FPA were pleased to support the CI East Midlands Regional Dinner in November, at the Roundhouse in Derby. The Deputy Director of the CBI, Dr Neil Bentley, spoke about the need to invest in infratsructure projects to boost the economy.
He was followed by Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, who expressed a need to come up with a long term plan to create growth.
Read the article in the Derby Evening Telegraph about the event.
The event is sponsored by the University of Derby and we are delighted to see Hari Punchichewa pictured in the article. Hari is Deputy Chief Executive and Finance Director and we have supported him and the University with Interim Procurement Management in recent years.
Read more about Interim Procurement Management.
Pictured above at the CBI East Midlands Regional Dinner 2012 are (from left) Professor John Coyne, University of Derby; Andrew Hartley, University of Derby Corporate; Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls; Lucy Haynes, director of CBI East Midlands; David Frankish, chairman of CBI East Midlands; Dr Neil Bentley, CBI deputy director general; and Hari Punchihewa, University of Derby.