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BOSS Today #44 NEWS

BOSS ELECTS

NEW CHAIRMAN

he BOSS Board has unanimously look and feel of BOSS and built further
Telected Simon Drakeford, CEO of on its foundations of relevance for our
the EO Group, to be the new BOSS industry. With Amy as our new CEO and
Chairman. He will lead the board in a Simon taking over as Chairman, we have
non-executive and voluntary capacity a really strong leadership team in place
in addition to his current executive to take BOSS forward. I’ve really enjoyed
responsibilities at the EO Group. the last three years working with Philip
Simon will help to develop and guide and wish Simon and Amy every success.
the strategy and activities of the Simon is very well known in all quarters
organisation over the next important and his brand of enthusiastic dynamism
years. He has already spent the last three will go down well with members. Amy
and half years actively involved as a Non- is a consummate and professional
Executive Director of the BOSS Board and marketeer and will bring her strong,
was at the heart of the rebranding and broad set of skills and very engaging
repositioning of BOSS during that time. personality to the organisation. I’d like
Simon commented, “With the to thank the Board who have supported Phil Lawson commented, “One of
appointment of Amy Hutchinson as our me and BOSS by giving their time and the best aspects of my job was having
new CEO, we are entering an exciting effort. Thanks also to Phil Lawson – a very supportive Board to turn to
and transformational period in the he and I have enjoyed an excellent when needed and Geoffrey was the
long history of BOSS and its support working relationship and are leaving ideal Chairman for me. He was always
for members of our trade. It is a real the organisation in good health.” available when I needed advice and
privilege and an honour to be asked Simon said, “The handover between gave me the space to operate in when
to chair the Federation and I relish Amy and Phil is already well under that was appropriate. Very few people
the opportunity to work with Amy way and going smoothly. Geoffrey I know have given so much time, over
to help BOSS continue to objectively is also staying with us on the Board so many years and so unselfishly to
champion all sectors of our rapidly- as my immediate predecessor, our industry, and Geoffrey is to be
changing industry. I’ve had relevant so we will have good continuity applauded for so doing. He is used to
recent involvement on the BOSS Board between us all with the upcoming applause with guitar in hand and mic in
and understand both the opportunities changes. Exciting times lie ahead.” front of him, but his role with BOSS has
and challenges in front of us.” Rob Jenkins, who has acted as the been a much less public performance.
The outgoing Chairman, Geoffrey BOSS Treasurer for the last eight I’m sure the new team will appreciate
Betts, who has held the position for years, will also be standing down him staying on the Board as immediate
the last three years, said, “In my time from this role on 16 July, following past Chairman to offer continuity when
as Chairman we have revamped the his retirement from the industry. needed. Thanks Geoffrey, it’s been fun!”

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