The Printing Charity team

As National Officer, Louisa heads up Unite’s Graphical, Paper, Media, IT and Service Industries sectors. She was an industrial officer in the Sector and its predecessor unions for the last 20 years. Having worked in the industry since leaving school, she spent several years in The Daily Telegraph’s newsroom.

A qualified accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, Elenor began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers before joining the commercial finance team at Penguin Books Limited, a subsidiary of Pearson plc, in 2001. In 2011, she moved to the head office company, working on global transformation projects until retirement from Pearson in 2020.  Elenor was appointed as a Trustee and joined the Printing Charity Investment Committee in 2024.

Richard is a CFA Charterholder and Chartered Fellow of the Institute for Securities and Investment. He has extensive experience in compliance and risk encompassing financial advice, wealth and investment management. Previously Chief Risk Officer at the Kingswood Group, Richard is currently Compliance Director at JM Finn.

Pauline was appointed as a Trustee in 2017, serving also as Honorary Treasurer until stepping down from the position in 2024. She was also Chair of the charity’s Investment Committee from 2022 until 2024. A qualified accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and a Chartered Internal Auditor with The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, Pauline began her career at HLB Kidsons (now part of RSM International) before joining Pearson Plc’s Internal Audit team in London in 2005. In 2013 she was appointed Pearson’s Audit Director EMEA and in 2016 joined FT Limited as Internal Audit Director.

Catherine is a qualified solicitor admitted in England, Wales and Scotland. She has over 26 years’ experience advising on corporate real estate transactions, and until May 2021 was a real estate partner at Clifford Chance LLP. Catherine was appointed as a Trustee in 2023.

As CEO of Eight Group, Lance leads a multi-award winning team providing a range of print and marketing services to small, medium, and large businesses. With over 35 years of experience in the direct marketing sector, he has a proven track record of successful leadership, business development, and client satisfaction.

He is highly experienced in the print sector across production and operations, sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and general management, holding several certifications and memberships in the print and marketing industries.

Si is currently a partner at Johnston Carmichael, part of the Moore Global network, leading on risk assurance and internal audit. He is also involved in ESG and chairs the Risk Advisory working group for the international firm. He has 18 years of experience working with public and private sector organisations including large, listed companies, government regulators and highly regulated firms. He previously worked for BDO and Ernst & Young in their financial services assurance practice. Si was appointed as a Trustee in 2023.

A dedicated Welfare and Safeguarding Professional, Donny has extensive experience in senior roles across universities and the Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector. Donny specialises in creating responsive services and implementing safeguarding frameworks aligned with legislation and government guidance. His career includes impactful work at Robert Gordon University, King’s College London, and Unite Students alongside establishing a UK charity as an international NGO in Zambia.

Donny holds a BA (Hons) in Scots Law and an LLB from the University of Stirling, as well as an MA in Safeguarding and Security from London Metropolitan University. He is currently Director of Safeguarding HE Limited; providing safeguarding training and consultancy to the Higher Education sector.

Andrew is currently Chief People Officer for Nash Squared, where he leads the business’s people and culture strategy. Prior to joining Nash Squared at the end of 2023, he worked at Communisis for almost ten years, joining in 2014, initially with HR responsibility for two divisions, before being promoted to Group HR Director in 2017.  Communisis was acquired by OSG in 2018, and Andrew became Chief People Officer for the wider group in the summer of 2020.  Prior to Communisis, Andrew held senior HR roles with Tesco Plc.