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14
Jan 2021
Last Updated: 14/01/2021
Harrogate BID votes in new chair
As well as the appointment of Sara Ferguson as the chair, six new directors have joined the board.
Sara Ferguson, chair of Harrogate BID.
Harrogate BID has elected a new chair for the next 12 months, with a unanimous vote in a virtual meeting.
Sara Ferguson, who co-owns Sasso and Caffe Marconi, had been the acting-chair since last May.
She stepped up into the role when former chair Bob Kennedy resigned along with three directors in April last year.
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As well as the appointment of Sara Ferguson as the chair, six new directors have joined the board.
Bokmun Chan, Studley Hotel & Orchid Restaurant, Nick Hubbert, Hoopers, Dan Siddle, the Crown Hotel, and Wayne Topley, Cedar Court Hotel have just joined.
Jim Mossman, Cold Bath Brewing Co, and Lesley Wild, Bettys, have been co-opted members since last summer.
Existing board member Richard Wheeldon, Berwins Solicitors, has taken on the position of Harrogate BID deputy chair.
Harrogate BID chair Sara Ferguson said:
"I’d like to thank my fellow directors for placing their faith and trust me for the coming 12 months, and I’m proud to become Harrogate BID’s chair.
"I’m also delighted Richard Wheeldon, who has been involved with Harrogate BID since its inception, has agreed to become deputy chair.
"In officially welcoming the new board members, who bring with them a wealth of business experience, I’d like to thank those directors who stood down at the AGM, for their contribution over what was an exceptional 12 months in many ways.”
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