INVERCLYDE CHAMBER - Key Persons
David joined the Chamber Board in 2022 having grown up in Port Glasgow and currently lives in Gourock, attending Port Glasgow High School and James Watt College. He is currently a Curriculum and Quality Leader for Creative Industries courses at Greenock and Clydebank campuses of West College Scotland, where he has worked for 20 years.
While working as a part time lecturer, David also worked in the Music Industry, spending the majority of his career working as an A&R manager, initially working for Sony Music before moving to Universal Music.
Having always lived locally when employed in these roles, David used the role to organise a number of live music events in Greenock and Gourock, and for a number of years ran a local live music night called The Beatclub, which was hosted by Café Continental in Gourock for most of it's time, as well as running larger events in various local nightclubs, Greenock Town Hall and The Beacon Arts Centre.
David's current ambitions are very much in education, aiming to help West College Scotland thrive as one of the top colleges in the country. He has a particular focus on ensuring the college helps people in Inverclyde achieve their ambitions and goals and to do what a local college should do, which is to serve the local community in whatever way people demand.
The first Board also included James Watt Jnr (above), son of the famous inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution. James Jnr went on to serve as the 10th President of the Chamber's Board.
Job Titles:
- ICC Marketing & Events Executive / Introducing
Jenna, our newest team member at the Chamber serving as our Marketing and Events Management Executive. Raised in Gourock, Jenna's interest in business, languages, and art & design flourished during her time at Clydeview Academy. Her educational journey led her to Glasgow Caledonian University, where she completed an honors degree in International Business with Languages from 2018 to 2022, followed by the achievement of a 1st Class Master's degree in Marketing last year. Over the past year, Jenna honed her skills through marketing internships with non-profit organization ReMode and the Scottish Fashion Association. Her involvement with the Scottish Fashion Association, including volunteering at their annual fashion show, ignited a passion for events management. As a recent graduate, Jenna is enthusiastic about contributing her ideas and executing meaningful events to foster the growth of Inverclyde's business community. We are excited to welcome her expertise and dedication to our team.
Job Titles:
- ICC President
- President, Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce
I am excited and privileged to carry out the role of President of the Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce.
Lizzy Todd joined the ICC board in 2019, and as of 2023, became ICC's youngest female President.
Lizzy studied business and law at the University of Edinburgh before embarking on a career in marketing.
Following a year in industry, Lizzy founded digital marketing agency, Tweetiepie Media based in Inverclyde, and has grown the company to successfully surpass the 10 year milestone mark. Over the years, the team at Tweetiepie Media have become well-respected and known for their expertise in social media, website design, email marketing, and other digital marketing strategies - working with businesses throughout the UK and Europe.
Louise grew up in Inverclyde and attended St Mary's Primary School and Greenock Academy. She went on to study law at Oxford University and over the last 20 years has had a legal career which took her all over the UK and Canada working for international firms.
Following a spell in London as general counsel at a private equity house, Louise decided to return to Scotland in 2013 and to her family in Greenock, where she has now settled with her young son Xander.
A Partner at Scottish law firm MacRoberts LLP, specialising in corporate and commercial law, Louise acts for clients across Scotland and the UK (including a number of Inverclyde based businesses.)
Mark joined the ICC Board as President in June 2021 and is the Managing Director of Where Now Consulting.
With a wealth of experience, Mark has worked in senior leadership positions in the UK and overseas for both large global companies and family-owned SME's.
Before joining Where Now Consulting, a management consultancy with operations in Scotland, Manchester and Dubai, Mark was Vice President EMEA for Steelcase Inc, a global manufacturer.
A local man, Mark lives in Wemyss Bay with his family and is a keen musician.
Job Titles:
- ICC Director and Financial Controller
Penelope joined the ICC Board in September 2019, having been a former Bee's Knees Award finalist on three occasions.
Penelope is a self-employed bookkeeper for various companies around Inverclyde as well as contributing to the control and running of Riverside Inverclyde's finances.
Penelope has worked in Inverclyde all her working life having moved here after university, and is actively involved in local Girl Guiding.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Member of CIPD
- ICC Director
Shona grew up in the east end of Greenock and, with the exception of a period backpacking in Australia after university, has spent her entire life living in Inverclyde.
Shona is a Chartered member of CIPD and an expert in HR and people development. She began her career at Devol Engineering in Greenock before moving to Balfour Beatty and then Castle Precision Engineering, both of which were based in Glasgow. In 2020 she moved back to Greenock to work for Diodes.
Shona has a passion for early career development and young talent and has developed strong relationships with the key training providers in Inverclyde including the West of Scotland College, to support the apprentice, graduate and other training programmes that Diodes use.
Her focus at Diodes includes the development of the talent pipeline, STEM engagement and Equality Inclusion and diversity.
Shona is passionate about improving the areas in which she works and is excited that her roles at Diodes and at the Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce provide here with an opportunity to make a difference in her home town.