GAI names new director
October 2016

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers has appointed Neil Fisher as its new Director.

Neil has over 20 years of senior management experience in education, training and membership organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in the UK and internationally.

His most recent role was director of business development at NCC Resources, a commercial learning development organisation, where he was involved in developing and managing in-house and external courses in the UK and Europe. Prior to this he had roles as director of membership, education and training at TOPRA, the organisation for healthcare professionals in regulatory affairs, and as chief executive of the Work Force Development Consortium.

His experience is particularly relevant to the Guild which has been providing an education, qualification and CPD programme for people who work in and around the architectural ironmongery industry since 1961. It delivers the only recognised programme in the world that leads to a qualification in architectural ironmongery to British and European standards.

He takes over the GAI’s most senior executive role from Gary Amer who had led the GAI for the last nine years.