Ian Ferguson
Ian, the company’s Strategy and Development Director, has commercial and business development background in retail and consumer goods manufacturing. He started his retail career with Marks and Spencer and has been specialising in BIDs since they were introduced in the UK. Ian oversees the development and strategic overview of BIDs that pfbb UK works with. Ian holds an MBA from Leicester University and was Module Leader in MSc Competitive Marketing Strategy in De Montfort University Business School. He is on the Advisory Council for ATCM, a Fellow of the Institute of Place Management and member of the BID Foundation
Melanie Ferguson-Allen
Melanie, the company’s Operations and Finance Director, has a commercial background and her past experience includes the management of events for the Royal Agricultural Society of England, a major grant strategy to develop and establish the Derby Cathedral Centre and the role of City Centre Management of Derby. Melanie, an expert in project management, marketing, sales and the evening economy, oversees the operational delivery and day to day projects of all the BIDs pfbb UK work with.
Chris Barker
Chris is a Senior BID Project Manager who currently provides support for BID development and delivery.
Ashley Lewis
Ashley oversees the implementation of both the Cathedral Quarter BID and St Peters Quarter BID Business Plans, working alongside the Project Executives and BID Rangers. Ashley also has responsibilities for the development of BIDs across the UK.
Fergus Mclardy
Fergus is BID Project Manager for Luton BID and is working on a range of projects related to changing the wider perceptions of Luton Town.
Mark Mullen
Mark has responsibilities for both Operations of the Northampton town centre BID and the development of BIDs across the UK. Mark has a background in retail store management.
Ryan Anderson
Ryan works alongside Ashley to deliver projects and initiatives in accordance with the St Peters Quarter BID Business Plan. Ryan also supports the development of new BIDs around the UK.
Eve Taylor
Eve works alongside Ashley to deliver projects and initiatives in accordance with the Cathedral Quarter BID Business Plan. With a background in online marketing, Eve is also responsible for undertaking social media on behalf of the BID, increasing interaction and promoting the area.
Charlotte Fearn
Charlotte is one of our Data Analysts interfacing directly with our Development Clients with a specific remit for the production of our Sales and Footfall monitoring reports for a number of BID clients around the UK.
Gemma Pindard
Gemma is one of our Data Analysts interfacing directly with our Development Clients. Gemma also provides direct support for survey and business interviews on the ground
Pooja Sharda
Pooja works as Administrator/Bookkeeper supporting our company and our clients.