Name: Stephen Sears
Age: 53
Business: ECT Group
Role: CEO
Where: Founded in Ealing, London

Stephen is head of ECT, one of the most respected social enterprises in the country, with unrivalled experience in developing innovative transport and recycling solutions.

For the first 15 years it was predominantly grant funded, but now the company has a turnover of £50M and employs over 1,500 people in recycling and sustainable waste management, community and public transport, community railways,vehicle and railway engineering and health care. It operates fromover 20 locations across the UK and runs more than 600 vehicles. 

(please note this page was written in 2007 and the structure of ECT changed in 2008, see the company's website for more detail.)

Stephen gives ushis pearls of wisdom from over 30 years in social enterprise

www.ectgroup.co.uk

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