CEO of Shaping Portsmouth set for New Years retirement

By Tom Kilkelly

22 September 2023

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The CEO of non-profit organisation Shaping Portsmouth, Stef Nienaltowski, has announced that he will be retiring in the new year.

He will step down after the annual Shaping Portsmouth Conference at The Guildhall in January 2024.

Since taking over in January 2017, Stef has overseen a number of partnerships and lead programmes centred around developing Portsmouth's economic and cultural landscape.

Shaping Portsmouth is currently running 16 programmes covering business, education and the community and is helped by 180 volunteers. There are now 67 businesses and organisations across the city committed to supporting Shaping Portsmouth as Patrons, Partners, and Associates.

The team has been strengthened and expanded in recent months with Sam McGrath appointed Director of Operations & Marketing, Matt Farmer as Head of Marketing & Communications, and Marian Oshodi-Glover as Business & Marketing Coordinator.

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Stef's retirement means the board of volunteer Non-Executive Directors at Shaping Portsmouth are now undergoing a recruitment process to find his successor.

Commenting on his retirement, Stef said: “It has been the greatest privilege of my entire working life to have worked for and led this wonderful organisation.

''From 2013 when I first volunteered to join the then called Business & Enterprise programme, to January 2017 when I began my current journey as leader, the people I have worked with have been truly remarkable.

“Over the seven years of my time in the role as leader, our staff and directors, past and present, and the wonderful volunteers have made Shaping what it is today, and I know it will continue its upward path.

“The number of organisations that have financially supported our work has grown over the years and have enabled our achievements to be fulfilled. We continue to this very day to attract new partners. My perfect triangle of success, Staff, Volunteers, and Financial Partners, has put Shaping on a sustainable path.”

By Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022.

During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan).

His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.