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British American Business Council Northern California Elects New Board Members

Additions will enhance board’s focus on transatlantic trade and investment and insights on UK-US business issues

San Francisco. June 29, 2022: The British American Business Council Northern California (BABCSF) announced today the election of six new Board members at its 66th Annual General Meeting, expanding the Board to 27 leaders representing a variety of UK-US interests. Joe White, UK Tech Envoy and British Consul General, Tammy Sandhu, Deputy British Consul General, and Matthew Caron, Vice Consul for the UK Department of International Trade, were also named Honorary Directors.

New officers also were selected and ratified, with Stephen Wares, who leads business development in the US for UK Accounting firm Crowe, moving from President to Chairman. Maya Mancuso, who heads US business development for international law firm Bird & Bird, was named President. Catherine House, National Healthcare Chair at SVN | Capital West Partners was named Senior Vice President, Edward Grenville, founder of Inspire Business Law Group and a former Chairman, continues in the role of Secretary. Stephen Legg, Partner at Grant Thornton continues as Treasurer and Alan Mackay, Founder and CEO of Werqwise, remains as Vice President, Membership and Marketing.

“Continuing to enhance the expertise, breadth and depth of our board is essential as the BABCSF expands its offerings and networking opportunities to businesses and executives throughout the region,” Wares said. “We have worked diligently to ensure that our Board represents experts from a cross section of industries and sectors who can help further the mission of promoting transatlantic trade and investment.”

“Leadership is a complex relationship based on trust, commitment and shared vision. I am grateful for this opportunity.” Mancuso said. “Helping enrich our BABCSF members with strategic opportunities to establish new relationships to grow their business is important, especially in a workplace environment which is quickly changing. I’m excited to collaborate with Executive Director Jo Healey to accomplish great things, increase our membership, roll out content rich new programs and provide our members with a continuous learning environment. The BABC has been a meaningful community for me, and I look forward to giving back to this important US-UK network.”

The six new board members are:

BEVERLEY CHADWICK Vice President, Finance for SambaNova	LESLIE BARNER GUY Vice President, Business Development for Invest Northern Ireland	ALYSSA LAMMERS Account Executive, ACE Relocation
JULIE MISSIMORE Head of US Policy and Strategic Engagement, ACCA Global	CARLOS PALADINO Senior Corporate Banking Manager, HSBC	ALEJANDRA ZAPATERO Shareholder, Erickson Immigration

Wares also thanked long-time Board member Janis MacKenzie, president of MacKenzie Communications, who is leaving the Board after more than 20 years of service.

To learn more about the BABCSF board, click here.

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About British American Business Council Northern California (BABCSF)

BABCSF is part of the British-American Business Network (BABN), the largest transatlantic business network in the world, with 22 chapters and over 2,000 member companies based in major business centers throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Its membership includes many of the world’s largest multinationals, as well as hundreds of small- and mid-sized companies (SMEs).

BABCSF is a 501c6 not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to promoting transatlantic trade between the United Kingdom and the United States.

Mission:

Access to the right connections, markets, influence and intelligence is key to business success. And high-quality access, on both sides of the Atlantic, is at the heart of the business advantage we offer.

We offer our members in Northern California practical business expansion opportunities by delivering high-caliber networking and marketing opportunities, top-quality business intelligence, and the opportunity to achieve real business from the personal relationships they develop through their membership.