On Wednesday, May 31st, 2023, we held the 67th Annual General Meeting of the BABC Northern California incorporating the election of Directors for 2023-2025 term. Our thanks to Werqwise for hosting us and to all who attended to mix and mingle with fellow members and to hear an update on the organization and its activities during the prior fiscal year.

The occasion provided a wonderful opportunity to thank our members for their patronage and support as well as hear updates from Deputy British Consul General, Tammy Sandhu MBE, on the activities of the United Kingdom government both here in the Bay Area and across the pond.

The BABC Northern California would like to acknowledge and thank all of our members for their support and for keeping our community dynamic and vibrant.

Congratulations to all of the elected Directors:

New Directors:

Adam Dunnett, Director, Zedra
Carmen Sanchez, Senior Relationship Manager, Bank of America
Sion Edwards, Director of Sales & Marketing, Fairmont San Francisco
Richard Evans, Co-Founder and COP, Werqwise
Georgie Faine, Associate Director of Business Travel Sales, InterContinental Hotel

Directors Re-Elected:

Adrian Bray, CEO, Stellar Consulting
Emma Cockerton, Co-Founder & CEO, Florin Pensions
Henry Davies, Director, Turner & Townsend
Catherine House, Commercial Real Estate Broker, SVN | Capital West Partners
Stuart Keirle, Executive Business Development Director, Preferred Bank
Kathleen Kimura MBE, Director, Public Relations, Tokyo Express Co., Inc.
Paul Llewellyn, Partners, Lewis & Llewellyn LLP
Christopher Smith, Deals Partners, PWC
Julie Wicklund, Attorney & Solicitor, Cooley LLP
Gregory Wald, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Incumbent Directors:

Beverley Chadwick, Vice President, Finance, SambaNova Systems
Leslie Barner Guy, Vice President, Invest Northern Ireland
Edward Grenville, Partner, Inspire Business Law Group
Alyssa Lammers, Account Executive, ACE Relocation
Stephen Legg, Partner, Grant Thornton
Andy Mackay, CEO, 2020 Productions
Maya Mancuso, US Business Relationships Manager, Bird & Bird
Carlos Paladino, Senior Corporate Banking Manager, HSBC
Nick Rowe, Chief Operating Officer, North America, NCC Group
Stephen Wares, Vice President, Business Development, CCW Business Solutions/Crowe
Alejandra Zapatero, Shareholder, Erickson Immigration

Honorary Directors:

Joe White MBE, HM Consul General, British Consulate General San Francisco
Tammy Sandhu, MBE, Deputy Consul General, British Consulate General San Francisco
Matthew Caron, Vice Consul, Software, Department for Business & Trade