Glenn Caplin has been appointed as the chief executive officer for the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Local Economic Partnership and service director (economic development and enterprise) for Cornwall Council.

Chair of the LEP, Mark Duddridge said: ‘This role will have a strong focus on engaging and working with businesses across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, setting the strategic direction for the economic growth of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 

‘We are ambitious about making Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly competitive and attractive to business and inward investment, and exploiting the enormous opportunities we have around space, devolution, the launch of our financial loan scheme, the future role of LEPs and the transition from EU to UK funding. Glenn is a fantastic appointment to the role and we are delighted he is joining us.’