Sir Malcolm Thornton

Our Chairman, Sir Malcolm Thornton, joined Value Based Solutions in early 2005. He spent 14 years in local government, before entering Parliament in 1979 where he served for 18 years. He was Chairman of the House of Commons Select Committee for Education from 1988-97.

Since leaving Parliament, he has held a number of non-executive directorships with SMEs, two as Chairman. In September 2009, he was appointed as Chairman of the Birmingham Local Education Partnership, overseeing an investment programme in new or refurbished schools of £1.2M. He is Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Liverpool John Moores University.

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