Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce welcomes three new members to its board, and says goodbye to two former members.

By Borwell Ltd
schedule11th Oct 16

After two years serving as President of the Chamber Board, Stuart Speight has stepped down to be replaced by Andrea Borwell-Fox, Co-Director of borwell Ltd. Andrea has been involved with the Chamber for several years, both through her time on the Board as Vice President for Worcestershire and through her role in co-hosting the Worcestershire Women’s Business Forum (sponsored by borwell).


Ben Mannion, Strategic Development Director at Hewett Recruitment, has joined the Board as the new Vice President for Worcestershire. Louise Hookham, former Vice President for Herefordshire, has stepped down and has been replaced by Mike Forrester, Chairman of Orchard Valley Foods Limited.

Andrea said: “I am looking forward to representing Chamber membership at local board level, at regional events and at the British Chamber of Commerce in London. During my two-year post, l will help promote member services and plan to introduce new initiatives too. You will always find me at the ever popular bi-monthly Women’s Business Forums and the annual Women’s Business Conference. I will continue to represent the IT sector alongside my day job as Commercial Director at borwell.” 

Image Caption: Mike Ashton, Andrea Borwell-Fox, Jim McBride, Mike Forrester and Ben Mannion