their enterprising ideas and skills. After seven years of chairing the partnership Maureen Foers OBE Managing Director of Durban Limited has retired as Chair and the partnership has appointed Blair Jacobs well known BBC presenter and voice over artist, facilitator and corporate media skills trainer to take over the role with the addition of Hull Ready Project officer Michael Notarantonio and General manager of Humber EBP Sandra Cooper to act as Vice Chairs.
Maureen Foers said

“I am pleased that the partnership has appointed Blair Jacobs to act as Chair, I felt that after seven years that it was time that the partnership which has successfully lobbied for support at a national and local level to support young entrepreneurs and to develop enterprise education in the city’s schools needed a new face at the top. Blair has contributed in the last three years to Global Entrepreneurship Week and has areal commitment to supporting the City’s enterprising young people.”

Blair Jacobs said

“I am honoured and pleased to take be appointed the Chair of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership and hope that as a partnership we continue to build on our successful programmes such as the city’s youth enterprise bank, global entrepreneurship week and the hull Ready programme in our primary schools as well as finding new ways in these difficult times to support the city’s young entrepreneurs.2

Councillor Steven Bayes Economic Portfolio Holder Hull City Council

“Can I thank Maureen for her work over the years and say how pleased that she has agreed to continue to Chair the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and congratulate Blair on taking over the role of Chair, we at Hull City Council are looking forward to working with him to further support the city’s enterprising young people”