Catherine Rowe Expand Catherine has 25 years of business experience, working within the private retail, education, travel, hospitality and automotive sectors. As a senior marketing leader she brings a wealth of experience in shaping marketing, PR and brand strategies and developing customer propositions and experiences. With a speciality in digital customer touchpoints and CRM, she has extensive experience of leading and developing large teams and driving commercial outcomes.This is Catherine's first Trustee position, although she has been involved with Aspire for several years having sat as a Director on the trading company Board since December 2019. She is passionate about being able to share her expertise to enable Aspire to help even more vulnerable individuals and to ensure the sustainable future of the organisation.
Paul Roberts Expand Paul is a Director of Aspire’s trading company as well as the Chief Executive Officer of Aspire, reporting directly to the Charity’s board of trustees. Paul joined Aspire in 2012 and has been at the forefront of significant organisational growth. He is also co-Chair of Oxfordshire’s multi-agency Housing & Homelessness Group, a co-founder of the Oxford Homeless Movement, a Director of Makespace Oxford (Community Interest Company), a Director of the Oxfordshire Social Entrepreneurship Partnership (OSEP CIC), and a Trustee of ‘Flo’s the Place in the Park’ (a charitable Community Benefit Society). Prior to joining Aspire, Paul was a British Diplomat for six years. Paul previously volunteered at Asylum Welcome in Oxford and as a Generalist Adviser for the Citizens’ Advice Bureau. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy.