Richard Purchase
Trustee and Chair of the LED Board and also a Director of the LEDE Board
After a few years on the Boards of LED and LEDE I took over as Chair just over 12 months ago. With extensive commercial experience across several sectors and having chaired an NHS Trust, a number of charities and as the current Chair of Age UK (Wiltshire), I was and am well placed to help shape and steer the expansion and diversification of the LED businesses and opportunities.
I believe passionately in high quality service delivery and the customer always being at the heart of what we do. I see the link between health, housing and social care being fundamental to what LED can deliver in enhancing the wellbeing of our customers and those in the communities where we work. I am semi-retired, having recently been farming and having sold a number of businesses. I am married with 5 grandchildren.
Mark Stubbs
Trustee of the LED Board
Mark is a qualified finance professional (CIMA fellow) with over 30 years’ experience in senior business roles in finance, I.T., purchasing and manufacturing. He has also been a board member of various Asian operational sites and sales offices.
He started his career as a site accountant in Leek, Staffordshire with subsequent experience gained in roles in the UK, Germany, Austria and China. In addition to his finance roles Mark was also an experienced General Manager having run a site in Nanjing, China for 12 years with 1,000 employees and a turnover of $250mn.
His last role was as the North Asia regional finance director for an Austrian company based in mainland China.
Now retired and living in the Exeter area, Mark is an active LED member of the Exmouth leisure centre. He is looking forward to being part of the LED team, adding value through his experience and enthusiasm for the business and supporting its community goals.
Nick Fish
Director and the Chair of the LEDE Board
Nick has joined the LED board as an Independent Director with a view to also oversee the business interests of LEDE Enterprises.
Nick has over 20 years’ experience in management roles within the Hospitality and Catering sector previously working in senior positions for Compass Group, Baxterstorey and Harrison Catering.
Since 2018 Nick has transferred his skills to the Apprenticeship and Training sector and now holds a senior role providing client support to businesses in the training and development of their people. Nick is passionate about building and growing high performance teams and organisations, creating real business advantage and opportunities for all.
Nick has relocated to East Devon within the last 2 years with his family and is excited to join the LED business as this next stage of their ongoing development.
Jade Arnold
Director of the LEDE Board
Most of my working life has dedicated to the Hospitality Industry in one form or another, starting out as a waiter at The Watergate Bay Hotel to managing 4 Star hotels, running my own award-winning outside catering company, ‘Dartmoor Kitchen’, or helping train the stars of the future by delivering apprenticeships across the West Country.
More latterly I was the Training Manager for the hotel stock across the Hinkley Nuclear Power project and have recently dipped my toe back onto the coal face by buying a popular Café on the Tarka Trail, in North Devon, ably assisted by my partner Claire.
I joined the board of LEDE at an exciting time of growth and hope to help our growing portfolio become standard bearers for great service, fabulous food, and financially successful businesses, delivered by a team of empowered, enthusiastic and ambitious team, that strive to deliver a great experience, regardless of their role.