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David SheepshanksFormer Ipswich Town Football Chairman David Sheepshanks is best known for his career in sport, in particular, with Ipswich Town where he was Chairman for 14 years, and latterly with the FA, most especially with the National Football Centre. His business background was in the food industry where he worked initially in the seafood industry before establishing and becoming Executive Chairman and the majority shareholder of Suffolk Foods Ltd, a major manufacturer of mayonnaise and sauces, which he sold in 2004. David joined the Ipswich Town Board in 1987 and was appointed as Club Chairman from 1995 until May 2009 (having been an avid supporter of the Club since the age of 12). In January 1997 he was elected Chairman of the Football League with a mandate to drive a reorganisation and modernising process for the League, which he undertook in two years. Between 1997-2000 and again since 2003 he has represented the League on the main Football Association Board and the FA International Committee. David is now Chairman of two subsidiaries of the FA, namely, The National Football Centre and FA Learning, the latter being the educational arm of the FA concerned with Coach Education. He is also a known as a speaker on business motivation and leadership. David is Regional Chairman for Coutts Bank in Suffolk and Norfolk; other directorships include, Non-Executive Chairman of Environmental Biotech UK (drainage and maintenance specialists) and of IPRS (physiotherapy and rehabilitation centres). He chairs the Ipswich Town Community Trust and The Suffolk Foundation, alongside other charitable interests. David is Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk (2005) and was given an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East Anglia for services to the community (2004). Testimonials‘Your contribution to our European Conference in Norway last year was a great success. Many of my colleagues have remarked on how refreshing it was to hear of the great developments being made in Playing for Success. Your own inimitable style of delivery added greatly to the conference as a whole and served well to illustrate that education, whilst a serious subject, can be fun and is by no means the reserve of educationalists. The way you moved from humour to the more poignant was handled skillfully and kept the audience in your hands for the whole session’ - Alan Stockley, Treasurer ESHA of European Schools Heads' Association "David Sheepshanks is a speaker who will appeal to the widest range of audiences. His interests are diverse, and he is equally at home in front of business, media and sporting audiences. His already eventful life means he has a wealth of experience and a host of tales to pass on. He speaks with passion, vision, wit and concern’ - and I highly recommend him for your event" – David Davies, Chief Executive, FA ‘David's motivational delivery at the beginning of our conference created a sense of excitement and achievement, which set the tone for the rest of the day. Linking sport with business is a clever nexus, which is understood by the majority - Stephen Fletcher, Senior Partner of Bidwells, Property Consultants ‘I have asked David to be the keynote speaker at a number of high profile sports business events. On each occasion the audience has found him to be an inspirational, motivational and polished speaker. David speaks with great passion and is highly skilled in engaging his audience. I have also been most impressed by David's ability to pull together summaries of events in a short timeframe, as part of the summing-up process at such occasions’ - Roger Draper, CEO, Sport England
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