Tomorrow's Company is the agenda setting ‘think and do’ tank which looks at the role of business and how to achieve enduring business success.  We focus on strong relationships, and clear purpose and values as the foundation of effective leadership and governance.

In our programmes we challenge business leaders around the world to work in dialogue with others to tackle the toughest issues. We promote systemic solutions, working across boundaries between business, investors, government and society.

We believe that business can and must be a 'force for good'. This in turn requires a strengthening of stewardship by shareholders. We argue that the Age of Sustainability has begun, and that in the future success and value creation will come from recognising the ‘triple context’ – the links between the economic, social and environmental sub-systems on which we all depend, and the opportunities this brings.

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Tony Manwaring, Chief Executive (tony@tomorrowscompany.com) - Tony has had a series of management, marketing and communications roles in the voluntary sector with NCH (formerly National Children's Home), Diabetes UK and most recently, the disability rights charity Scope, where he was chief executive for over three years.  Before that he worked as head of The General Secretary's Office for the Labour Party, playing a key role in transforming its operational fortunes as it became New Labour. He also has a track record in CSR, working with a number of major companies in often ground-breaking partnerships.

Tony has a degree in Economics from Cambridge and an MA in Industrial Relations from Warwick.  He has a long standing interest in business, leadership and organisational change, having contributed to a comparative project on labour markets, whilst working at the LSE and the Wissenschaftszentrum, Berlin; and also the MIT' study 'The Future of the World Automobile Industry, before taking responsibility for industrial policy at the Labour Party.  He is currently completing a project on leadership and change with the think-tank, Demos.

Mark Goyder, Founder Director (mark@tomorrowscompany.com) - After 15 years as a manager in manufacturing businesses, he initiated the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce (RSA) Tomorrow's Company Inquiry and consequently founded the business-led Tomorrow's Company. Over the past ten years, he has inspired and challenged the boards, leaders and managers of leading large and small companies with his clear vision: and his practical insights into the changing agenda for leadership, governance, and stakeholder relationship. Mark holds a number of other positions, including British Airways Corporate Responsibility Board; BT Leadership Advisory Panel; Camelot Advisory Panel for Social Responsibility and Judge for Unipart group Mark in action awards. He was named Director of the month, June 2004, by Director Magazine and won the IMS Millenium award for best speaker.

Pat Cleverly, Director of Research, Strategy and Policy (pat@tomorrowscompany.com) -
Pat has over 25 years' experience in the retail banking sector of which the last ten years was spent in corporate Human Resources. Coupled with a Masters in Human Resources Strategy, Pat has a wealth of expertise in understanding issues of people strategy and policy. She has led a number of change programmes, which have included the practical implications of the employee/employer psychological contract, development of an integrated competency based HR strategy including new appraisal systems and leadership and management skills training. Published research includes contributions to Human Resource Management - the New Agenda, Work in the Knowledge Driven Economy, co-author of Employability: Bridging the Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality. Since joining Tomorrow's Company, she has co-authored 'Employee Ownership in Tomorrow's Company', 'Ageing Population, pensions and wealth creation and helped design and lead the inquiry culminating in the publication of 'Restoring Trust - an inquiry into the effectiveness of the UK investment system' in 2004. Pat was also Programme Director for the most recent inquiry 'Tomorrow's Global Company:challenges and choices' - the report of which was published in June 2007.

 

Grahame Broadbelt, Director of Development (grahame@tomorrowscompany.com) - A proven organisational leader and social entrepreneur with experience at CEO, MD, COO and Operations Director level. A successful track record of achieving results especially in challenging, dynamic and campaigning environments working with high degrees of uncertainty and complexity.

Previous roles have included: Former Managing Director of Demos one of the UK’s leading think-tanks producing highly influential and often ground-breaking social policy research and political analysis. Running his own business providing confidential coaching support to a range of teams and individuals in the public and social enterprise sectors. Has also worked on change management projects, especially those involving a high degree of complexity and challenge. Senior Operations Director at Common Purpose an independent, non-aligned, educational charity with offices in every city in the UK and expanding internationally into wider Europe, South Africa and India.

Richard van 't Erve, Head of Operations (richard@tomorrowscompany.com) - Richard is of Dutch nationality and has a Bachelor degree gained at the Vocational University (HEAO) in Breda in the Netherlands (section Management, Economics and Law). He gained experience working for over ten years with the Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association, mainly for the Gliding Department. After three years he was promoted to Head of Administration within this department and put in charge of reorganisation of the office. Next to all kinds of projects, he was responsible for all tasks within a small office including supporting the board and drawing up budgets and controlling finances.

