Dr Diane Hill OBE DL, Chair

Diane is the Independent Chair of the GNCF Board. Diane chaired the GFirst Local Enterprise Partnership in Gloucestershire for 12 years, a founding partner of the GNCF, and was awarded an OBE in 2013 in recognition of her work towards making the GFirst LEP one of the most successful in the country. Diane was also later awarded the position of Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (2015). Before Chairing the LEP Diane was Chief Operating Officer of Super Dry for 22 years (taking the company from SME to PLC and floating on the stock market); is now also Chair of Cheltenham Festivals Charity and the NHS ‘Big Space Cancer Appeal’, as well as other roles contributing to the Gloucestershire economic growth and sustainability.