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IoD West Midlands' Black Country dinner

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Danielle Hicks

15:19, 25 MAR 2014

Liz McConnell, Chris Dalton and Wendy Dalton at the Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.1 of 10
Stuart Squire, Mark Askins, Luke Pardoe and Phil Cooke at the Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.2 of 10
Pam Midwood, Chris Smith and Deb Lawrence at the Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.3 of 10
Jill Hitchman and Major Tim Carpenter-Balmer at the Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.4 of 10
Stephen Peak, Paul Wynn and Jackie Casey at the Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.5 of 10
Paul Adams, Jamie De Souza, Tim Jones and Tim Magee at the Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.6 of 10
John Phillips, IoD Regional Director; Ian Priest, IoD Branch Chairman, The Black Country; Peter Suddock, CEO Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle; Jason Wouhra, IoD Chairman; Simon Warren, Chief Executive Wolverhampton City Council; Trevor Leeks, Operations Director Jaguar.7 of 10
Jason Hodgetts, Francis Christie and George Hodgetts at the Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.8 of 10
Dee Cutler, Neil Cutler and Simon Fox at the Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.9 of 10
Stuart Corr and Alison Tucker at the Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.10 of 10

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