CBA's new Chairman and Cornelius CEO, Neville Prior, outlines his objectives for his two-year term of office
As the new Chairman of the Chemical Business Association, Neville Prior (Cornelius CEO) said:
"First of all, I am pleased and honoured to have been elected as CBA Chairman and I am determined that the next two years should be a period of progress and achievement for the Association."
"Simply stated, I suppose my overall aim is to maximise CBA's effectiveness in three key areas- to represent the interests of all our businesses in Whitehall, Westminster, and Brussels; to increase the effectiveness of our European Association, FECC; and to grow the Association in terms of its scope and membership throughout the chemical supply chain."
"I have already set in train pans to improve CBA's dialogue with relevant MPs and MEPs. We already have excellent working relationships at official level with government departments and regulators. I believe we need to build on this to ensure that key legislators also understand the industry's priorities and its current issues- particularly in the context of the costs and complexity of regulator compliance. "
" I want to set CBA on a path towards continuous growth-in terms of membership, the range and type of businesses it represents, and in the number of value-added services it provides."
" In every respect, CBA is open for business."
The photograph shows outgoing Chairman, Francis Osborn, congratulating Neville Prior on his election as the new CBA Chairman.
Boost for charity
Member companies and their guests attending the CBA Annual Lunch contributed a grand total of £5,491 to the charity Headway which gives help and support to people affected by brain injury. Headway operates through local networks throughout the UK. The photograph shows CBA Chairman, Neville Prior, presenting the Association's cheque to Jo Plant, Headway's Head of Fundraising.