the Ipswich Central team is dedicated to enhancing, promoting and driving
forward the town you are proud to be a part of.
Operational Team

Paul Clement
Chief Executive
Paul has over a decade of experience in place management having started his first town centre management company in April 2000. Since then, he has led on the development and renewal of BIDs across the country and provides training and coaching to places.

Fiona Wright
Director
With over 20 years of place-marketing experience, Fiona has become a key driving force in ensuring Ipswich is becoming a place that people want to come to.

Sophie Alexander-Parker
BID Manager
Managing all operational place-management projects that the BID deliver, Sophie is the glue holding everyone together at Ipswich Central. She's worked for us for over 10years and has an incredible amount of knowledge about Ipswich, BIDs and town centres.

Leah Ambrose
Office Manager
Leah looks after the Ipswich Central office and supports the team in arranging meetings, managing diaries and day-to-day running of the organisation.

Street Rangers
Our Street Rangers are the pride of Ipswich Central, they're in the town centre and the waterfront every day supporting businesses with any issues they've having; regularly working with police, cleaning teams and local organisations to help make Ipswich a great place for businesses.

Jack Cripps
Marketing & Brand Manager
Jack manages the marketing and communications at Ipswich Central; overseeing business communications, tourism marketing and consumer campaigns via the All About Ipswich website and social media channels.

Jessica Walker Glanville
Marketing & Events Coordinator
Management Board

Terry Baxter
Chair of Ipswich Central

Viv Gillespie
Suffolk New College

Tim Greenacre
University of Suffolk

Andrew Harston
ABP

Catherine Johnson
Birketts

Brendan Keaney
DanceEast

John Mathews
Ensors

Dave Muller
Visit Ipswich DMO

Neil Roberts
Debenhams

George Woodward
EWS
Advisory Group
Allan Hassell
Buttermarket Centre
Hayden Bishop
Carats
Dave Muller
Visit Ipswich DMO
Emily Palmer
Wagamama
Robert Coppin
Ipswich and Suffolk Club
Glendon McKnight
O2
Colin Williams
Jacey's Coffee House
Ron Smith
Wilco
Marion Harvey
Ipswich County Library
Martin Holland
Christchurch Property
Michelle Gordon
Ipswich Borough Council
Mike Sorhaindo
Sailmakers Shopping Centre
Neil Roberts
Debenhams
Serap Yazici
Waitrose
Todd Strehlow
Ipswich Borough Council
Tom Jell
Ipswich Building Society
Vimmi Hayes
Suffolk County Council
Visit Ipswich DMO
Dave Muller
Chair of Visit Ipswich DMO
Fiona Wright
Ipswich Central
David Ellesmere
Ipswich Borough Council
Jack Cripps
Ipswich Central
Jenny Cousins
Museum of East Anglian Life
Mary Graham
Yellow Belly
Matt Capp
BT
Michelle Gordon
Ipswich Borough Council
Oliver Paul
Suffolk Food Hall
Polly Bridgman
University of Suffolk
Paul West
Suffolk County Council
Sarah Holmes
New Wolsey Theatre
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