Beverley Nielsen has previously worked as a director for AGA Rangemaster, and as managing director for Fired Earth.
12 Facts About Beverley Nielsen
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In 2016 Nielsen was selected as the Liberal Democrat Candidate for the Mayor of the West Midlands, standing as the first and only female candidate, but was defeated in the 2017 mayoral election by Conservative candidate Andy Street, coming third after Labour and ahead of UKIP.
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Beverley Nielsen attended the Grove Primary School, Malvern, and following the family's move to Ireland she was educated at Glengara Park School, Glenageary and St Columba's College, Rathfarnham, Dublin, before attending Trinity College Dublin where she completed an honours degree in Law, following which she gained a Master's degree in Business Studies from University College Dublin, completing her dissertation on the International Marketing of Irish Designer Fashion.
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Beverley Nielsen later worked in fashion at New York Vogue, in Dublin as an equity dealer for Dermot Desmond, creator of the International Financial Services Centre, before returning to the CBI in 1992 and working as Assistant Director, CBI North West, contributing to the successful lobbying for Runway 2 at Manchester Airport and promoting best practice sharing amongst SMEs as a board director of Excellence North West.
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Beverley Nielsen became a Liberal Democrat councillor on Malvern Hills District Council in 2019, where she was the portfolio holder for Economic Development and Tourism.
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Beverley Nielsen was the Liberal Democrat candidate for West Worcestershire in the 2019 general election, finishing second with 10,410 votes.
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Beverley Nielsen was selected in 2016 and 2020 as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Mayor of West Midlands, but resigned from the party along with four other councillors in August 2020 over a split on the Malvern Hills District Council.
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In 2023 Beverley Nielsen stood again as an Independent and was re-elected to Great Malvern ward, formerly known as Malvern Priory, along with fellow Independent councillor, Cynthia Palmer.
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Beverley Nielsen has co-written Redesigning Manufacturing with economist, Vicky Pryce and Professor Michael Beverland.
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Together with Makhan Singh of Birmingham City University Dr McCabe and Beverley Nielsen co-edited 'India at 75, Thoughts and Reflections'.
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Beverley Nielsen has a new book due this Autumn, Examining Net Zero.
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Beverley Nielsen married Robert Emmerson in 1992 and they have three children, Niels, Charles, and Amelia.