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President
Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham Kt.,
Llb(Hons),
D.Univ, D.Lit, DL, D.Sc(econ),
CIMgt, FRI, HonFIMechE |
Lord
Jones of Birmingham – still generally known as
Digby Jones – became widely known when serving
as Director-General of the Confederation of British
Industry, the British ‘Voice of Business’,
from 2000 through 2006. In this role he regularly visited
businesses in the United Kingdom and worldwide, taking
the British business message to 70 different countries
and meeting on regular bases political, business and
media figures in this country and abroad.
Digby Jones is recognised as a powerful public speaker
with definite – often controversial – opinions.
For example, when with the CBI he expressed unorthodox
views on climate change, noting that "…the
next Bill Gates will be the deliverer of a highly technological
solution to some of our climate change challenges; I
want them to be British."He has been created a
life peer as Baron Jones of Birmingham, of Alvechurch
and of Bromsgrove in the County of Worcestershire: he
styles himself Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham.
Digby is a Corporate Ambassador for the Cancer Research
UK Corporate Ambassadors and is a Fellow of UNICEF.
He is also a non Executive Director of Leicester Tigers
Rugby Club. |
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Trustees
of SpeakersTrust |
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Peter
Curtis-Allen - Chair
Peter is a former member of both Epsom Speakers Club (TI) and
Croydon Speakers Club (ASC) and currently works as webmaster
for Net
Services International. As one of the founding trustees,
Peter had the privilege and pleasure of watching Andrew
Ducker in action at Epsom Speakers Club in the early 80's.
Additional responsibilities:
Director of Speakers Trust Limited |
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Sue
Warner - Deputy Chair
As well as being Toastmaster of the Year 1999, Sue is also
a founder director of the The
Speakers Bank but she also brings to her position as a
Trustee a wealth of other experience in the voluntary sector,
amongst other things she was the founder of the Speak Up!
Speak Out! initiative, she is a Trustee of the National Association
of Volunteers Bureau and also the Joseph Rank Benevolent Trust,
a Member of Public Affairs Committee, YMCA England, a Member
of Working Group: RSA Young Fellows Initiative, a Member of
Faith-based Volunteering Working Group, National Centre for
Volunteering, a National Committee member: International Year
of Volunteers (England) and a fundraiser for Great Ormond
Street 'Wishing Well' Appeal; Parent Network.
Additional responsibilities:
Director Speakers
Bank Limited
Member of the Speaking
in the Community Committee |
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Gwyneth
Millard M.Ed. - Secretary
Gwyneth is also National Secretary of the Association of Speakers
Clubs. A member of North Cheshire club she has recently established
a new club in Standish which is attracting young members and
she is District Secretary for the Western District. She attends
meetings of the Business Doctor network in Wigan to promote
the Association and is always on hand to give newspaper and
local radio interviews for the same purpose. She has delivered
seminars and workshops on all aspects of public speaking to
many clubs throughout the UK and is in demand as a contest judge
at all levels. She is also a member of the SpeakerDev initiative.
She is a volunteer panel member for the Youth Offending Team
in Wigan, drawing up contracts with young offenders as part
of their reparation process. Having established and chaired
the Management support group for panel members, she is now a
founder member of the Steering Committee for the Greater Manchester
Panel Members Forum, to enable volunteers in that sector to
have a voice. As an annual visitor to New Zealand, she has established
links there with Toastmasters and with the Youth Offending System
during her visits.
Additional responsibilities:
Member of the Speaking
in the Community Committee |
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Iain
Wesley BSc CEng MICE - Treasurer
Iain is a founding trustee and former president of Epsom Speakers
Club. Iain also arranges an annual Speaking competition at his
employers to which outside clubs are invited.
Additional responsibilities:
Chair of the Grants Committee |
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Gwyn
Redgers
Gwyn has been involved in speaking organisations since the
early 80's. He is a Founder Trustee of the Cogers Trust, set
up to assist the further branch expansion of The Cogers -
the world's oldest debating society. He is a Past President
of the Sylvans Debating Society. He is currently President
of the ASC. His numerous ASC roles have included being a competitor
in the National Speech Final. Currently he is also engaged
in developing a new speaking venture, initially within the
South East of England, in support of the ASC.
Additional responsibilities:
Chair of the Speaking
in the Community Committee
Press and Publicity
Director of Speakers Trust Limited
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Cliff
Hunter MSc FCA CTA MLIA(dip)
Cliff has been a member of ASC since 1987 and served as president
of both Whitgift and North Surrey Speakers Clubs. Cliff has
competed at both National and District levels.
Additional responsibilities:
Member of the Grants Committee
Director of Speakers
Bank Limited
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Bill
Russell
Bill is the founder of Citigroup's Citi Criers Toastmasters
and the founder of Citigroup's Financial Education "Financially
Speaking" Programme in London, a joint training venture
between Citigroup and SpeakersBank that has provided nearly
1,500 secondary school students with practical financial education
coupled with public speaking skills so necessary for today's
workforce.
Bill has been a member of Toastmasters International for over
thirteen years and is a founding member of the Professional
Speakers Association. He was a recipient of an Associate Public
Speaking Diploma from the prestigious London Academy of Music
and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 1999.
Bill Russell is the Director of Futures
Options, a multi-faceted management consultancy, executive
presentation skills and professional speaking company. He is
a twenty-seven year veteran of the financial industry who has
served as a board member of the Futures and Options Association
and is a past-chairman of the Futures Industry Association's
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David
Thompson ATMB,CL
David is also a Past District Govenor for District
71 of Toastmasters International which covers the whole
of the UK and Ireland.
Additional responsibilities:
Member of the Speaking
in the Community Committee
Member of the Grants Committee |
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Brian
Worthington FCIS FRSA LAMDA NEA(Hons)
Brian is an accomplished speaker having won both speech and
evaluation contests at most levels within District 71 of TI,
the ASC and also winning the Mac Hamilton speech cup. Brian
is a long standing member of Epsom and Grosvenor Toastmaster
Clubs and a Past President of Cheam, Croydon and Knightsbridge
ASC Clubs, he is also a Past District President (Southern) of
ASC. |
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