Meet Our President

John Dunning

JOHN DUNNING

PRESIDENT OF SOUTH CHESHIRE CHAMBER

John is President of South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and a Director of Nantwich Town Football Club. John also Chairs the South Cheshire Chamber Business Council.

As a key stakeholder in the area, the Chamber works in partnership with many organisations and John is therefore often involved in discussions with other key stakeholders such as Bentley Motors, MMU, Cheshire East Council, The LEP, Crewe and Nantwich Town Councils and of course other Chambers as well as maintaining regular contact with our Patrons and MP. Together we are committed to helping this area achieve its maximum potential while ensuring our members benefit from the resulting economic growth.

A message from our president

Changing Times At The Chamber

There have been and will continue to be over the next few months a number of changes that will impact on the Chamber.

Firstly, and most significantly, the takeover of the North Cheshire Chamber of Commerce (which covers the former Macclesfield Borough Council area) has now been approved following our EGM and has been approved by the members in North Cheshire.

Our Company name will change to South and North Cheshire Chamber of Commerce but in essence, the existing identities of both Chambers will remain and both will focus on the needs of their local business community working together in a strategic partnership that will not only benefit from economies of scale but substantially increase the strength of our lobbying voice.

More detail about operational practicalities will follow, but a larger unified Chamber will be more sustainable and provide a stronger foundation from which increased services and support can be developed.

This is an exciting opportunity, and we are confident that it will deliver positive benefits for all our members.

Secondly, the Chambers Business Council has been discussing ways in which it can increase its profile and influence the various public sector organisations that are responsible for driving the economic growth agenda in our area.

It is felt that the Business Council would benefit by being more pro-active and more visible through increased PR to get its views across and by appointing a Chair from a high-profile local business who could speak with more authority from a private sector perspective in order to press for the development of an economic vision and masterplan for the area which is seen as the top priority.

It is hoped that a new Chair will be appointed shortly, and I will continue to support in a Vice-Chair role.

Thirdly, and unfortunately, our current Chamber Chair Diane Wright will shortly be stepping down after several years in the position during which time she has done an excellent job in leading the organisation. Diane’s Knowledge, expertise and drive will be sorely missed, and work is going on behind the scenes to find a replacement and we hope to make an announcement in the near future.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Diane for all the help and support that she has given me over the years.

Finally, we have, of course, had a number of changes on the political front both nationally and locally with a new Government, a new local MP, and a new leader of Cheshire East Council.

The Chamber always seeks to work closely with our political leaders whatever party, and I can assure our members that we will continue to strongly represent their views either directly or through the British Chambers of Commerce to ensure that this area can achieve its full potential and develop an environment in which businesses can prosper and create wealth and prosperity for our community.

- Extract from South Cheshire Chamber Business magazine Q2 2024. Read here.

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