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'''John Leftwich''' was born in May 1955 and became a trustee of the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] in 2012.<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04341280/officers Charitable Trust at Companies House] (Retrieved 23 April 2019)</ref> He became interim Chairman in April 2019, succeeding [[Hugh McQuade]].
 
'''John Leftwich''' was born in May 1955 and became a trustee of the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] in 2012.<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04341280/officers Charitable Trust at Companies House] (Retrieved 23 April 2019)</ref> He became interim Chairman in April 2019, succeeding [[Hugh McQuade]].
  
He has been spearheading the Trust’s fundraising efforts since 2012, with commendable success, funds raised exceeding £2 million.  
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John helped spearhead the Trust’s fundraising efforts since 2012 with commendable success, funds raised exceeding £2 million. His background was in sales and marketing, culminating as corporate vice president of Microsoft, responsible for marketing across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
  
Now retired, his background was in sales and marketing, as marketing vice president for Microsoft for 10 years.  
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John sadly passed away in hospital in April 2020 following a short illness<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blmay20 Branch Lines May 2020], "A tribute to John Leftwich"</ref>.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 15:06, 3 May 2020

John Leftwich was born in May 1955 and became a trustee of the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd in 2012.[1] He became interim Chairman in April 2019, succeeding Hugh McQuade.

John helped spearhead the Trust’s fundraising efforts since 2012 with commendable success, funds raised exceeding £2 million. His background was in sales and marketing, culminating as corporate vice president of Microsoft, responsible for marketing across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

John sadly passed away in hospital in April 2020 following a short illness[2].

See also

References

  1. Charitable Trust at Companies House (Retrieved 23 April 2019)
  2. Branch Lines May 2020, "A tribute to John Leftwich"

Links

Charitable Trust website (Retrieved 23 April 2019)