The Tamworth Co-operative Society’s Board of Directors are members of the Society who have been elected by fellow members. They each serve for three years and can then stand for re-election.
The Member Relations Department is run by the Member Relations Committee, a sub-committee of the board based at the Society’s head office in Tamworth. The committee spearheads an ongoing recruitment drive to ensure the Society’s customers are also its members and vice versa. It also ensures the Society is working in the best interests of both its members and the local community. (See Community Dividend Fund)
The Board of Directors is currently made up of the following people:
Mr A. V. King
(Chair)ALAN V KING had worked more than 25 years for the Society before retiring.
Mrs A. A. Higginson
(Vice Chair)AUDREY HIGGINSON has been a member of the Tamworth Co-operative Society since 1985.
Mr R. W. Read
BOB READ had worked more than 40 years for the Society before retiring.
Mrs A. Brindley
ANNETTE BRINDLEY has been employed by the Society for over 16 years and is currently the Manager at our Glascote Branch
Mrs S. D. Peaple
SHEREE PEAPLE is a former solicitor, Head of a university Law School and County Councillor. She is now an independent legal education consultant.
Mr S. Horsham
STEVE HORSHAM started his employment as a trainee electrician in 1987 and has remained with the Society throughout his career, his current position being that of Society Facilities Manager.
Mr D. M. Rose
DAVID ROSE is a former employee whose association with the society stretches back for more than a quarter of a century.
Mrs S. Preece
SUZANNE PREECE is a supporter of local shops and businesses.
Mr M. Jackson
MARK JACKSON has 31 years of experience in Policing. Prior to this as a Manager with Granada Motorway Services and an Operations Manager with a vehicle seating manufacturer in commercial environments.
Management Executive Committee of the Society:
Mr Julian Coles FCCA, ACIS.
Chief Executive Officer & SecretaryJULIAN COLES is the Tamworth Co-operative Society’s Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. He is only the eighth person to hold the title since the society was founded in 1886.
Andy Richardson
Deputy Chief Executive OfficerANDY RICHARDSON joined the Society as Financial Controller in 2008 having gained 25 years’ experience in the retail sector.
Dan Welsh
Senior General ManagerDAN WELSH heads up the Food Division and is responsible for 12 Food Stores and is the third Senior Executive of the Society
Julie Gasper
JULIE GASPER, the Society’s Business Support Manager, has been employed by the Society for more than 30 years and joined the senior management team in February, 2014.
Glen Speak
General Manager Funeral ServicesGLEN SPEAK is responsible for the society’s funeral department and has over 30 years’ experience in the funeral profession.