Bill MacBeth OBE
/Bill Macbeth OBE is the Managing Director of the Textile Centre of Excellence, a company that is dedicated to improving the skills and research base of textile and other manufacturing companies in England. The Centre has 95 member companies who manufacture locally and globally, supplying the world’s premier fashion houses and technical textiles markets.
From 2000 to 2003, Bill held the office of President of the European Regional Information Society Association (ERIS@), a company based in Brussels that works closely with regional governments and the European Commission to assist the take-up and implementation of new technologies. Bill is now a patron of ERIS@ and is still active in European Employment/Education/ICT policy areas. In 2011, Bill was elected to join the Board of the UK Fashion and Textiles Association, and represents the UK on the Euratex Director Generals’ Group in Brussels.
Bill is a ‘Patron’ of the Yorkshire region and an ‘Ambassador’ for his local town of Huddersfield. He is also a Director of the Kirklees Enterprise Foundation and a member of numerous charitable and social groups. In 2013 Bill was awarded the OBE in for services to Education and Skills.
