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Professor Chris Proudman has been appointed as the Chairman of the new Rural Regeneration Board for Cheshire West and Chester Council.
Professor of Equine Studies and former Associate Dean for Business Affairs at the University of Liverpool, he has a significant rural background and knowledge.
He is fully committed to developing the Rural Regeneration Board into a body that delivers the priorities set out in the Cheshire West and Chester Rural Regeneration Strategy and champions the rural area.
Professor Chris Proudman said: “My personal commitment to the rural regeneration agenda arises from a lifetime of involvement in rural affairs and a deep affection and respect for rural communities.
“The rural landscape and its guardians are an under-valued and under-invested-in resource. I commend Cheshire West and Chester Council’s resolve to address this oversight and am proud to be a part of their rural regeneration programme”.
Brought up in a small village in Warwickshire and currently resident in one of Cheshire’s small market towns, Chris has a good understanding of the concerns and problems of rural England.
His professional life has involved working with farmers, horse owners and rural event organisers in various parts of the UK, including Cumbria during the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001.
Professor Chris Proudman has worked for the University of Liverpool for 22 years at its School of Veterinary Science based at Leahurst near Neston. The school has a staff of over 300. It operates two large referral clinics and a farm animal practice and delivers high quality teaching, research and knowledge exchange.
Cheshire West and Chester Council has led the formation of the Rural Regeneration Board to support the sustainability of rural communities, deliver superfast broadband, support investment in the area and work with communities to support housing growth with the aim of improving employment, sustainability and general quality of life.
Councillor Herbert Manley, Executive Member for Prosperity which includes Regeneration said: “Professor Proudman brings a wealth of experience in the rural sector, together with first class organisational skills honed at a very high level.
“He’s under no illusions about the size of the task ahead but shares our determination to bring public and private sector together to secure a sustainable future for Rural Cheshire West.”
A Board of up to 12 people will now be appointed and the first meeting will take place in September.
