Lorna Fitzsimons
Co-Founder and CEO, The PipelineLorna Fitzsimons is the Greater Manchester Business Board lead for the Office of Data Analytics and Digital Data Review.
She co-founded The Pipeline in 2012 to increase female executive leadership in big cap companies. The organisation runs a series of pioneering programmes for women and companies across the FTSE 350. The Pipeline works with boards, CEOs and their executive colleagues, as well as individual women to help them prepare for leadership roles.
In addition to her work at The Pipeline, Lorna Fitzsimons created and leads The Alliance Project, a public-private partnership investing over £150m in 330 companies creating over 4,000 jobs to bring back textile manufacturing to the UK. She is also a Board Director of UKFT the industry’s trade body.
Lorna is a previous CEO of the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) and NED for Endsleigh Insurance.
Latest News
UK’s biggest food delivery companies sign new charter to help make Greater Manchester roads safer
The UK’s three biggest food delivery companies have signed up to a new charter aimed at making the streets of Greater Manchester safer for all who use them. Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats have all signed the new ‘Greater Manchester Food Delivery Charter’...
Rochdale Council launch Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) for Middleton town centre
Middleton in Rochdale could see a new Metrolink connection and cinema as part of regeneration plans for the Greater Manchester town. Following a recent cabinet meeting, Rochdale Council hopes to collaborate with Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and city...
Plans submitted for first phase of ‘nationally significant’ employment site in Greater Manchester
Plans have been submitted for the largest proposed employment site in Greater Manchester. The Northern Gateway Development Vehicle (NGDV), a 50/50 partnership between Manchester-headquartered Russell LDP and Harworth Group, has lodged an outline planning application...