Meet the Chamber team

Meet the team supporting members across the North East.

The team is always on hand to help members, we support, connect and represent more than 2,000 members.  As part of a trusted business community and respected network, if we don’t know the answer we probably know someone who does. Get in touch! 

Directors

Jennifer Rycroft

executive director – membership

John McCabe

chief executive

Tracey Worrall

PA to CEO

Aneela Ali

executive director – finance & corporate services

Rhiannon Bearne

Deputy CEO and executive director – policy and representation

Membership Team

Helen Huitson

Small Business Engagement Manager

Natalie Connolly

small business engagement manager

Abigail Turner

medium business & international trade engagement manager

Clare McCabe

engagement manager – small business – North Tyneside & Northumberland

Ashwin Veeramani

business development executive

Megan Rennison

small business engagement manager

Michelle Wilcox

senior engagement manager – larger business – north of Tyne & Gateshead

Jazmin Winkworth

medium business and international trade engagement manager

Michael Dickinson

senior engagement manager – medium & global business

Sarah Skelton

Senior Membership Development and Operations Manager

Rob Chesman

Senior Membership Engagement and Experience Manager

Sarah Roberts

small business engagement manager

Lynsey Crabtree

business services and sponsorship manager

Erin Knight

partner engagement and sponsorship manager

Tom Warnock

senior engagement manager – larger business – south of Tyne & Team Valley

Policy Team

Alex Gandhi

Comms and PR Manager

Erika Armanino

Knowlege and Research Executive

Jessie Kelly-Baxter

Project Researcher (LSIP)

Marianne O’Sullivan

policy manager

Rachel Thompson

Business Engagement Manager (LSIP)

Bev Brown

Business Engagement Manager (LSIP)

Rachel Anderson

Assistant Director – Policy

Josh Maratty

Policy Adviser Intern

Tim Marsden

knowledge manager

Courtney Hiles

Comms and PR Manager

International Team

Neil Hunter

customs declaration co-ordinator

Kay Shaw

customs declaration co-ordinator

Wendy Hutchinson

customs declaration co-ordinator

Jessica Brown

export documentation lead

Rebecca Tweddle

export documentation & customs declaration co-ordinator

Ipsita Sengupta

International Trade Service Administrator

Debra Blair

customs declaration and carnet lead

Eve Halliday

Interim Senior International Trade Manager

Marketing Comms and Events

Ashley Carney

events manager

Josh Mewes

Marketing Engagement Assistant

Charlotte Johns

marketing manager

Daniel Marsden-Knight

head of marketing comms & events

Jack Firth

Marketing Campaigns Lead

Jasmin Brown

Marketing Engagement Lead

Frances Holliday

events co-ordinator

Sarah Connolly

Events Coordinator