Ward: South Party: Conservative
18 St. Georges Road
Sandwich
Kent
CT13 9LR
Tel: 07723 364042
My name is Daniel Friend and I first became a town councillor in 2016. I live in Sandwich with my wife Megan and our three children, William, Violet, and Monty. I work with Age Concern in Sandwich as well as being Chairman and CEO of a group of IT businesses based in Sandwich. I am deeply involved in lots of groups and charities in the town and have family connections to Sandwich spanning generations.
My background is Retail/Senior Management, ranging from Area/Regional Management to Flagship Management. I have extensive HR experience from direct management of 100-200 employees and HR Business Partner experience responsible for up to 4,000 employees. I have a wealth of financial experience, being accountable for businesses turning over in excess of £30m per annum.
Sandwich Conservatives - Chairman
Conservative Business Forum - Chairman
South Thanet Conservative Association - Member of the Executive
Sandwich is Open - Director (not for profit)
Sandwich Salutes the forties - committee member
Sandwich Town Team - committee member
The USN P22 Trust - Vice Chair
Sandwich Infants School - Vice-Chair Governors
Great Oaks Small School - Trustee
Sandwich Chamber of Commerce - Vice-President
Sandwich Royal British Legion - Treasurer
Gazen Salts Nature Reserve - Vice Chair
Sandwich United Charities - Trustee
Talk it Out - Trustee
Delf Stream Working Group - committee member
Merry Go Round Pre-School - committee member
Sandwich Dementia Friendly Community - committee member
The Friends of Sandwich Infant School Trust - Chairman
Curfew Ringer (Captain 2020)
Freemason
Rotary Club of Sandwich member
Joined Council: October 2016
Committee Membership: IT/Social Media Committee, Tourism Committee, Museum and Archives Committee