I am delighted to bring my experience of running a business, with my background at senior levels in the corporate world, to my role at the Chamber. I am passionate about business opportunities in Dundee & Angus and look to connect & grow our members, and the business itself.We are the leading business membership organisation in Dundee & Angus and part of the worldwide long-established Chamber of Commerce brand. We have over 820business members who between them employ around 67,000 people. We work hard to help provide members with the business connections and opportunities they need to flourish.We represent our members’ views and use our collective voice to influence opinion makers. We are passionate about Dundee and Angus and promote it as a world class destination, helping the local business community to thrive.Since joining the Chamber in 2014, we have grown by over 50%, and seen member retention grow to a consistently 90%+ level. Appointed to CEO of Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce in October 2014, I previously ran & delivered projects at My Pinkie Promise, a Strategic Marketing & Events business. I founded My Pinkie Promise in January 2009, which worked with organisations on their Strategic Marketing Planning, and Event Management & Delivery. Working at Alliance Trust, I developed and implemented the business strategy through marketing plans, budget management and creative work; managing agencies to deliver integrated campaigns working across all areas of the marketing mix. I ran the event programme of over 40 varied events each year.I hold the CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing.Specialties: Business, Policy, Media, Marketing, Event Management, Networking, Project Management, Negotiation, Leading a Team, Third Party Liaison