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  • Chas Bishop
  • Dr Hermione Cockburn
  • Jenni Chambers
  • Dr Teresa Anderson
  • Vicky Brightman
  • Verena Cornwall
  • John Ellison
  • Bryan Davies
  • Karen Davies
  • Goéry Delacôte
  • Lauren Deere
  • Ben Ward
  • Cindy Forde
  • Dr Ian Griffin
  • Liz Hodge
  • Dr Robin Holgate
  • Dr Robin Hoyle
  • Dr Anne Hunt
  • Dr Gillian Lang
  • Dr Chris Lennard, MBA
  • Linda Leuchars
  • Adrian Lutton
  • Heather Mayfield
  • Terry O'Connor
  • Anthony Richards
  • Alison Robinson
  • Dr Anita Shaw
  • Ian Simmons
  • Louise Smith
  • Leigh-Anne Stradeski
  • Peter Trevitt
  • Phil Winfield
Chas Bishop

Chas Bishop

ASDC Trustee, CEO, of The National Space Centre, and Former Chair of ASDC (2015 - 2019)

Chas worked in a range of operational and marketing roles at five visitor attractions across the UK, including Madame Tussauds and Alton Towers, before joining the National Space Centre team in 1999 and becoming Chief Executive in 2001. He is a board member of the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership and Leicestershire Promotions Ltd and works with the space sector on its recruitment and skills development needs. He has an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) at the University of Leicester.

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