Rotherham Chamber's changes at the top

Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce has vowed to move forward with a new presidential structure, after members approved proposals at the their Annual General Meeting.

The meeting saw a resolution passed for the chamber to be headed by one president, supported by an immediate past president, a president-elect and two vice-presidents.

The passing of the resolution means that the chamber's pepresentative council will appoint two new non-executive directors in February and two new vice-presidents in March.

Members also voted in favour of reducing the numbers of board directors and representation council members, while the re-elected and new representation council members were also welcomed.

Chris MacCormac, Chamber President, said: “The passing of this resolution will allow us to progress as a united chamber with one executive director, one united board of directors, one united representation council and one president.

“We will serve our members, our employees and our communities to a brighter and better future, regardless of geography with the full intent of being the ultimate business network.

“We will with the art of compromise, the science of business and the transparency of trust to and from our members, rebuild a chamber for our two towns and that can lead the South Yorkshire agenda on recovery and regeneration.”