Sir Roger Marsh joins PEXA as Ambassador & Adviser to the UK Board

Following significant investment into the opening of its UK headquarters in Leeds, PEXA is embedded in Yorkshire with involvement at events such as Leeds Digital Festival, Legaltech Leeds, Fintech North, and UKREiiF. It’s now looking to deepen its ties to the business ecosystem and help grow influence for the Yorkshire tech hub at a national level.

Between 2013-22, Sir Roger Marsh OBE DL served as Chair of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) where he was responsible for creating significant transformation in the area. During this time, he played a substantial role in driving the Government’s vision for the development and levelling up of the North, acting as Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund Strategic Oversight Board as well as additional sub-committees to raise funds for the region.

PEXA is committed to investing further with the help of Sir Roger Marsh to showcase its technological innovation for the benefit of both the local and wider economy.

“Yorkshire – and the North more broadly – is a hotbed of innovation. It’s a vibrant ecosystem boasting some big institutions as well as attracting start-ups and scale-ups who want to use Leeds as a launch pad for their innovations,” said Sir Roger Marsh, Ambassador & Adviser to PEXA.

He believes it's “undoubtedly benefitting from significant international investment from important players like PEXA, not only in terms of it bringing proven technology to the market but also investing more widely in the growth of the tech ecosystem.”

Roger said: “I’m looking forward to working with PEXA to support its vision for the region, deepen its presence and help bring its benefits to the market.”

Joe Pepper, UK CEO of PEXA, highlighted that Leeds has a strong tech ecosystem: “Now we’re determined to do more to help give these businesses a greater voice at the national level […] Yorkshire is a thriving tech hub and the UK economy as a whole could benefit if we work together to drive growth and further investment.”