Meet Board & Council
Guiding the Chamber in all that we do
Our board members are responsible for the management of the Chamber and are appointed by our council. Our council is an elected body representative of membership, advising the Chamber on the formation of policy.
The role of our board…
Our board, which is appointed by council, is responsible for the manager of the Chamber. It’s members are our statutory directors.
Board
John Johnston
North of Tyne Representative
Abigail Pogson
co-opted board member
Tara Stonehouse
chair of risk and audit committee
John Marshall
chair
Emma Gaudern
South of Tyne, Durham and Wearside representative
Jennifer Rycroft
executive director – membership
Louise Hunter MBE
co-opted board member
Rhiannon Bearne
executive director – policy and representation
Stephanie Edusei
co-opted board member
Lesley Moody OBE
vice chair
John McCabe
chief executive
Andrew Haigh
immediate past president
Yvonne Gale
co-opted board member
Aneela Ali
executive director – finance and corporate services
Natasha McDonough
vice president
Deborah Walton
president
The role of our council…
The Council is an elected body representative of membership whose principal role is as an advisory body to the Chamber on the formulation of policy.
Council
Andrew Haigh
immediate past president
Sophie Milliken
council member
John Johnston
chair of Northumberland committee
Susan Howe
council member
Suzanne Nestor-Robson
council member
Darren Hankey
council member
Tony Gates
council member
Gill Hunter
council member
John McCabe
chief executive
Chloë Clover
council member
Deborah Walton
president
Rhiannon Hiles
council member
Kay Carrick
council member
Lesley Moody OBE
vice chair
John Marshall
chair
Natasha McDonough
vice president