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After starting his career as a Police Officer in the Metropolitan Police Terry then worked overseas in Malaysia and Belize for 2 years for a leading international youth development charity.

In 1997 Terry joined World Challenge and in 2003 he was part of the management team that bought the business with a view to building it into the number one provider of school’s expeditions in the world. The success of the business led to it being acquired by TUI Travel plc in 2008 with a considerable return for shareholders.

In 2009, having sought out a new opportunity, Terry established Everyday Hero Ltd in Macclesfield, providing fundraising services to the not-for-profit sector.  After a period of sustained growth the business was acquired by Blackbaud Inc. in 2013.

Terry has since run his own consultancy specialising in business growth, strategy and leadership.  He has been a member of both North Cheshire and Manchester Chambers of Commerce, the Federation for Small Businesses and the Institute of Directors, so he knows the value of membership organisations to SMEs.

When he’s not working Terry loves to cycle, golf, ski and SCUBA dive as well as enjoying the hills of the Peak District with his crazy chocolate labrador, Koda.

Jade joined the Chamber in December 2023 and brings with her a wealth of experience in event planning, sales and account management.  She is responsible for the Chamber’s varied calendar of events and ensuring our members get the most out of their membership.

Sue’s early working life was spent with Barclays Bank where she honed her financial skills but wanting to broaden her horizons, she went into the heady world of advertising.

Apart from five years as an expat in the Middle East, she spent over a decade in agencies around Manchester … from HQO, JWT, BCMB and finally McCanns … not quite Mad Men of Manhattan, but more Mad Men of Manchester ! She experienced working in both small and large agencies, and across a wide variety of clients as Account Manager – a role that requires a good grasp of project management and co-ordination, with a keen eye for detail and creative flair, as well as the flexible approach required for the marketing environment.

She left the advertising and marketing world supposedly for a more “live to work” lifestyle but got embroiled in the unique and intricate world of the Chamber of Commerce where she celebrated her 20th anniversary in 2017. Having recently retired as CEO, Sue is remaining with the Chamber to look after Export Documentation and manage other specific projects.

In her precious downtime Sue can happily spend hours in her garden, there’s always a project on the go. Being a bit of a foodie she’s always on the lookout for a new recipe to try, and of course with food goes the latest wine offering. And since losing her own “dog-daughter”, she is now Auntie Sue to friends’ dogs who stay for their holidays and keep her out and about on the dog walking trails.

Melissa, a new addition to the board in late 2017, is also a director of Harts Chartered Accountants.

She works with a diverse range of clients, supporting local businesses, start-ups through to large international corporations.

Melissa is passionate about maintaining the friendly supportive core values of Harts, whilst offering the scalability and specialist expertise of a large city centre firm.

Currently, Chairman of the Chamber and the LEP Growth Strategy Group, and Vice Chairman of Cheshire Business Leaders.

Previously, held senior management positions in marketing and corporate planning roles with the Rank Organisation, British Leyland and Thorn EMI.

Moved to Cheshire as Marketing Director of Manchester Airport, later Vice President-Marketing of British Aerospace Commercial Aircraft. He and his wife established their own business travel management company in 1992. Now retired.

Graduated from Strathclyde University, Glasgow in 1980 with BSc and PhD degrees in Chemistry and subsequently conferred Chartered Chemist (CChem), Member (MRSC) and Fellow (FRSC) status by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Between 1980 and 1998 Jack worked for Exxon Chemicals, Dow Chemical and Lubrizol Corporation in various technical, sales, marketing and business management roles. During his career Jack has been involved in various specialty chemical businesses serving many diverse markets in oil, automotive, construction, coatings and chemical industries.

In 1999 Jack established JD Horizons as a specialist technology and marketing channel for performance chemicals in oil industry markets. JD Horizons was acquired by Croda International on 1st August 2014.

Today, Jack continues to provide specialised consulting services to Croda and other corporate clients for performance chemicals and flow assurance technologies in the worldwide oil and gas industry as JD Vistas Limited.

Jack was elected to the Chamber Board in 2007. In this position Jack’s special interests relate to the role and services provided by the Chamber to the regional SME sector.

Tracy has been employed as the Director of Commercial Services for Macclesfield College for the past 6 years. She has been worked in the Education Sector for over 25 years and specialises in apprenticeships, employer engagement and commercial training.

Roger’s family company, SISIS Equipment, joined Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce in 1967.

At the time Roger was technical assistant to the Managing Director having been a pump sales engineer at Mather and Platt, Manchester. He became Joint Managing Director in 1986 and retired from that post in April 2008.

Roger has been on the Chamber Board since the 1980s.