CHAMBER NEWS Rob takes the chains of office
The Chamber has announced Rob Mayo as its President for 2017/18. He received the chains of office
from outgoing President Geoff Poyzer at the Chamber’s annual general meeting. Rob is Development Director at
Nottinghamshire’s historic Welbeck Estate, with responsibility to bring about the transformation of one of the most significant groups of listed buildings in the East Midlands. He is a graduate in Art History
from the University of Nottingham (1986-89) and has a Masters degree in Conservation Studies from the University of York. Rob trained and qualified as a
Chartered Surveyor and has spent much of his career involved in the regeneration of historic buildings. Prior to his appointment at the
Welbeck Estate, Rob led the Heritage Lottery Fund-financed Piece Hall Transformation Project, in Halifax, a Grade-I listed building and the last of the great northern cloth halls. As well as being a Director at the Chamber, Rob is Chair of the D2N2 Rural Reference Group and a Director of St Leger Homes. He is also Place Chair at the
North Notts Business Improvement District, or BID, the first of its kind in the country as it will cover the whole of the district of Bassetlaw instead of being limited to a very small area. It will have a budget of £3.5m over five years if successful. “I would like to extend my
personal thanks to Geoff Poyzer, my predecessor, for choosing me as his deputy for the past year and for all his hard work during his 12 months in office. “I promise to uphold the dignity
of this office and to be the best ambassador that I can be for the Chamber, for the region and for business generally.” Rob has said he has four areas on
which he wants to focus during his year in office – Brexit, helping local firms to begin their export journey, the region’s rural economy and promoting the North Notts BID. Kevin Harris, a partner at
international audit, tax and consultancy firm RSM, has been appointed as Vice-President for the year. He is a strong advocate of Leicestershire and a prominent member of the local business community. He has worked in the accountancy profession for more than 30 years since graduating from university and obtained an MBA in 2004. Kevin is a ‘hands-on’ business
adviser who works closely with the management and shareholders of
Rob Mayo (left) receives the chains of office from outgoing President Geoff Poyzer
‘I promise to uphold the dignity of this office and to be the best ambassador that I can be for the Chamber, for the region and for business generally’
privately-owned businesses to help deliver their corporate and personal objectives. As a strong communicator and
being action-orientated, Kevin is used to working alongside a diverse group of people to get things done. He was part-owner of a successful regional accountancy practice before joining RSM in Leicester this year as Partner. Kevin is Vice-Chair of the
Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) and has been heavily involved in helping to attract significant inward investment into Leicestershire in recent years. Board changes announced at the
AGM include Directors Dawn Edwards, James Bowie, Stuart Dawkins and Jaffer Kapasi, who were
22 business network December 2017/January 2018
due to retire by rotation this year, being re-elected unopposed and the formal appointment to the Board of Eileen Richards, Martin Rigley and Lindsey Williams, all of whom were co-opted earlier in the year. Board members retiring having
completed their permitted term under the Chamber’s governance rules were Russell Thompson and Past-Presidents Jean Mountain, Ian Greenaway, David Merifield and Richard Wilkins. Phil Stanyer, Chair of the Board
of Directors, said: “I’m delighted to formally welcome Eileen, Martin and Lindsey to the Board. And I want to express my extreme gratitude to Russell, Jean, Ian, David and Richard, who have all been loyal and devoted supporters of the Chamber and I hope will
continue to be our good friends.” Also at the event, two local
businesses were presented with their British Chambers of Commerce East Midlands Regional Awards. They were Mansfield-based R.E.A.L Education, which won the Education and Business Partnership Award, and Retford-based iCON Aerospace, which won the High Growth Business of the Year Award. Both were winners of the same
categories at this year’s Chamber Business Awards. At the time of going to print, both were yet to discover whether they had been successful in the national finals of the British Chambers of Commerce Awards, however reaction from the awards – which took place on 30 November - is available at
www.chamberbusinessawards.co.uk
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