A message from Steve Timmis, President of Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce

I'm delighted to announce that Chris Plant has today been confirmed as our Interim CEO and Tom Nadin, as Interim Deputy CEO, and that they will be stepping into the role with immediate effect. They'll be ably supported by the Senior Leadership Team and Board Directors Catherine Crockett and Katie Beardmore will also provide specific strategic support.

This team has been put together to best represent and to best service each and every team member, business member, partner, and Patron, and you only have to look at the experience, expertise and length of service at our Chamber and wider to know that we really are in the safest of hands.

Chris has been our Deputy CEO for the last three and a half years, and has worked within the wider Chamber network for a further 12. Tom has been here at Staffordshire Chamber for over 13 years, and Catherine and Katie have exceptional experience across business and commerce, as well as tenure here on our Board.

We are delighted to have such a skilled and robust team in post so promptly to take our Chamber forward, and we will now focus on recruiting the perfect full-term CEO.

Please do reach out to your Chamber team with any questions, and thank you for the support that you've shown us already. We have some truly exciting times ahead!

Kind regards

Steve Timmis

Chamber President

Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce

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Message from Steve Timmis, President of Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce - created 8.9.25