Andy Connell joined the trust as a Finance Manager when St Aldhelms Academy become part of Ambitions Academies Trust in April 2015. From January 2018 Andy has supported the trust expansion in the role of Deputy Finance Director.
Since May 2020 Andy has led the finance team of over 20 staff in the role of Interim Finance Director and was recently appointed to the substantive role of Finance Director in February 2021.