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Aug 2023
Last Updated: 14/08/2023
Business Breakfast: Harrogate rental company chief executive to retire
Neil Stothard, chief executive at VP.
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A Harrogate rental company has confirmed its chief executive will retire next month.
Neil Stothard, who is CEO at Beckwith Knowle-based VP, has informed the firm’s board of his decision to step down on September 30.
Mr Stothard joined the company as group finance director in 1997. He later became managing director in 2004 before taking up the post as chief executive.
In a board statement, VP confirmed that Anna Bielby, who is currently chief financial officer, will take over as chief executive on September 1 and work with Mr Stothard to ensure an "orderly handover".
Jeremy Pilkington, chairman of the company, said:
"I want to record my personal thanks to Neil for his service to the company and me since joining Vp in 1997 as group finance director and in 2004 assuming the role of managing director and subsequently chief executive.
“Working with Neil to exit the general plant hire sector to focus on a specialist rental offering created the platform for our continued success and growth.
“Neil's dedication and strong leadership has been central to Vp's prosperity and enables us to look to the future with confidence and optimism.”
Yorkshire Ambulance Service apprenticeship scheme rated as ‘good’
An apprenticeship scheme at Yorkshire Ambulance Service has been rated as good by inspectors.
Ofsted inspected the scheme in June and found that it had good quality of education, as well as outstanding personal development.
Inspectors rated it as good overall.
The trust currently has 587 apprentices, including ambulance support workers, associate ambulance practitioners and paramedic degree apprentices.
It also employs apprentices in corporate services such as finance, operational support, learning and development.
Dawn Adams, associate director of education and organisational development (Interim) for Yorkshire Ambulance Service, said:
“I am exceptionally proud of our apprenticeship provision in YAS. Our achievement rates are strong and distinction rates are excellent."
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