What’s your earliest memory? On my first day at preschool I sobbed my heart out. A taxi picked me up at the end of our road. Another four-year-old, Simon Cussons, was already on board. Simon remained a friend for the rest of his life. Who are your heroes? As a child I was a junior member of Lancashire County Cricket Club and my hero was fast bowler Brian Statham. My adult hero is my late wife, Alex, who always got a buzz from helping others. What book last changed your thinking? It has to be
The Nordstrom Way by Robert Spector and Patrick D McCarthy, about a US department store chain. The management chart is upside down: that told me how to run our business.
Local women part of new gender equality panel Date published: 16 December 2020
Amy Rothwell, a trustee of WHAG, is part of the Greater Manchester Women and Girls Equality Panel
Two Rochdale women form part of a new panel set up to accelerate gender equality in Greater Manchester.
Rebecca Steele, CEO of Rochdale and District Mind, and Amy Rothwell, a trustee of WHAG (formerly the Women’s Housing Action Group) join 18 other women from across the 10 boroughs as the Greater Manchester Women and Girls Equality Panel.
The panel aims to enable women and girls to live their best life in Greater Manchester .