ABOUT JAN FLETCHER
Jan Fletcher has successfully owned and operated a large number of diverse businesses.
Jan is currently Chairman of Bee Health, Rougemont Estates, CHR Estates, Fletcher-Smillie Investments and Bacara Wealth. These companies operate in sectors as diverse as: the retailing and manufacture of natural health products and nutraceuticals, the syndication of commercial property investments, wealth management, and property investment and development.
In addition Jan is a co-founder of Prime Women, a US online magazine.
Throughout her career, Jan has gained vast experience in running and owning businesses which, in addition to the above, have included a motor retailing group, accident repair centres, restaurants, publishing, radio stations, haulage
and commercial vehicle sales.
Jan has held a number of Chairman and non-executive director roles, particularly helping to steer growth, investment strategies, acquisitions and corporate governance.
Jan was a non-executive director of the Skipton Building Society for ten years; a non-executive director of Guardian Media Group's Real Radio, non-executive director of Eurodirect Group and non-executive director of Callcredit – a company which went on to a successful IPO. Jan was also founding Chairman of Marketing Leeds.
Jan was awarded an OBE for Services to Industry in 1997 and is a winner of the Veuve Clicquot British Business Woman of the Year Award. In 2010 Jan was appointed a Government Advisor as a member of The U.K. Secretary of State for
Business Entrepreneur’s Forum (BIS).
Throughout her life, Jan has been an active supporter of numerous charities and is currently Patron of Make a Dream, a children’s charity, and The Fletcher-Smillie Foundation.
Jan is currently Chairman of Bee Health, Rougemont Estates, CHR Estates, Fletcher-Smillie Investments and Bacara Wealth. These companies operate in sectors as diverse as: the retailing and manufacture of natural health products and nutraceuticals, the syndication of commercial property investments, wealth management, and property investment and development.
In addition Jan is a co-founder of Prime Women, a US online magazine.
Throughout her career, Jan has gained vast experience in running and owning businesses which, in addition to the above, have included a motor retailing group, accident repair centres, restaurants, publishing, radio stations, haulage
and commercial vehicle sales.
Jan has held a number of Chairman and non-executive director roles, particularly helping to steer growth, investment strategies, acquisitions and corporate governance.
Jan was a non-executive director of the Skipton Building Society for ten years; a non-executive director of Guardian Media Group's Real Radio, non-executive director of Eurodirect Group and non-executive director of Callcredit – a company which went on to a successful IPO. Jan was also founding Chairman of Marketing Leeds.
Jan was awarded an OBE for Services to Industry in 1997 and is a winner of the Veuve Clicquot British Business Woman of the Year Award. In 2010 Jan was appointed a Government Advisor as a member of The U.K. Secretary of State for
Business Entrepreneur’s Forum (BIS).
Throughout her life, Jan has been an active supporter of numerous charities and is currently Patron of Make a Dream, a children’s charity, and The Fletcher-Smillie Foundation.
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AWARDS
1994 - Veuve Clicquot British Business Woman of the Year Award.
1995 - Voted Yorkshire Woman of the Year.
1995 to 2005 - Non-Executive Director of Skipton Building Society, Callcredit & various other Boards.
1997 - Appointed an OBE for Services to Industry.
1999 - Named one of Britain’s Top 20 Entrepreneurs.
2004-2008 - Founding Chairman of Marketing Leeds.
2009 - Awarded an honorary degree by the University of Bradford.
2010 -2012 - Government advisor and member of The Secretary of States’ Entrepreneur Forum (BIS)
2011 - 2012 - Appointed by business secretary, Vince Cable to advise on the reality and cost of bank finance for UK
businesses.
1995 - Voted Yorkshire Woman of the Year.
1995 to 2005 - Non-Executive Director of Skipton Building Society, Callcredit & various other Boards.
1997 - Appointed an OBE for Services to Industry.
1999 - Named one of Britain’s Top 20 Entrepreneurs.
2004-2008 - Founding Chairman of Marketing Leeds.
2009 - Awarded an honorary degree by the University of Bradford.
2010 -2012 - Government advisor and member of The Secretary of States’ Entrepreneur Forum (BIS)
2011 - 2012 - Appointed by business secretary, Vince Cable to advise on the reality and cost of bank finance for UK
businesses.