The Springboard Consultancy appoints Ann Clayton as its new Chair

BARNSTAPLE, U.K. - Feb. 19, 2016 - PRLog -- Ann Clayton has been appointed as the new Chair of The Springboard Consultancy (SBC), a UK-based international training company specialising in addressing women's development issues.

Ann is also a Trustee and Director of ‘Instructus’, the charity which now owns and manages SBC.

Ann began her working career as a computer programmer but, after a year, moved on to work in sectors including manufacturing, retail and finance. At the age of 37, Ann was one of the six executive directors who launched Clerical Medical International – becoming the first woman on the company’s board of directors - and she moved to the Isle of Man to set up and head the company’s administration base.

In 2002, Ann became a freelance management consultant, specialising in the training and development of managers and directors, and Corporate Governance. She was also a lecturer on management qualifications at the Isle of Man Business School.

Since gaining the Institute of Directors’ Diploma in Company Direction and qualifying, in 2004, as a Chartered Director, Ann has served as a non-executive director of a number of companies. She is an approved tutor for the Institute of Directors, delivering their ‘Women as Highly Successful Directors’ course.

Ann is both a Trustee and Director of Instructus and a Director of CQM, another company in the Instructus Group - and she was involved in the decision for Instructus to acquire SBC late last year.

Commenting on her appointment as Chair of SBC, Ann said, “I am delighted to be chairing such an amazing company. I’m passionate about individuals developing to the best of their ability - and I can see many exciting possibilities in SBC’s programmes and trainers.”

About The Springboard Consultancy (SBC)

The Springboard Consultancy (http://www.springboardconsultancy.com/) (SBC) is an international training company, with a proven track record in work and personal development training, particularly addressing women's development issues – especially via its award-winning 'Springboard Women's Development Programme'. Its core business is training and licensing trainers to deliver award-winning development courses – to people of allgenders and all ages - via an international network of professional licensed trainers in locations around the world. In this way, over 240,000 people have used its programmes and over 1,300 trainers have been trained in 44 countries around the world.

SBC has developed a reputation for creativity, innovation and quality, balanced with down-to-earth pragmatism and good value. It believes that everyone is ‘born to shine’ and that life circumstances and lack of skills and opportunities often prevent that happening, to the detriment of all. It uses training to enable everyone, especially women, to develop themselves further - benefitting the person, their employer, family and wider community.

For more information, please contact:

Georgina Pullen, SBC, +44 (0)1271 850828; georgina@springboardconsultancy.com

Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, +44 (0)1727 860405; bob.little@boblittlepr.com