Dr Clive Morton
Dr Clive Morton, an independent adviser and coach on World Class Strategy and Board Development, leads The Morton Partnership, which specialises in organisational transformation, consulting to boards in Private, Public and not for profit sectors. He is a civil engineering graduate from Leeds University and spent the early part of his career in the British construction industry, working in both engineering and industrial relations. He also has a PhD in Industrial Relations from the London School of Economics.
In the early 1980s Dr Morton served as Director of Resources and Administration at Wimpey Offshore and Wimpey Engineering, before joining Komatsu (Japan's largest integrated maker of construction machinery) as Director of Personnel and Administration, at the outset of the company's UK manufacturing operations in Birtley, Co Durham in 1986. During this period he established the Northern Pinetree Trust, a charity for those with disabilities. In July 1992 Dr Morton was appointed Director of Personnel at Northern Electric and was awarded the OBE in the same year for services to manufacturing and the community. He became Personnel Director of Rolls-Royce Industrial Power Group in April 1994 and then worked with Anglian Water from March 1996 until March 2000, first as Human Resources Director and latterly as Director of Business Development.
He has a keen interest in the voluntary sector, believing that it can answer social needs, enhance business and develop people in totally different ways.
Current part-time appointments:
- Chairman of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2004 ->)
- Deputy Chairman of Opportunity Peterborough, the urban regeneration company (2005 ->)
- Deputy Chairman D1 Oils plc (2004 ->) International Biodiesel producer
- Chairman Positive Health Alliance Ltd (2005 ->)
- Non-Executive Director Sabien Technology Ltd (2005 ->)
- Director, Board Performance Ltd (2002 ->)
- Professor of Corporate Governance at Middlesex University Business School (1998->)
- Member of Council: Loughborough University Business School (2005->)
Past appointments include:
- Founder Chairman, NHS Post Graduate Medical Education and Training Board (2003 -2004)
- Chairman of the Research Board of Centre for Tomorrow’s Company (2000-2003)
- Trustee, Tomorrow’s Company Ltd (2000 – 2005)
- DTI Partnership Fund Assessment Panel Member (2000-2003)
- Non-Executive Board Member of Hartlepool Water plc (1997-2000)
- Member of Social & Ethical Advisory Panel for Camelot, Lottery Operator (1999 -2003)
- Chairman of Whitwell Learning Limited (2000-2002)
- Chairman of Gateshead Hospital NHS Trust (1993-1997)
- Chairman of Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust (1996 - 2004)
- Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (1997-1999)
- Chairman of the Association of Management Education & Development (2000-2003)
- Deputy Chairman of Tyneside Training and Enterprise Council (1990-1993)
- Member of the National Advisory Council for the Employment of People with Disabilities (1990-1994)
- Founder Chairman of the Northern Pinetree Trust for People with Disabilities (1988-2001)
In October 1994 Macmillan published his first book Becoming World Class which won the Management Consultancies Association prize for the Best Management Book of the Year. A second volume, Beyond World Class, dealing with sustaining world class performance for individuals, organisations, society and making strategic choices for the future, was published in June 1998. In October 2001 CIPD published Clive’s latest co-authored work Leading HR – delivering competitive advantage. In October 2003 Middlesex University Press published Clive’s latest book By the Skin of Our Teeth on business sustainability.
Website: www.themortonpartnership.com