Helping us to achieve our goals and achieve our purpose
Leading the way
Combining expertise and knowledge to help drive us forwards
Our Board is made up of industry professionals who have expertise in international markets, business growth, legal, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sales and Marketing. They use their experience and expertise to support us in achieving our strategic objectives and social impact.
Our Board Members
Mike Dinius, CFE, CPA
Board Chair and Non Executive Director
Mike serves as President and oversees the daily operations of Noble Consulting Services, Inc. Mike worked with local CPA firms in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area for nine years. In 1995, Mike was founding partner of Carnes & Dinius CPAs. During that time, Mike served as Partner-in-Charge of auditing and accounting along with serving as Administrative Partner. Mike’s public accounting experience encompassed audit, consulting services, and tax.
Marvin L. Smith Jr, CPA,
Non Executive Director
Mr. Smith is a certified public accountant and is employed by Noble Consulting as a Vice President. Previously employed by Aflac, Inc. for over 29 years, he served as 2nd Vice President of Investment Accounting; Vice President, US Risk Officer and Vice President, Global Risk Officer. His 29 years of insurance experience includes the last 10 years as a risk professional. He is also a board member and Treasurer of a non-profit organization focused on providing cancer services to underprivileged women.
Anthony Fiducia
Non Executive Director
Anthony is an experienced lawyer, with significant corporate experience having qualified into the law in 1978. He served on the management committee at a London law firm, prior to joining the London office of US firm Bryan Cave in 2000. He served as Managing Partner of that office from 2006 to 2010 and is now Senior Counsel within the firm. His expertise lies in the Mergers & Acquisition field, where he has worked for both private and public companies, predominantly in the intentional arena.
Amin Amiri
Non Executive Director
Amin Amiri is the founder, funder and CEO of a2e Industries Limited. He is a highly accomplished corporate financier who specialises in wealth creation by ‘revitalising’ businesses mainly through strategic and operational development of companies. a2e is viewed as a distinctive operator due to its focus, ethos and ethical approach. The portfolio of investments in which he has a controlling interest includes manufacturing/industrial companies with aggregate sales of circa £140m.
Jayne Worthington
Progress Group CEO
Prior to joining The Progress Group, Jayne gained over 14 years’ experience of working in senior management roles for the likes of The Growth Company: Education and Skills and City of Liverpool College Group. She has a wealth of experience relating to pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeship training and higher education. Jayne also has experience of adult skills training. Jayne’s primary role is to drive out the company’s key strategic objectives, whilst supporting the continued growth of the Group.
Eammon Price
Progress Group Chief Financial Officer
Eammon is a a widely recognised, strategic and financially-astute senior executive, with a strong commitment to building and leading top performing teams leveraging in-depth commercial, finance, operations and sales experience. Past roles have seen great accomplishments throughout the UK, US and Canada, With over 15 years of experience in finance, Eammon brings a wealth of knowledge to his role at PTE Group.
Jackie Hutchinson
Board Secretariat
Jackie has extensive experience as the Executive Assistant within The Progress Group. She supports the leadership team with a range of functions and responsibilities including group secretariat, diary management and call handling services.
Prior to this, Jackie held a corporate executive role within the financial sector. She enjoys spending her spare time gardening and entertaining family and friends with good food and great wine.
To learn more about The Progress Group and our strategic objectives, please contact our team today.
