The Team
The Team
The Chamber of Commerce is the biggest business community on the island and encompasses every type of industry within our membership. Our not-for-profit organisation is run by a small number of office staff and a large number of volunteers.
Brooke Kenyon
President
Managing Director, Orchard PR
A Chartered PR Practitioner with over 20 years in communications, Brooke devises creative, impactful strategies that deliver real benefits to clients and stakeholders. She is an advocate for the PR profession and attracting new talent. If you need to contact Brooke please email president@guernseychamber.com
Nicholas Collinson
Vice-President
Founder & Director, Alnistar Ltd & Innovation Board Member
Nicholas is a Guernsey-based entrepreneur and business consultant who founded Alnistar Ltd to advise on M&A, fintech, and blockchain ventures. He previously built and exited Neva, a UK vehicle leasing business with a proprietary digital platform. As co-founder of DeFi platform MELD, he led fundraising efforts exceeding $30m. He currently advises across sectors including financial services and emerging technologies, bringing strategic insight, commercial experience, and a broad network to support high-growth companies and complex cross-border transactions.
Alice Gill
Executive Director
Alice is the face and voice of Guernsey Chamber. As part of the Executive Board Alice helps to shape and lead Chamber’s strategic vision, advocates for local business and invests in building strong networks.
Alice is a Marine Geography graduate, and brings her passion for sustainable business and 10 experience working within the offshore wind industry to Chamber – as well as the occasional jar of honey from her 30,000 bees.
You can contact her at Alice@guernseychamber.com
Diane De Garis
Past President & Treasurer
Director at DNA Accountants
Diane de Garis is the Chamber’s Treasurer and served as President from 2022 to 2024. A chartered accountant, Diane runs her own firm, DNA, working closely with SMEs and growing businesses, and holds a degree in pure mathematics. She is passionate about Guernsey and committed to ensuring the Chamber remains a strong, credible and influential voice for business on the island.
James Hunt
Operations and Events Manager
James is the calm, capable presence that every vibrant office needs. He’s charged with helping to shape and deliver our business and networking events – plus welcome visitors, field enquiries and keep the kettle on!
With a background in acting, TV presenting and radio broadcasting, James brings a natural flair for communication and event delivery to his role.
He’s your first point of contact for any event queries.
You can contact James at james@guernseychamber.com
The Board
Justin Bellinger
Director of NionNet, Non-Executive Director of Guernsey Electricity
‘Justin is an experienced senior manager, specialising in innovation, strategy and digital transformation. Former CEO of Sure Guernsey and member of the Sure Executive committee for over 15 years in various commercial and business development roles, Justin has now turned his attention to serving businesses seeking growth and requiring transformation. He is a non-executive director of Guernsey Electricity, is a director of a SaaS software development company, founder of a management consultancy business, and is developing novel platforms and production techniques in seaweed cultivation.’
Victoria Falla
Strategy Director at TPA
With over 18 years of experience across a number of leading brands, mediums and advertising channels – working on both project and retained basis – she can quickly and effectively adapt to new clients, projects and challenges – to deliver quality ideas with ease. Victoria’s passion is doing whatever it takes to deliver great work for clients.
Rachael Lainé
Owner of Le Tricoteur Guernsey Ltd
Rachael has 20 yrs experience in creative brand management & campaign implementation (brand launches / designing consumer communication / consultation on packaging and language / cultural interpretation & rendering / brand profile advancement)
By translating cultures, consumer habits and trade regulations, she can ensure your International brand launches successfully and with longevity.
Katie Inder
Founder of Concise & Innovation Board Member
Katie is the founder of a data consultancy helping organisations gain value from data. With expertise in data science and analytics, she delivers impactful solutions across sectors. She hosts Data & Doughnuts to promote data accessibility and, as a Chamber board member, supports Guernsey’s business community through data storytelling and innovation.
Chris Hutley-Hurst
Partner at Walkers
Chris is a partner at Walkers (Guernsey) LLP and is a member of the regulatory, investment funds and corporate teams. Chris is an experienced international tax lawyer, and advises both local and international clients on tax, economic substance, financial regulation and corporate matters. He is recognised as a leading lawyer in these fields.
Marcus Jones
Head of Client Development at C5 Alliance
With over eight years of experience as a Senior Consultant and OKR Lead, Marcus has helped public and private sector organisations to set and achieve strategic goals, monitor and improve performance, and innovate for great ideas. He is passionate about helping businesses grow and improve by enhancing their strategic focus, alignment, and employee engagement.
Paula Williams
Fractional Learning & Governance Consultant at Skills Unleashed
Paula is the trusted specialist in providing high-impact Learning and Development (L&D) solutions for organisations across Guernsey, Jersey, IoM and UK. Her deep expertise is supported by substantial experience successfully implementing a range of organisational change programmes and as a management consultant. As a qualified Director and active Non-Executive Director (NED) on several company boards, she brings a strategic governance perspective to her L&D consultancy work.
Lorna Pestana
Group Executive Director at Law At Work (CI) Ltd
With over 35 years’ experience in human resources and employee relations, Lorna’s career has spanned Scotland, Jersey, and Guernsey. She has been involved with organisations such as the Chamber, CIPD, and Jersey Employment Trust and more recently, joining GET as a board member. Her aim is to support the evolving employment landscape and assist local organisations in transitioning their people practices towards sustainable, long-term outcomes.
Please check her LinkedIn profile for further information www.linkedin.com/in/lornapestana
Caroline Shakerley
Director of Human Resources at BDO Limited
As Director of Human Resources at BDO Limited, Caroline lead initiatives to foster organisational growth and enhance workplace culture, leveraging years of experience in HR, Marketing and Accountancy too. She has been more recently involved in strategic business projects and have had a more recent leaning towards learning and development. Caroline focuses on empowering teams and promoting positive change across the organisation.
James Ede Golightly
Chair at Oxehealth & OXECO
James Ede Golightly is executive chair at Oxehealth, ranked among the 150 most promising Digital Health start-ups globally, and cleantech materials company Oxeco. He is also a non-executive director at Nasdaq listed Silence Therapeutics.
James has over 20 years’ experience as an investor and director, initially as an investment analyst at Mercury Asset Management (now BlackRock), before co-founding Ora Capital Partners in 2006 to invest and partner with early stage growth companies.
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