NEWS | JULY 2015
Chamber Board The Chamber is delighted to welcome its new president Edel Harris, along with two new vice presidents and four new board members, following its annual general meeting on June 17.
New Chamber president Edel Harris
President Chief executive - Cornerstone Edel is chief executive of Cornerstone, a charitable organisation providing health and social care services to individuals with disabilities and other support needs. She also serves as a Director on the boards of Corners Turned Ltd, the Davie Cooper Centre and the Fragile X Society. Edel also sits on the Executive Group for the Scottish Social Services Learning Network, North.
New vice presidents
Continuing non-executive board members Alec Carstairs
Immediate Past President
Director - Cela Consulting Limited
_ Carol Benzie
Managing director, Aberdeen International Airport Ltd
_ David Mair
Group sales and business development director, The Ferguson Group
John Brebner Vice President
City director - Aberdeen, Clydesdale Bank
Peter Sharp
Vice President Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP
_ Alastair Green
Group head of strategy and development, Wood Group
_ Fiona Bayne
Head of Communications, Upstream UK Full biographies and pictures of the new board, as well as the policy council, can be found on our website at agcc.co.uk
New board members
Jennifer Young
Jill Webster
Judith Thorpe
Stephen Nicol
Chairman and partner, Ledingham Chalmers LLP
Rubberatkins Limited
Co-owner and director,
Chief financial officer, Wood Group PSN
Jennifer believes that business in this area needs to be energetic and positive about meeting the challenges that we all face, whether economic, geographic, market-led or political. She sees the Chamber as continuing to play an integral role in achieving that.
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Jill has over 35 years’ experience as a director of SMEs as well as experience as provost of Aberdeenshire Council with its half a billion pound budget. She believes that her many connections through her public and corporate activities will be an enormous asset to the Chamber board.
Thorpe Molloy Recruitment Limited Judith has worked in Aberdeen for 20 years, 17 as founding director of professional services company and member of the Chamber. Working with the full spectrum of organisations within Grampian, she is looking forward to using her network for the benefit of Chamber members.
Stephen relishes the opportunity to shape the strategic direction of the Chamber, and to share ideas, debate issues and take action to enable success for local businesses. He believes that being on the board will broaden his perspectives as he takes up his post as chief financial officer at Wood Group PSN.