Our Management Team

Chris Peel

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Peel joined The Training Room in 2020 as CEO, bringing a wealth of experience as an accomplished business leader built across a number of different markets, including the training and education sector. Prior to joining the organisation, he ran one of the largest training and education companies operating in the U.K. today, a business he set up and led for 5 years.

Chris brings to The Training Room an excellent track record in developing and growing organisations, capitalising on market change to gain competitive advantage and generating strong, sustainable returns. He operates with a passion for product innovation and maximising on technological change to meet ever-changing customer needs.

What he enjoys most about his role is taking great pride in developing his teams, building strong customer relationships and delivering products and services that have a genuine, positive and long-lasting socio-economic impact within the wider community.

His passions in life include:

• Family, friends and seeing his son develop
• Understanding people, their motivations and seeing true potential being achieved
• Learning new skills and continuously developing
• Watching and playing sport, a passion for rugby, cricket and golf
• Supporting charities as a non-exec/trustee
• Learning and experiencing different cultures
• The thrill of overcoming difficult challenges with the team

Chris joined the Training Room because of its ambition, the organisation’s growing reputation, the talent that exists within the business and above all, its genuine values to want to make a significant difference to people’s lives, connecting our students with sustainable opportunities and helping people realise their full potential in vocations they are passionate about.

Lyndsey Farnham Assoc. CIPD

Group HR and Operations Director

Lyndsey has worked for The Training Room since 2013 and is responsible for the people and student welfare of the business in addition to wider field operations. Having operated in numerous high level HR and Operations roles Lyndsey brings with her an understanding that the people; whether internal or external are the most important elements of any business.

Lyndsey looks after the Student Services team that are responsible for making student dreams a reality and work tirelessly to ensure our graduates have the best job outcomes and prospects. Lyndsey is also responsible for the wider training environment, supporting our Tutor base to offer a world class service to all customers.

Lyndsey is CIPD Level 5 qualified, which enables her in her other accountabilities including leadership of the HR department; supporting internal talent at every juncture to ensure every colleague has the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Her passions include:

• Her family
• Her dog!
• Constantly learning new skills and improving her qualification levels
• Meeting new people and creating new relationships
• Growing and supporting her young leaders to realise their potential

Lyndsey's ambitions are for herself and her colleagues to be as successful as possible.

Greg Slade

Head of Commercial

As an experienced leader Greg brings to The Training Room a wealth of core Health & Fitness knowledge, as well as over 10 years performing very senior roles across other key business functions. Having spent many years managing and overseeing successful teams, Greg is now responsible for the wider front end commercial areas of the business.
 
Greg shares the same vision as that of the business; for The Training Room to be recognised as the best educational provider in each of the sectors within which we train. He firmly believes that teamwork, positivity, hard work and recognition of all staff achievements are the key factors in making any business successful. Greg firmly believes in always providing a very positive and exciting outlook to guide the team to success.
 
Outside of work, Greg’s main focus is his family. He likes to attend the occasional ‘supercar’ day such as ‘Goodwood, Festival of Speed’ and also likes to socialise with friends.