Our Team

Team

Sharon Smith

Chief Executive

Sharon has been Chief Executive of Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce since 1 April 2017. Previously, she worked at the Chamber for 10 years and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive in 2014.

Before this, Sharon spent 13 years working for Business Link in Herefordshire and seven years working for a Manufacturing company in Hereford. She also achieved an MBA from the University of Worcester in 2009.

Sharon is passionate about supporting local businesses, building on the success of the Chamber and strengthening its partnership with businesses in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Directors

Robert Elliot

Directors

Director of Business Engagement & Policy

Tanya Cunningham

Directors

Director of Finance & Corporate Services

Dawn Hardman

Directors

Director of HR

Business Engagement

Marie Ganderton

Head of Membership

Adriana Geary

Strategic Account Manager

Lauren Ashford

Local Skills Investment Plan Manager

Oliwia Baron

Account Executive, South Worcestershire

Beth Ingham

Account Executive, North Worcestershire

Duncan Shaw

Business Engagement Executive, North Worcestershire

Adam Morse

Business Engagement Executive, Herefordshire

Sarah Badger

Account Executive, Herefordshire

International Trade

Kayla Ball

International Trade

International Trade Manager

Emma Harris

International Trade

International Trade Advisors

Leanne Wańczyk

International Trade

International Trade Advisors

Events & Training

Olivia Williams

Events & Training

Head of Events & Training

Yasmin Bent

Events & Training

Senior Events Co-ordinator

Amanda Swingewood

Events & Training

Training Co-ordinator

Sharon Dunkley

Events & Training

Events & Training Assistant

Amy-Jade Hambrey

Events & Training

Events Co-ordinator

Marketing & Communications

Georgia Williams

Marketing & Communications

Head of Marketing & Communications

Sam Felton

Marketing & Communications

Marketing Assistant

Corporate Services

Jenny Madzarevic

Corporate Services

Senior Finance Executive

Boogie Kucharska-Hodgkins

Corporate Services

Finance & HR Executive

Pauline Griffiths

Corporate Services

Credit Controller

Julie Weston

Corporate Services

Quality Executive

Tracie Knight

Corporate Services

Premises & IT Executive

Steve Collins

Corporate Services

Executive Assistant & LSIP Project Executive

Katie Hill

Corporate Services

Finance & HR Executive

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Our Board

The Chamber is a private, not for profit, membership organisation with a board made up of five people who determine the strategy and regularly review activity and progress.

Mike Forrester

Chair

Mike has experience of starting and running a local small business through to working for an International, multi billion pound, PLC. Having had one spell on the Chamber board previously, he welcomes the opportunity to return as Chair. Supporting the Chamber and its many members from sole trader start-ups, through established SMEs and larger businesses with a base in Herefordshire or Worcestershire. The two counties have some fabulous businesses, many of whom keep a low profile. It’s a real buzz to help those companies build their profile, network with new contacts and potentially do business together. As the 7th largest Chamber of Commerce, it’s important we represent ourselves when possible within the Midlands Chambers of Commerce and at the British Chambers of Commerce – flying the flag for Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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Sharon Smith

Chief Executive

Sharon has been Chief Executive of Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce since 1 April 2017. Previously, she worked at the Chamber for 10 years and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive in 2014. Before this, Sharon spent 13 years working for Business Link in Herefordshire and seven years working for a Manufacturing company in Hereford. She also achieved an MBA from the University of Worcester in 2009.

Sharon is passionate about supporting local businesses, building on the success of the Chamber and strengthening its partnership with businesses in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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Mark Smith

President

Mark is an experienced banker and has worked for Lloyds Banking Group for 36 years, across a range of retail, commercial, risk, and operational management roles.  Currently, Relationship Director with primary responsibility for 60 SME clients, typically with annual sales of £10-£25M and/or debt requirements of c£2M+ within the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Area.

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Chris Walklett

Chair of the Worcestershire Area Council and Vice President, Worcestershire

Creative and connected, Chris is a growth-orientated partner with an international focus, responsible for Bishop Fleming’s West Midlands based tax team. His background includes roles in practice and in industry with multi-national organisations such as EasyJet. In addition to working with clients directly across a number of areas, Chris has worked with clients across a number of technology sectors, including several years working in Cambridge, is heavily involved with Malvern Hills Science Park in his role as Strategic Finance Director and is an Advisory board member and founder of Worcestershire’s BetaDen Tech Incubator. He is also the Director of Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, working with the rest of the board to successfully tender for the award of the UK Government’s 5G test-bed, based at Malvern Hills Science Park.

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​Clive Brooks

Chair of the Herefordshire Area Council and Vice President, Herefordshire

Clive joined ABE (Ledbury) Ltd in 2007 and is now the Managing Director. He has over 20 years’ experience in the transport and logistics industry with 18 years spent at Europa Worldwide, managing contracts with Ford, General Motors, Rank Xerox and Energiser. He is a Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport and Vice Chair of the local Road Haulage Association group.

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