Rogers put in charge of TMP

Jul 3 2007

Lorraine Rogers

LIVERPOOL investment agency The Mersey Partnership (TMP) today announced Tranmere Rovers chairwoman Lorraine Rogers as its new chief executive.

The appointment followed an eight-month search after the resignation last November of former chief executive Dr Robert Crawford, who returned to a new role in his Glasgow home after less than year on Merseyside.

TMP had hoped to appoint a successor before the end of last year but had to increase the salary to £125,000 in March after failing to attract the right candidate.

The Partnership has the job of marketing the Liverpool city region – taking in Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens and Halton – to the wider world.

Mr Rogers is director of Culture Northwest and, chairs Business Link for Greater Merseyside. and a trustee of National Museums Liverpool.

Last year she became the first woman chairman in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's 166-year history.

TMP director David Moorcroft was acting chief executive for the interim period after Dr Crawford’s resignation.

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