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John Yeomans Appointed as New Chair of york-england.com
Leading local businessman John Yeomans has been appointed as the new Chair of york-england.com, the dynamic organisation set up to attract inward investment to York and North Yorkshire. He replaces Brian Percival who is stepping down from the position.
A Solicitor and well known figure in the local business community Mr Yeomans is Senior Partner of Harrowell Shaftoe, one of the largest legal firms in York and North Yorkshire, and Founder and Chair of the York Professional Initiative, an organisation set up to help promote York as a centre of excellence for professional services.
Mr Yeomans who is passionate about the York and North Yorkshire economy is also a member of a number of other professional and charitable boards including Science City York, York Against Cancer, Venturefest Yorkshire and the York Business and Education Forum managed by the North Yorkshire Business and Education Partnership, NYBEP. He has been an elected Member of York City Council and Sheriff of the City.
John Yeomans said:
“I am privileged and delighted to be appointed as the new Chair of york-england.com. These are very exciting times for York and North Yorkshire with tremendous opportunities for attracting fresh investment to our region. york-england.com is a great organisation at the forefront of the drive to attract inward investment and I very much look forward to working with them to position York and North Yorkshire as a premier business location in Northern Europe.”
Denise Stuart, Chief Executive of york-england.com said:
“We are very fortunate to have someone of John Yeomans’ business acumen and experience as our new Chair. Thanks to his extensive links with key players in business, education and local government across York and North Yorkshire he is the ideal person to guide york-england.com through an exciting period of growth and development.”
Simon Hill, Executive Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward, who support york-england.com adds: “John’s appointment is very welcome and marks a new stage in the growth of york-england.com and its contribution to York and North Yorkshire’s economy.
“His experience of the professional services will bring an important new perspective to the organisation, as he represents one of the most important industry sectors in the region”.
Next week york-england.com re-launch their website which will provide an unrivalled source of information on York and North Yorkshire for potential investors. It will also include an innovative new commercial property database that allows businesses to carry out online searches of commercial property available across York and North Yorkshire.
