About us
Trustees

Martin Wilde is Managing Director of Martin Wilde Associates Ltd and has been researching the global Business Supplies industry for nearly 30 years. He also is the Contributing Editor for BOSS Today - the BOSS Federation's quarterly magazine.
He was appointed Chair of the Charity in January 2022.

After taking a career break to raise four children, Kelly returned to work in 2011. Following a successful stint managing a large portfolio of schools for a UK firm specialising in catering for the education sector, Kelly joined OPI as the company's finance manager. Four years on, that role has expanded to cover HR, H&S and Operations.
Kelly was appointed Vice Chair of the Charity in January 2022.

Debbie has been involved in the office supplies industry for over 30 years and works in the merchandise team at the EVO Group.
Debbie has been a Charity Trustee since 2015 and currently holds the position of Honorary Treasurer.

Mike has spent over 60 years in our industry, starting out from school with WH Smith then Straker's and Ryman in London and also with manufacturers such as Faber Castell, Eldon Rubbermaid, Geographics and Smead.
He has been a Trustee of the Charity for more than 25 years!

Graeme first joined the industry in 1967.
He has been a Director with Acco and Kingfield Heath and wasd also Chairman of Office Friendly .
He became a Trustee of the Charity in 2010 and was irs Chair from 2012 to 2021.

Frances has been involved in the Business Supplies industry for many years. She carried out a management buy-out of Bedford-based Springfield Business Supplies in 1997 and has completed the acquisition of two other companies since then. She became a non-executive director of the BOSS Federation board in 2019.
Frances has been a Trustee of the Charity since 2010 and also carries out an active fundraising and marketing role.


Liz has been Secretary of the BOSS Charity since 2013 and was appointed as a Trustee in November 2020. She has worked at BOSS since 2010 as Administration Manager.

Philip started in the Business Supplies industry with John Dickinson Stationery in 2005. and is currently Managing Director of Staedtler (UK) Limited, having previously held roles at Fellowes and BIC.
Philip became a Trustee of the Charity in June 2022, and has been a major advisor and contributor to its annual Charity Day since 2018.

Jon is the Managing Director of Office Solutions Media and became a Trustee of the Charity in 2019.
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