The Team

With a global business perspective and an entrepreneurial mindset, Chamber President Barrie Baxter is well placed to lead new-look Chamber on its “enterprise” basis. Barrie has a varied and high-level corporate background ranging from retail management to software creation. He brings a wealth of experience including mentoring and board engagement.

As Chamber Executive Director, Kay is tasked with the day-to-day running of the organisation which involves supporting the 600-strong corporate membership with events, initiatives and lobbying. She is one of six Chamber Directors. Her background is in media, business development and event planning.

Admin and Events Executive Lauren Ridgwell is a familiar face for the hundreds of Chamber members (and potential members!) who pop into the Markets HQ on a regular basis. She ensures that the substantial amount of paperwork involved in dealing with 18,000 individuals is up to date and relevant. Lauren is also a pivotal part of Chamber’s event management – and also takes photographs for our comms and publications.

Sophie has joined the team a year into Chamber’s new premises.  Sophie brings with her a great deal of knowledge in events and administration work.  She will be working closely with Lauren and Kay dealing with the ins and outs of Chamber’s day to day runnings of events, social media and membership support.