Sharon takes on leading chamber role
A NEW Stockport local president for the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has been announced.
Sharon Seville, director of First Executive Recruitment, was appointed to the post at the end of last month.
A member of the Chamber for more than 10 years, Sharon was elected vice-president in December 2019.
She says her key focus during her time as president will be to strengthen relationships between the Chamber, the Council, businesses, and the wider community in Stockport.
Sharon said: “Originally, one of the main reasons for joining was that as a new, small business I wanted to belong to an established and trusted organisation that could provide me with support, advice and guidance as and when I needed it.
“Since then my business has drawn on the resources the Chamber has to offer, and I’ve watched it evolve over the years to meet the changing needs of its members and the wider business community.
“My role in the Chamber has provided me with the opportunity to be actively involved in various local partnerships and relationships whilst representing the chamber as a voice for business within Stockport.”
The Chamber of Commerce has more than 4,500 members and is ‘committed to providing businesses with a platform to connect with other businesses, communicate their message and create opportunities for a skilled workforce’.
Sharon added that she hopes the work of the Chamber can become more visible.
“I want us to be more visible and accessible to our members and our partnerships,” she said.
“I want us to engage and contribute to the creation of opportunities we have as a region.
“We need to continue to give members and future members the good guidance, strong support and considered advice they come to us for and, more importantly an opportunity to be part of the success Stockport can achieve.”
Stockport Council welcomed Sharon’s appointment as the new Stockport Local President.
Caroline Simpson, deputy chief executive, said: “Having worked with Sharon on Stockport’s Economic Resilience Forum to support local businesses to survive the pandemic, I know that her appointment as Stockport Local President is brilliant news for the borough’s businesses, the local community, the Chamber, and the Council.
“Sharon shares our ambition to develop a closer partnership working with the Chamber and its membership so that, together, we can support our businesses to have their views and ideas contribute to making Stockport an even greater success through delivering our One Stockport Borough Plan together with our partners.
“I look forward to working with Sharon to continue strengthening our relationship with the Chamber and its members.”