The role of our board…
Our Board, which is appointed by Council, is responsible for the management of the Chamber. Its members are statutory directors of the Chamber.
Board
Rhiannon Bearne
executive director – policy and representation
John Marshall
chair
Tara Stonehouse
chair of risk and audit committee
Emma Gaudern
South of Tyne, Durham and Wearside representative
John Johnston
North of Tyne Representative
Jennifer Rycroft
executive director – membership
Louise Hunter MBE
co-opted board member
Nagma Ebanks Beni MBE
vice president
Aneela Ali
executive director – finance and corporate services
Andrew Haigh
president
Lesley Moody OBE
immediate past president
Yvonne Gale
co-opted board member
Deborah Walton
vice president
John McCabe
chief executive
The role of our council…
The Council is an elected body representative of membership whose principal role is as an advisory body to the Chamber on the formulation of policy.
Council
Susan Howe
council member
Darren Hankey
council member
Alix Bolton
council member
Chloë Clover
council member
John McCabe
chief executive
Paul Ryan
council member
Alan Metcalfe
council member
John Johnston
council member
Malcolm Copland
council member
Stevie McLaren
council member
Suzanne Nestor-Robson
council member
Gill Courtney MBE
vice president
John Johnston
chief of Northumberland committee
Gill Hunter
council member
Aneela Ali
council member
Tony Gates
council member
Andrew Davison
council member
Rhiannon Hiles
council member
Kay Carrick
council member
Alan Ferguson OBE
council member
Deborah Walton
co-opted board member
Alex Hayward
council member
Andrew Haigh
president
Nagma Ebanks Beni MBE
council member
Mark Dowdall
council member
Rachel Chambers
council member
Sophie Milliken
council member
Marianne Whitfield
council member
Patrick Masheder
Tees Valley committee chair
Ross Smith
council member
John Marshall
chair
Lesley Moody OBE
immediate past president
Natasha McDonough
council member
Liz Mayes
council member
Michael Lyons
council member