The Brown Sign Project - Paul Griffiths

 

Paul is currently the Director of Painshill Park Trust, an independent charity, a post he has held since November 2018.  Painshill is a beautifully restored 18th Century landscape which was designed by Hon Charles Hamilton. It was the English Landscape garden which inspired so many others in England and all over Europe. Painshill's visitor numbers have grown from 80,000 to over 200,000

In 2019 is was appointed as a Director of Visit Surrey, which drives tourism and related industries throughout the county.  In 2020 Paul joined the Board of Trustees at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, in and currently Chair’s the charities finance committee and in 2023 was elected as Vice-Chair of the Museum.

Prior to joining Painshill, Paul  was with the Mary Rose Trust from June 2012 as the Head of Operations for the new Mary Rose Museum which opened to the public in May 2013 and was also Managing Director of Mary Rose Trading Ltd. Before that he held the senior post of Head of Visitor Operations for the London Historic Properties at English Heritage and managed a Portfolio of 14 sites.

In July 2018 Paul was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business by Solent University for services to Tourism, Heritage and Conservation.

 

Paul been a guest on a number of webinars and podcasts including ALVA, Association of Cultural Enterprises, Skip the Queue, Attraction Pros, The Leaders Council and Surrey Matters.

 

You can find more out about Paul here: linkedin.com/in/paul-griffiths-63432763

 

You can find out more about your hosts here... 

Carlton - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgajadhar/ and https://www.carlton-gajadhar.com/

Carly - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlystraughan/ and http://qlineconsulting.com/

 

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