Hampshire County Council
Matthew Kitcher is an experienced marketing professional currently serving as a Senior Marketing Officer at Hampshire County Council since April 2023. Prior to this role, Matthew was the Marketing Manager at New Forest Activities from September 2017 to April 2023, and gained extensive retail management experience with FatFace, holding the positions of Store Manager from February 2017 to September 2017 and from April 2010 to January 2016. Additional experience includes a Digital Design Internship at TK in 2016, various positions at FatFace, and marketing internships at Shorefield Holidays Ltd and Leo Burnett Group. Matthew holds a BA (Hons) in Advertising & Brand Communication from the University for the Creative Arts, completed an online course in Digital Marketing through Squared Online, and has a National Diploma in Art & Design from Brockenhurst College, alongside GCSE qualifications from Priestlands Secondary School.
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council provides a wide range of services that make a difference to residents' lives on a daily basis, including education, transport, planning, social care, libraries, waste management and trading standards. Hampshire is one of the country's leading local authorities, delivering public services to the 1.3 million residents of Hampshire (excluding Portsmouth and Southampton). We are proud to provide these services, some of them rated as being among the best in the country, across this diverse, historic and vibrant county. Our key priorities for promoting economic prosperity and protecting the environment are: -To develop the infrastructure and services required for economic, transport and housing growth, and promote a globally competitive environment for investment in the county. -Provide opportunities for all to develop the skills needed to play a full part in Hampshire's economic success. -To conserve and use natural resources more efficiently, protecting Hampshire's environment and quality of life. Progress: -Hampshire is the fourth most visited county in the UK. -£750 million of County Council capital investment is stimulating the Hampshire economy. -Approximately 60% of the Council's spending is with local small and medium sized businesses. -150,000 streetlights have been replaced, with energy consumption reduced by 21% and savings of £140,000 in carbon tax each year. -Less than 8% of the county's household waste is sent to landfill, the lowest figure for any county council in England.