The JCC is pleased to announce that the Department of Economic Development’s Director of Financial Services, John Spellman, will be updating guests at its next event on the current initiatives within the DED.

John Spellman’s talk will cover the Isle of Man’s vision for 2020 and explore the strategy for economic success by protecting and enhancing our biggest sector, financial services. He will also discuss the Enterprise Isle and the driving substance behind it, and how we as an Island can ensure we are a good international partner to the rest of the world.

The event will also include the JCC’s annual general meeting where this year’s president, chairman and vice-chairman will be announced.

Current chairman Kate Parrish, who joined the JCC in 2013 and became chairman in September 2014, will become this year’s president. Kate joined the JCC with an aim of making the JCC a platform for the business community to network and to communicate with one another. Kate works for Browne Craine & Co and is the firm’s marketing manager. Her role as president (and head of marketing & PR within the JCC) will see her work alongside both the chairman and vice-chairman to continue to develop the JCC brand across the Isle of Man’s business community.

Vice-chairman Rachael Hooper, who joined the JCC committee in 2014, will become this year’s chairman. Having qualified as a chartered accountant with a Big Four accountancy firm, Rachael is now a tax manager with SMP Accounting and Tax. Rachael is looking forward to taking on the role of chairman and aims to increase the opportunities that the JCC provides to the local business community, while maintaining the high quality of events that the JCC organise for members and guests each month.

Committee member Richard Smith joined the JCC committee in 2014 after being an active member of the JCC for over five years. Richard is going to take on both the vice-chairman and membership officer roles at this year’s AGM, and will be responsible for maintaining and extending the JCC’s extensive corporate and individual members.

“The last 12 months of being chairman have been fantastic – it has been one of the best things I’ve done,” said Kate. “This year has been extremely interesting having worked with business people both locally and internationally. The JCC is all about bringing the Isle of Man business community together and we do this by putting on a wide variety of learning and networking events. I’d like to thank the committee, the JCC’s members and the companies that we have worked with for a thoroughly enjoyable year. I’m looking forward to working with Rachael and Richard in the up-coming year and wish them the best of luck in their new roles.”

To find out more about the JCC and the AGM, please go to www.jcc.im. 

Photo - Kate Parrish