Additional expertise in finance, welfare and safeguarding and the print industry will be brought to the board
The Printing Charity has appointed three new Trustees, Elenor Hamshire, Lance Hill and Donny McCormick, who bring expertise and experience in finance, in-depth print industry knowledge and welfare and safeguarding respectively to the board. Their combined experience will help support the charity’s future plans and ambitions as the organisation approaches its 200th year in 2027.
Elenor Hamshire joins as both Trustee and Honorary Treasurer, taking over from Pauline Blake, who stepped down at the end of 2024. Elenor is a qualified accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Her career encompassed roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and the commercial finance team at Penguin Books Limited, a subsidiary of Pearson plc. At Pearson plc she worked on global transformation projects until her retirement in 2020.
Lance Hill is CEO of Eight Group, where he leads a multi-award winning team providing a range of print and marketing services to small, medium, and large businesses. He has worked in the direct marketing sector for over 35 years, and is highly experienced in print overall across production and operations, sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions and general management.
Donny McCormick is a dedicated welfare and safeguarding professional currently Director at consultancy Safeguarding HE. He has extensive experience in senior roles across universities and the Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector including Robert Gordon University, King’s College London and Unite Students. In these roles, he specialises in creating responsive services and implementing safeguarding frameworks aligned with legislation and government guidance.
Louisa Bull, National Officer GPM / IT Sector & Services Sector, Unite the Union, is now Printing Charity Vice Chair, replacing Julia Cole who stepped down having reached the nine-year maximum tenure as a Trustee.
Printing Charity CEO Neil Lovell said, “I am very pleased to welcome Elenor, Lance and Donny. Building on our already strong and dedicated Trustee Board, led by our Chair, Dave Phillips, they bring key skills and experience which will provide great support as the charity focusses on ensuring that the services we provide are aligned to meet the needs of people in print and the allied trades.”
He continued, “We are grateful for Julia Cole’s and Pauline Blake’s dedication and energy throughout their time as Trustees, including in their key roles as Vice Chair and Honorary Treasurer respectively.”
