Meet the Team
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President - Nick Verardi (Dickinson Cruickshank) | |
Chairman - Mike Shaw (Cemex Island Aggregates) |
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Vice-Chairman - Mike Hodgson (Abacus) | |
Treasurer - Michael Crowe (PKF) |
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Chief Executive - Mike Hennessy | |
Admin Officer - Julie Stephens |
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Admin Secretary - Jenny Christian |
The Members
Chamber membership includes:-
- all types of businesses from all economic sectors
- businesses from all parts of the Island
- all sizes of business from one-person to some of the largest businesses in the Isle of Man
Chamber Council and Committees
The strategy and business of the Chamber is managed by the Council which meets monthly.
Membership of the Council includes
- The President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer
- The 2 Immediate Past-Presidents
- The Chairmen of the Standing Committees (Finance, Manufacturing and Retail)
- The Chairmen of the other Committees at the time being - currently these are Construction, Employment, ICT and Transport. A Tourism Committee is to be re-formed.
History
The Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce was established in March 1956 with 45 members. In 1975 it merged with the Chamber of Trade and became the Isle of Man Chamber of Trade Commerce and Industry. However people tended to abbreviate this to "Chamber of Trade" which gave the impression of a purely retail organisation so in 1985 the name reverted to "Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce" to reflect the breadth of the membership.
The Chamber is the most comprehensive business organisation in the Isle of Man with over 300 members from all sectors.