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Deb Oxley Obe

Chair, NED, mentor & specialist in employee ownership. I am a passionate, purposeful leader, excited by possibilities and change, authentically connecting people and ideas to drive meaningful change.

📍 London, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated November 2026💼 3 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom
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Board Member
Mar 2019
Scotland for Employee Ownership is an industry leadership group set up to help strengthen the employee ownership sector in Scotland. Led by industry, working in partnership with the public sector (CDS, Scottish Government) and trade association (EOA). Board Members Tom Arthur - Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth Isabella Miller John Housego, Aquascot Rachel Hannah - Aquascot Campbell Mair, Highland Home Carers Stuart Robertson, Woollard & Henry Tony Marks, 2020 Project Management Tom Warren, Built Environment Bruce Farquhar, Anderson Strathern Clare Alexander, Co-operative Development Scotland Darah Zahran, Co-operative Development Scotland Karen Rodger, Scottish Government James De Le Vingne, EOA
early stage
Board Member
Mar 2019
Scotland for Employee Ownership is an industry leadership group set up to help strengthen the employee ownership sector in Scotland. Led by industry, working in partnership with the public sector (CDS, Scottish Government) and trade association (EOA). Board Members Tom Arthur - Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth Isabella Miller John Housego, Aquascot Rachel Hannah - Aquascot Campbell Mair, Highland Home Carers Stuart Robertson, Woollard & Henry Tony Marks, 2020 Project Management Tom Warren, Built Environment Bruce Farquhar, Anderson Strathern Clare Alexander, Co-operative Development Scotland Darah Zahran, Co-operative Development Scotland Karen Rodger, Scottish Government James De Le Vingne, EOA
early stage
Experience · 9 entries
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2025
Chair Advanced Plastics Employee Ownership Trust
Jul 2025
About Advanced Plastics Group The Advanced Plastics Group delivers technical injection moulding solutions to a diverse range of market sectors, combining innovation, precision, and reliability. Key Highlights: Industry Recognition: Multiple customer satisfaction and industry awards, including the prestigious PIA Processor Award (2022). Scale & Capability: Annual revenue: £38M 70 injection moulding machines (22t–1600t) 350 employees across three UK sites Strategic Locations: North East, North West, and South of the UK. Heritage & Standards: 70 years combined experience in injection moulding Accredited to ISO9001, ISO14001, and IATF16949 Group Companies: Advanced Plastics (Hull) Advanced Plastics (STH) (Fareham) Advanced Plastics (NW) (Manchester) We are committed to Industry 4.0 technologies, leveraging automation, camera vision systems, and smart manufacturing practices to deliver 100% inspection of safety-critical components without adding labour or cost.
2023
Non Executive Director
May 2023
Advice, Investment and Growth Support for existing and aspiring Employee Owned Businesses. Capital for Colleagues specialises in Employee Buyouts (EBO). Our focus is exclusively on advising companies that are, or want to become employee owned, funding and investment to enable the transition and supporting business growth for many years thereafter. True patient capital. Many years of expertise and experience
late stage
Board Member
Apr 2023
Future Humber work with Bondholders to deliver projects to attract investment to the Humber and to create a thriving environment for business and people to prosper. We work to prioritise people, place, partnerships and planet with the mission to make a difference, influence and inspire all communities so that opportunities for investment and growth accelerate through our dynamic Humber narrative. We promote the Humber as central to innovative, world-leading developments in renewable energy, clean growth, advanced manufacturing, digital, healthcare, food, and agriculture, culture and creative.  Through our Talent+ programme we empower our people for progress and connect the workforce of the future. Future Humber is proud to connect these businesses and communities for a common purpose: to promote the Humber as a great place to live, work, study and invest.  
Chair Sewell Group Employee Ownership Trust
Jan 2023
Sewell is a multi-disciplined group of companies operating across the Yorkshire region. As a Sunday Times 100 Best Company To Work For, we strive to be a great place to work so we can be a great, innovative company to deal with. In whatever we do, we aim to create value for our communities and prove that a local family business can deliver world class services. For further information about our businesses, or to view our current vacancies visit www.sewell-group.co.uk.
2022
Chair Shaw healthcare Employee Ownership Trust
Dec 2022
One of the UK’s leading health and social care providers with the unique attribute of being majority owned by its employees. We deliver a wide spectrum of services ranging from elderly residential/nursing care, home care, community care hubs, supported living, extra care, respite, day care, specialist care in the fields of Acquired Brain Injuries and mental health through to design-build-operate, consultancy and Facilities Management.  Our values of wellness, happiness and kindness are now well established and apply to all that we do. If we are delivering our values then our vision, to deliver the quality of care that we would want for our own loved ones, will be a reality.
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