A former communications director for a FTSE 100 bank has been inaugurated as the new president of East Midlands Chamber.
Stuart Dawkins brings wide-ranging business experience to the role, having spent 18 years at Alliance & Leicester, including seven years heading up its corporate communications department.
He left following its acquisition by Santander in December 2008 and undertook non-executive director roles for organisations including the chamber, EMB Group, Leicestershire & Rutland Community Foundation, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, De Montfort University and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I Sixth Form College in Leicester.