Ivor Gibbons, Membership Manager (ivor@tomorrowscompany.com) - Ivor manages the Tomorrow's Company membership, working with members to ensure they get maximum value for their support whilst working to grow the membership as a whole. Previously he project managed the development and launch of our interactive website, forceforgood.com and continues to oversee the team working on the site. Ivor also supported the development of the Tomorrow’s Global Company report. Previous to working at Tomorrow’s Company, Ivor worked at the NGO, Protimos, which provides legal representation and protection to indigenous peoples and worked in the Welfare to Work Directorate at the Department for Work and Pensions. He completed his degree in history at the University of Sheffield.

Gerard O'Donnell, Marketing and Membership Manager (gerard@tomorrowscompany.com) –Gerard has a degree in Marketing Management from The Dublin Institute of Technology. He gained marketing experience working for two years in the financial services industry of Dublin. After completing his course in Marketing he then moves to London and worked in ITV for a year before joining Tomorrow’s Company

Neil Walmsley, Development Manager (neil@tomorrowscompany.com) - After completing a degree at the University of Nottingham, Neil proceeded to work for a commercial production company in Leeds, followed by a period working for the Archaeological Research Consultancy at the University of Sheffield. He has also worked on archaeological projects in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Bulgaria. In 2006, Neil completed an internship at the European Environmental and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils Network based in Brussels, where he assisted in coordinating the organisation’s annual project and supporting the communications team, before joining Tomorrow’s Company. He holds a Masters degree in International Relations from the Brussels School of International Studies, and is a keen glider pilot in his spare time.

Anahid Pilibossian, Researcher (Anahid@tomorrowscompany.com) joined Tomorrow’s Company as a Researcher in June 2010. She holds two Master’s degrees. She graduated in 2009 from the London School of Economics and Political Science completing an MSc in Comparative Politics (Politics and Markets). She undertook a comparative analysis of the financial European regulation and its implementation by the British FSA and French counterpart, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. Prior to that, she studied law for five years at Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (France) where she read an LLM in International Economic Law. She wrote on transparency in foreign direct investments law. After volunteering in Syria, Turkey and Armenia, and doing internships in the Council of Europe, Veolia Eau and PDGB (a Paris-based law firm), Anahid is discovering the professional world of London. She is interested in the relationships between law, the market and politics and how one influences the other.

French by nationality, she commands English, French, Italian, Spanish and Armenian and is keen on discovering new cultures.

Philip Sadler CBE, Research Fellow - Philip was for twenty years chief executive of Ashridge Business School. He is a patron and honorary Research Fellow of Tomorrow's Company, having served for three years as a member of the Board and Chairman of the Research Committee. In 1986 he was appointed CBE. He holds the honorary degrees of Doctor of Science of City University and Doctor of Business Administration of De Montfort University. He is a gold medallist of the Chartered Institute of Management, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the International Academy of Management.

Our Volunteers

Amy Southard, Research Intern (Amy@tomorrowscompany.com) -After earning an undergraduate degree in English Literature in her home country of America, Amy moved to Paris where she completed the CELTA, Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults through The University of Cambridge. Her growing interest in Philosophy then led her to undertake a graduate diploma in Philosophy at The University of Melbourne, Australia. In May 2010, Amy moved to London and joined TC as a research intern. She is currently working on projects ranging from Corporate Governance to Sustainability whilst simultaneously working towards a post-graduate diploma in Philosophy and Applied Ethics through her Australian Alma mater.

Anuradha Mallidi, Research Intern (Anu@tomorrowscompany.com) – After completing her undergraduate degree in Psychology, where she wrote her thesis in Cognitive Neuroscience, Anu travelled to China for a year to teach English at Pinging College, Jiangxi Province. She has an MA in Law from the University of Bristol and joined Tomorrows Company in June 2010, currently supporting the research team on a number of projects.

South Indian by origin, she speaks fluent Telugu and is a Bharat Natyam performer and remains interested in learning new languages and dance forms.

George Jude Hill, Membership Intern (George@tomorrowscompany.com) – George joined Tomorrow’s Company in July 2010 as a volunteer in the funding and membership department. He has a BA in Ancient History and Archaeology from the University of Birmingham. A talented writer, George was Section Editor for his student newspaper and has had work published in the Times magazine. In his gap year he travelled around Europe, Egypt and Thailand and taught English while in Shanghai and Beijing. 

