Stuart Kenny, Director General

Contact via
Heritage Foundation,
Suite 401,
The Spirella Building,
Letchworth Garden City
SG6 4ET

Stuart, an economist by profession, initially specialised in East/West trade; his work included representing the UK on a number of EEC and United Nations Committees. Moving into aviation defence planning work, he spearheaded the formulation and implementation of policy regarding the use of civil aircraft and airfields in the UK and overseas at times of crisis and war. Stuart represented the UK on NATO Committees in Brussels and in 1983 was elected Chairman of a major NATO Aviation committee.

After the Falklands War, he moved to Michael Heseltine's Merseyside Task Force, where he had responsibility for the Toxteth area. Having cut his teeth on property matters in Liverpool, in 1988 he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of Leeds Development Corporation, which became the country's most successful Urban Development Corporation.

In late 1994 Stuart became Director General of Letchworth Garden City Corporation, leading it into the private sector in October 1995, as Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation.

In addition to his Heritage Foundation responsibilities, Stuart is Chairman of Broadway Cinema Ltd and Garden City Technologies Ltd. He was voted Business Person of the Year in the inaugural North Hertfordshire Business Awards and won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2003 Business Awards. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors (and a Member of its Policy Voice panel) and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce.

Directorships

• Director General of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation
• Chairman and Director of Broadway Cinema Ltd
• Director of Letchworth Garden City Services Ltd
• Director of Letchworth Garden City Farms Ltd
• Chairman and Director of Garden City Technologies Ltd