Zena Atkins

Places for People

Supporting the motion

Zenna is an acclaimed Social Entrepreneur. She is an Executive Director for Social Solutions Ltd, a consultancy company, specialising in corporate social responsibility (CSR), and entrepreneurship. Zenna holds several non-executive positions – She is Chairman of Ofsted; and Places for People, a Non-Executive Director of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA); Chairman of the Royal Navy Audit Committee and Non-Executive Director on the Royal Navy Board.

Zenna is also a trustee of the Olympic Legacy Trust, 21st Century Legacy, Portsmouth FC Respect Programme and Dreamwall. She is a regular speaker on CSR, leadership and governance and is an advisor on governmental panels and committees; Zenna writes regularly for The Guardian and has extensive publications in the health and housing press.

In 2000 she won Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year South Region and in 2003 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Portsmouth University.

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Zena Atkins

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