Sue Rainton

Sue Rainton is a professional with expertise in financial planning, operational systems management, ERDF funding, Project Management (Prince 2 Practitioner), grant funding for R&D / Innovation, and InnovateUK (TSB) project application & management.

Education wise, Sue studied A-Level Chemistry, Geology, Maths at John Leggott College, earned a PhD in Business from The University of Hull, a pass in Management Accounting from CIPFA, DMS in Management Studies from University of Lincoln, MA in Museum Studies from University of Leicester, CMS in Management Studies from Nottingham Trent University, Post-Grad Diploma in Museum Studies from University of Leicester, and BSc (Hons) in Geology from University of Leicester.

In terms of professional experience, Sue has held various roles including Programme Manager at Future Fashion Factory at University of Leeds, Expert Assessor - SME Instrument at European Commission, Company Secretary at multiple organizations including Black Reiver Consulting Ltd, Harriton Beracha Ltd, SofMat Ltd, and Rainton of Ashby Ltd, Partner at Harriton Services LP, Project Manager at Space for Sharing at University of Sheffield, ERDF Programme Manager and Nanofactory Programme Manager at University of Leeds, Consultant at SS Consulting, Business Operations Manager at Yorkshire Culture, ERDF Contract Co-ordinator at Yorkshire Forward, Head of Tourism at North East Lincolnshire Council, Museum & Tourism Manager at South Holland District Council, and Documentation Assistant / Natural Science Assistant at Scunthorpe Borough Council.