Our Board of Trustees
GLL is governed by Trustees made up of the following:
- 12 employees and society members elected by the staff society at the AGM
- 6 non-employees (Independent Trustees) who are proposed and appointed at the AGM
- 3 Co-opted Councillors (Councillor Trustees) who are appointed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich reflecting our roots
- Our CEO who is ex-officio
- Our Company Secretary who is proposed and appointed at the AGM
As a national charitable organisation that serves multicultural communities, we acknowledge the importance that our Board be diverse in terms of background, geography, skills and knowledge to create diversity of thinking.
Meet our Board of Trustees
Alan Ritchie, Work Board Trustee
Amelia Kitchen, Worker Board Trustee
Ashton Rennie, Worker Board Trustee
David Lionetti, Worker Board Trustee
Emily Thoroughgood, Worker Board Trustee
Emma Lewis, Worker Board Trustee
Gareth Kirk, Worker Board Trustee and Chair
Matt Perren, Worker Board Trustee and Vice Chair
Paul Shearman, Worker Board Trustee
Pauline Thomas-Bennett, Worker Board Trustee
Rebecca Gediking, Worker Board Trustee
Sera Terry, Worker Board Trustee
Mark Sesnan OBE, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Bundey, Chief Executive Officer (Designate)
Philip Donnay, Deputy CEO and Company Secretary
Kulvinder Gainda, Company Secretary (Designate)
Bill Brown, Independent Trustee and Finance Professional
Chris Roberts, Independent Trustee and Education Entrepreneur
Natalie Palmer, Independent Trustee and Leisure Finance Professional
Nick Evans, Independent Trustee and Employment Law Professional
Steve Edwards, Independent Trustee and Local Authority Professional
Sophie Tranchell MBE, Independent Trustee and Social Entrepreneur
Sam Littlewood, Councillor Trustee
Jit Ranabhat, Councillor Trustee
Sandra Thomas, Councillor Trustee
