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Front cover: Pentillie Castle, venue for the Chamber’s Tourism & Hospitality talk See page 24


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RICHARD STEVENS


STUART ELFORD


Introducing our new Chief Executive


I am delighted to tell Chamber members that after a rigorous recruitment process, the Chamber Board has appointed Stuart Elford as the new Chief Executive. Stuart is a highly experienced and well-known


professional in Plymouth and Devon regional business circles and will be taking up his post on 1 October this year. I am thrilled to be welcoming Stuart to our organisation, as the breadth and depth of his experience in the private, public and third sectors will be invaluable as we take the Chamber forward. Previously, Stuart has served as a Board Director for a number


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‘Stuart is a highly


experienced


and well-known professional in Plymouth’


of years, has run his own PR business and undertaken the role of Chair of St Luke’s Hospice, a £10m turnover charity. Alongside the move to our new premises in Derriford Business Park, Stuart taking the


helm at the Chamber signals the Board’s intention to improve engagement with Chamber members, add value to and improve the membership experience.


RICHARD STEVENS CHAIR, PLYMOUTH AND DEVON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE


CHAMBER PATRONS


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