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Marcus Clinton Marcus is the Principal and Chief Executive of Reaseheath College and University Centre, appointed from 1st August 2018. Marcus previously spent nearly four years as Principal at Northumberland College, with another five years as Vice Principal and Head of the Colleges land-based provision at Kirkley Hall. Marcus has a wealth of experience in further education, apprenticeships and higher education partnerships, much of it spent in land-based and rural education. Marcus has represented land-based Colleges on a number of regional and national groups, and currently Chairs the Landex Board. He also sits on the National Land-based College Board and Chairs the Land Based Learning Ltd Board. Marcus is also author of Horse Business Management. Marcus joined the Board on 1st August 2018. He is Principal of the College, a member of the Finance and General Purposes, Quality and Standards, Higher Education and Search and Governance Committees and a member of the Estates Development and Property Group. I look forward to working with the Landex team and Alex Payne, CEO. |

Alex Payne
Alex has been Chief Executive of Landex ‘Land Based Colleges & Universities Aspiring to Excellence‘ since January 2021. Prior to that, Alex was the Director Of Quality Enhancement at Landex. She has an extensive background in the Land Based sector which has included managing and developing a full range of curriculum including Higher Education, as well as driving and monitoring quality improvement. She has managed a number of specialist land-based centres and associated staff and resources. Her current industry involvement in Agriculture and Equine ensures she is in touch with current developments and challenges within the sector.
Alex brings to the role a significant understanding of land based industries, in addition to her experience as a manager in further education colleges, and more recently with Landex. In her spare time she farms with her husband in Yorkshire.
Alex will also assume responsibility for Landexs activity with Land Based Assessment Ltd. (LBAL), Land Based Learning Ltd. (LBL), and the National Land Based College (NLBC).
Patrons
We are privileged to have the support of a number of high profile patrons who have achieved success in their professional and public lives. Our patrons act as figureheads for land-based education and training, by supporting the work of Landex and by providing guidance in our work with Government and other agencies.
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Lord Boswell of Aynho 'Lord Boswell is an Oxford classics graduate and has a diploma in agricultural economics: he is a partner in the family farming business near Banbury, and was MP for Daventry from 1987 until 2010. |
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Baroness Byford DBE, DL 'Baroness Byford of Rothley attended Moulton College as a student and is an honorary graduate of Harper Adams University College: she is an arable farmer in Suffolk and a member of the House of Lords. Lady Byford DBE was the Conservative spokesman for Food, Farming and Rural Affairs from 1997 until 2008, having been made a life peer in 1996. |
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Lord Curry of Kirkharle Kt, CBE, FRAgS
Donald Curry is married has two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren and lives in Northumberland. Since January 2010 he has been Chair of the Better Regulations Executive (BRE) based in BIS. |