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East Midlands Chamber Annual Christmas Lunch 2019

Guests enjoy the festivities at Athena in Leicester

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    1. Guests enjoy the festivities at Athena in Leicester

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    2. Christmas came early for the East Midlands Chamber

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    3. Cheers: Eileen Richards with chamber president Dawn Edwards, Lord Lieutenant Mike Kapur OBE and Kevin Harris

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    4. New East Midlands Chamber president Dawn Edwards with Leicestershire Lord Lieutenant Mike Kapur OBE

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    5. Chamber CEO Scott Knowles with president Dawn Edwards

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    6. Anne-Marie Hunt, director of commercial banking for NatWest in Leicestershire, Shoe Zone company secretary Catherine Bowen and Helen Donnellan, director of business engagement at De Montfort University

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