Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

The Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit organisation, run by the members for the members. It is led by an executive committee, which is chaired by the President and has ten other members. Reporting to the executive committee are a number of working groups, currently the events working group, the communications group, the local issues group and the external relations group.

Membership of the executive is made via application and CV, once an ordinary member has been an 'active' member for at least one year and meets the advertised role specification. Chamber members vote in the executive committee member at the annual general meeting (AGM) or are co-opted if a vacancy arises until the AGM. Membership of the working groups is based upon relevant professional experience and again an application process is required.

The Chamber's day-to-day business is managed by the Chamber director, events co-ordinator and part-time administrator.

The directors of the limited company Chamber are the President and Vice Presidents.

All Executive committee members are voluntary and non paid positions where business representatives give their time in-kind. The staff of the chamber - the Chamber Director, Events co-ordinator and the administrator are all salaried.

Executive Committee

Officers

President: Julia Chanteray
The Joy of Business, www.thejoyofbusiness.co.uk

Vice President, Events: Fay McDonald
Diosa Media: www.diosamedia.com

Vice President, Robert Griffiths
Martlets Hospice, www.themartlets.org.uk

Treasurer: Hilton Sharp & Clarke, www.hsc.uk.net

Chair of Executive Committee

Roger French, Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
www.buses.co.uk

Senior advisors

Clifford Conway, University of Brighton
www.brighton.ac.uk

Julie Stanford, Emeritus President,
Essential Business, www.essential-business.co.uk

Committee Members

Franki Martelly, FDM Design,
www.fdm-design.co.uk

Penina Shepherd, Acumen Business Law
www.acumenbusinesslaw.co.uk

Nicky Gleadow, The Training & HR Point
www.thetrainingpoint.co.uk

Paul Bunkham, Dobit
www.dobit.co.uk

Member Company Representatives

Clare Evans, CE Life
www.clareevans.co.uk
(Representing companies with 1-5 employees)

Robert Griffiths, Martlets Hospice
www.themartlets.org.uk
(Representing companies with 16+ employees)

Volunteer Co-ordinator

Chair: Rachael Hughes, Green Mop, www.greenmop.co.uk

Communications Group

Chair: Franki Martelly, FDM Design, www.fdm-design.co.uk
Julie Stanford, Essential Business, www.essential-business.co.uk
Frances Tobin, Frances Tobin -- Design & Colour, www.francestobin.com
Julia Chanteray, The Joy of Business, www.thejoyofbusiness.co.uk
Lisa Garner, Itonic Design, www.itonicdesign.com
Richard Excell, Excell Design, www.excelldesign.co.uk
Rob Shepherd, Press Dispensary, www.pressdispensary.co.uk
Paul Sharville, Paul Sharville, www.paulsharville.com
Paul Bunkham, Dobit, www.dobit.co.uk
Paul Hutchings, Kindle Research, www.kindleresearch.com
Christine Davey, Christine Davey Marketing, www.christinedavey.com
Caroline White, White Write Ltd, www.white-write.co.uk
Laura Darling, Laura Darling Copywriting, www.lauradarling.co.uk
Linda Harrison, Linda Harrison Copywriter, www.lindaharrison.co.uk
Kate Bacon, Kate Bacon: Communications Genius, www.katebacon.com

Business Support Partnership

Lorraine Bell, Simply CSR, www.simplycsr.co.uk

Web Group

Chair: Paul Bunkham, Dobit, www.dobit.co.uk
Guy Anderson, Zero G Media, www.zerogmedia.co.uk
Kevin Elliott, Whitehat Media, www.whitehatmedia.com
Peter Osborne, Osborne Brook, www.osbornebrook.co.uk
Robin Scott, Makemedia, www.makemedia.com
Steve Purkiss, Purkiss Ltd, www.purkiss.com
Caroline White, White Write Ltd, www.white-write.co.uk
Andy White, Wire World Media, www.wireworldmedia.co.uk
Jon Silver, Southdown Studtio, www.southdownstudio.co.uk