Barrie Collins, Chairman and Treasurer – Barrie has held a variety of operational and financial roles in professional services and the oil industry. He was a partner at KPMG Consulting for 17 years - at different times responsible for leadership of practices in manufacturing and central government and of risk & quality management and resource management.  He has also led programme turnarounds and was until recently Chief Operating Officer of a professional service firm. He is a member and treasurer of several not for profit boards.

   

John Fyfe - Professor Fyfe has spent a lifetime working on strategic economic development issues with particular reference to employment aspects. His special interest has been in putting the concept and notions of 'Partnership' in practice in a wide range of developing countries and in local communities within the UK affected by decline in traditional industries.

He has been a full time trade union official in the coal mining industry, a former Non Executive Director of British Coal Enterprises, a specialist employment advisor for the British Government and helping many overseas countries with their economic development through setting up of local Partnerships. John has experience in the private sector as both a director and strategic advisor to a number of companies on management and development issues. He holds, or has held, senior academic appointments at Universities and Business Schools, including: Manchester, Amsterdam, Henley and Harvard. He retired as the Chairman of Westlakes Research Institute at Whitehaven and as a WLR Director is helping in the development and implementation of the 'new vision'. 

   

   

Paul Howard - Paul read law at St Catharine’s College Cambridge and qualified as a Solicitor in 1974. He became a Partner with the legal practice of Needham & James Birmingham in 1979 which merged with the national practice of Dibb Lupton Broomhead (now DLA) in 1993. In 1995 Paul moved to Wragge & LLP as a Partner and for 8 years led the Firm’s Dispute Resolution Group. Paul is now the Managing Partner of the Firm’s London office which is situated in the old Prudential Headquarters in Holborn.

 

 

  

Solitaire Townsend - Solitaire co-founded Futerra Sustainability Communications Ltd in 2001 and now oversees our consultancy work with business and government, including internal communications, media management and communications strategy for climate change and corporate responsibility. 

 

Passionate about making sustainable lifestyles more desirable, she led Futerra’s work on the Climate Change Communications Strategy for the UK government. She is an expert advisor to companies such as BT and Microsoft, and also works closely with the United Nations and numerous professional bodies. Solitaire is a member of the UN’s Sustainable Lifestyles Taskforce, a Board member of Tomorrows Company and sits on the Chartered Institute of Marketing Steering Group on CSR.

 

Dr Mark Wade- Mark joined the Centre for Tomorrow’s Company as a member of the Board of Trustees in the summer of 2008.  Prior to that he enjoyed a long career with Shell.  He served in a variety of posts, moving in 1997 to the Corporate Centre of Shell International as a founder member of the Sustainable Development Group. Mark relinquished his position as Head of Sustainable Development Policy, Strategy and Reporting early 2003 on moving to Shell Learning’s Leadership Development group.  Here he led the Sustainable Development Learning programme incorporating this approach into all stages of the talent pipeline from graduate attraction to senior executive development.

Until his retirement from Shell in April 2006, Mark was Shell’s Liaison Delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Chairman of the Business Network of the European Academy of Business in Society (EABiS). He now serves on the Supervisory Board of EABiS.  He is also a non-executive director of the consultancy Future Considerations. 

 

Herman Mulder – Has been until 2006 Head Group Risk & Sustainability ABN AMRO Bank; initiator of Equator Principles; now active as Board Member of many sustainability/CSR related organisations and initiatives: i.a. GRI, NCDO, NCP-NL. Global Compact-NL, Worldconnectors, BiD, Utz Certified,Tomorrow's Company(London), CBI (Boston), TEEB (Bonn/London). Advisor to i.a. Earth Charter International, OXFAM NOVIB, Club de Madrid. He is a knight in the Royal Order of Oranje-Nassau

Jean Gomm - Has a broad background in strategy and general management and extensive senior executive experience in the corporate sector, international organisations and non-profit organisations. She has over 25 years of senior level strategy and development responsibilities at the OECD in Paris, spanning a wide spectrum of managerial responsibilities and policy issues including in the spearhead team assisting Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union States during the transition to market economies. She is also experienced in small company management particularly in the creative industries and is a Director of T. Gosling Ltd and Chair of Maggie and Rose Ltd. She has qualifications in Human Resources, French Language and Civilisation and Fine Arts and MBAs from Cranfield University and Harvard Business School. She is the President of the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of London; Chair of Fine Cell Works and a Trustee of the British Friends of Harvard Business School.

Mark Goyder - As well as fulfilling his role as Founder Director, Mark also serves as a Trustee of Tomorrow's Company. For more information on Mark please see his biography in the 'Our People' section above.