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Directors

Non-Executive Directors

Ian Powley - Chairman

Ian Powley - Chairman

Ian was born in Penrith and went to school in Carlisle but spent most of his youth on his Uncle's farm near Mealsgate. On leaving school he spent ten years on farm work with a break for college at SAC Ayr. He joined Carrs Farm Foods in 1985 and became Regional Branch Manager for Carrs Billington in 2000 moving to Cockermouth in 2003. Outside of work he helps his son Steven to run a beef and sheep farm near Armathwaite selling store cattle and lambs at Mitchells Auction.

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Executive Directors

Mark Wise BA (Hons) FRICS ASFAV

Mark Wise BA (Hons) FRICS ASFAV

Executive Director with responsibility for Mitchells Antiques & Fine Art Sales, Household Auctions, Sporting Sales and VeeVa! Coffee Shop.   Mark is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Fine Art and Chattels) FRICS and an Associate of The Society of Fine Art Auctioneers ASFAV.   Since joining Mitchells in 1989 he has substantially developed Mitchells Antiques & Fine Arts business and established its reputation as one the country's leading provincial salerooms.

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