Wilf Butcher Michael Gregg Becky Reid Beverley Bane
Export Manager Sales Manager Marketing Manager Communications Manager
Wilf joined the FIA in April Michael joined the FIA in Becky joined the FIA as Bev joined the Secretariat
2007 as Export Manager, September 2008 as Sales Marketing Manager in in 2002, originally as Team
taking on the responsibility Manager. His primary role late 2008, bringing with Assistant which then grew
for managing the Export is to deal with everything her a wealth of marketing into Training Coordinator
Council. Wilf was a former relating to membership knowledge following and the training programme.
Chairman of the Fire Industry of the FIA. Michael has eight years specializing in In 2008 Bev was promoted to
Confederation and has been previously worked within the marketing, events and PR in Communications Manager
associated with the fire safety property business and also the motorcycle and sports and has responsibility for
industry for many years, both spent 20 years working for industries. Previous roles all the FIA’s customer and
in manufacturing and as a the Post Office Ltd. include Marketing Manager member communications,
consultant. Wilf is also CEO of at Suzuki, Product Manager including the quarterly
the Association for Specialist for Honda and Press Officer publication Focus, as well as
Fire Protection (ASFP). for Yamaha Racing. management of the website
content.
Ian Gurling
Melena Blake Christine Scott Lionel Holland
Training Manager
Training Coordinator Secretary Handyman
Ian joined the FIA in early
Melena is the Association’s Christine joined the FIA in Before joining the FIA
2008. Prior to this role
latest recruit, having 2005 as Secretary having in 2004 Lionel was an
Ian introduced NVQs to
joined in July 2009. Before had a career in secretarial/ Administraive Officer for
NFT Distribution, project
joining the FIA she worked administration work in the Road Traffic Unit of
managed an NVQ
at Phoenix Vauxhall as a which she gained a wide the Metropolitan Police.
programme for the care
Bodyshop Receptionist variety of experience. She At the FIA Lionel performs
sector on behalf of Surrey
where she was responsible provides support for the FIA general duties such as
County Council and
for booking cars into the team including the General collating training course
provided training for the
garage and keeping Manager and CEO, as well manuals, providing postal
Police Federation of England
customers updated on as holding the fort in the support and collating direct
and Wales. Ian is a keen
the repair process. Prior Training Coordinator role marketing mailouts.
proponent of education
to this she worked as an prior to Melena’s arrival.
and training for which
Auctioneers Clerk for Christine also attends
he has been awarded
Manheim Auctions where exhibitions and shows,
Graduate of the City and
she assisted the auctioneers providing a key support at
Guilds Institute and has also
in the running of the these events as well as in
gained a BA (Hons) through
auctions. the office.
the Open University.
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