Board Members and Team
Our vision is to be the natural choice for local businesses. We are a business led, independent membership organisation committed to the interests of businesses and the wider region. We facilitate access to business support of all kinds, whilst influencing other conditions that enable the area and its businesses to prosper.
Working closely with a range of public and private sector organisations, we help find the answers or the support businesses are looking for, whether that is through the specialist services of our partners, members, or through our many services.
Chamber of Commerce Board Members
John Newton Jones: Chamber Chairman and Managing Director, Snowdonia Cheese Co. Ltd
Carl Wood: Publishing Director, Trinity Mirror Cheshire
Chris Naylor: Managing Director, Peckforton Castle
Iain McAulay: Past Chairman, Ardencaple Consultants
James Crane: Managing Director, OverByte Interactive Ltd
John Pitchford: Managing Director, Barclays Bank Plc
Mike Jones: Vice President, Bank of America
Nigel Bruce: Principal, Chartered Surveyor
Patrick Kingsley-Williams: Managing Director, MWL Ltd
Peter Hawkins: Managing Director, Cheshire Jets Ltd
Phil Hughes: Managing Director, Rhug Estate Ltd
Simon Edwards: Senior Partner, Aaron & Partners
William Hogg: Local Chairman, Yorkshire Bank Plc
Graham Ramsbottom: Managing Director, Grosvenor Estates Ltd
Peter Lavin: Managing Director, Castle Hotel and Vice Chair, North Wales Tourism Ltd
Professor Phil Harris: Dean, Faculty of Business Enterprise and Life Long Learning, Chester University
Chris Brown: Chief Executive, Visit Chester and Cheshire
Richard Thomas: Partner, DTM Legal
Chamber Management Team
General Manager: Colin Brew
- Retain and Grow Chamber membership
- Manage all marketing and sales activity
- Manage Young Chamber programme
- Manage partner relationships
- Manage events programme
- Responsible for Chamber website
- Responsible for all other aspects member communication
- Manage third party products & services
- Manage Training programme
Finance Manager – Sarah Jones
- Collate Budget
- Process all account entries
- Manage relationship with Accountants
- Manage RCC sheets
- Debt management
- Carry out HR function
Export Manager – Dave Roberts
- Manage all aspects of Export Service & Documentation
- Manage BCC relationship/assessment and accreditation
- IT – responsible for Chambertrak and MWL relationship
- Manage relationship with ITA and International Trade
- Support Membership Manager in delivery of products & services to membership base
Membership Manager – Becky Fletcher
- Liase with members
- Website maintenance
- Customer Service
- New member recruitment
- Manage referal process
- Manage communications
- Manage Databases
