Chief Executive’s comment

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

It is a pleasure to welcome Laura and Zoe to the Chamber team.

Laura Ruaux joins as Projects Officer and PA from an early career in policy and business strategy at the University of Brighton. She will be responsible for supporting the local Chambers in their focus on member representation in bigger discussions, including lobbying local government and contributing to national policy consultations. Laura will also work to assist member organisations in maintaining awareness and understanding of major policy changes as they unfold. Laura will be working alongside me as my PA and also supporting Sadie Parr, Head of Marketing & Events, to provide high quality communications and updates to our members. Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and a MSc in managing strategic change and innovation. Her areas of interest and expertise include higher education and supporting women and young people in career development and will sit on our Learning & Skills sector committee. Zoe McCabe Brennan joins us as Events Co-ordinator to plan and deliver our extensive events programme. She brings with her a wealth of experience having worked in the events team at St Neots Town Council. Zoe is passionate about organising memorable events for the business community and we look forward to her

Laura Ruaux bringing some new ideas to the events calendar. Working alongside our Head of Events and Marketing, Zoe will sit on our Sector group committees that are led by a committee of Chamber members. Together they will ensure the Chamber run events that combine expertise with local knowledge. In June we welcomed John Bridge into the office for our Chamber Board meeting where we officially announced that we have re-named one of our meeting rooms as the John Bridge Conference Room. This is a small token to recognise, and remember, John’s hard work and dedication to the Chamber over the last 17 years. We look forward to John utilising the Conference Room as he continues to work with us and focuses on new ventures and related projects.

VIC ANNELLS Chief Executive

John Bridge