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Leeds Ahead has added to the strength of its team with the appointment of John Waterhouse as operations director.

John brings a wealth of management expertise from previous employment in senior roles within both the public and private sector, including Remploy Ltd - the UK's leading provider of specialist services for people who experience complex barriers to employment – where he successively served as director of contract services, director of transition and programme director and was responsible for a multi-million pound modernisation programme for the business.

During his career in the private sector, John was both group finance director for Signcorp plc and managing director of its subsidiary Oldham Signs. Prior to this he was finance and commercial director with the US listed Pullman Company’s European Sub Group, before moving on to become finance director for four subsidiaries of Spring Ram plc.

Leeds Ahead chief executive Stephanie Burras, said: “John has a key role to play in helping us to develop the services that we provide and his years of experience in the public and private sector will prove invaluable.”

In addition to his qualification as a chartered management accountant, John has a professional qualification in programme management and during his spare time is a volunteer for the Ambulance Service.