Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber’s Group Commercial Director, Louise Wall, has been appointed as Chief Executive of the Northamptonshire & Milton Keynes Chambers of Commerce.
Over the last 12-months, in addition to her role at Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Louise has acted as the Interim Chief Executive for Northamptonshire & Milton Keynes, steering both Chambers through an unprecedented time in terms of the economic and business landscape due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Louise takes with her a wealth of experience across both the public and private sector. Prior to joining the Chamber of Commerce in 2014, Louise was Head of Sustainable Communities at Warwickshire County Council and had previously run her own successful private businesses.
During her time at the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber, working alongside Chief Executive Louise Bennett OBE DL, Louise oversaw the development and delivery of many key Chamber services and contracts, including International Trade, Business Support and Membership, as well as supporting the work of Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber Training.
The new role encompasses both the Northamptonshire and the Milton Keynes Chambers of Commerce which, whilst operating separately to serve the best interests of their local business communities, are led by a single Chief Executive and Senior Management Team.
Louise said: “I am excited by this new opportunity having acted as Chief Executive on an interim basis for almost a year, in what has been an incredibly uncertain period for businesses.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my seven and a half years working with our members, the business community and partners across Coventry and Warwickshire.
“This is a new challenge and I’m looking forward to championing the member businesses across Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes, leading a passionate team and working with the Boards across both Chambers as we look to bounce back from the COVID-19 crisis.”
Louise Bennett OBE DL, Chief Executive of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “Although a huge and sad loss to the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, we are proud to be part of the UK Accredited Chamber Network that succession plans for the future in terms of supporting leadership and talent into our most senior and high-profile roles.
“We look forward to continuing a mutually supportive relationship, between our two leading Chambers, to the benefit of our Membership.”
Louise will remain in post at Coventry and Warwickshire until June 2021 and take up her new role from July.