BCCJ Excom Election 2013-2014

And the winners are . . .

After a nail biting finish at a crowded BCCJ Annual General Meeting last night, in the presence of HM Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens CMG LVO, the BCCJ’s Executive Committee election produced the following 15 winners (in alphabetical order):

• Paul Atkinson (Individual Member)
• David Bickle (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu)
• Ray Bremner, OBE (Unilever Japan)
• Graham Davis (The Economist Group)
• James Dodds (KPMG)
• Simon Farrell (Custom Media K.K.)
• Philip T. Gibb, OBE (Individual Member)
• Alison Jambert (Eat creative k.k.)
• Anna Pinsky (Canning Professional K.K.)
• Suzanne Price (Price Global)
• Reiko Sakimura (Clifford Chance Law Office)
• Vishal Sinha (British Airways)
• Yayoi Sogo (Individual Member)
• Richard Thornley, CBE (Rolls-Royce Japan Co., Ltd.)
• James Weeks (Kreab Gavin Anderson K.K.)

Ex-officio members Sue Kinoshita and Jeff Streeter will represent the British Embassy and the British Council, respectively.

The election was hotly contested and voter interest stronger than ever, with over 30% of members registering votes within the limited time that was available.

Alison Jambert, elected as Chairperson of the Executive Committee and President of the BCCJ says, “I feel very privileged to have been given this opportunity to help steer the Chamber through the next stage of its development. Working together and with your support I am confident we will maintain what has worked and strengthen the Chamber even further. You will be seeing a lot more of me over the coming year, especially at BCCJ events, so please come and say hello. You can also follow me on Twitter @BCCJ_President for the latest updates or just simply to connect. I am looking forward to serving the Chamber and its members”.

Please join us in congratulating the winners and thanking all the candidates for their participation in this landmark election for the BCCJ.

Thank you very much to Regus Japan for sponsoring this year’s AGM venue.

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Related Media

– AGM Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bccjapan/sets/72157633351428708/

– Members can view the 2013 AGM minutes HERE
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