New chairman appointed at business club
A business organisation in the Solent region has a new chairman at the helm.
Nick Phillips, who owns and runs architects Barclay+Phillips Architects, based near Salisbury, leads the Executive Association Solent for 2024-25.
The association, founded in 1989 and celebrating its 35th anniversary in November, meets on the third Friday of every month over formal lunch at the Chewton Glen Hotel in the New Forest.
Phillips takes over the chain of office from Hannah Vincent, owner and managing director of independent travel agency Select World Travel in Canford Cliffs, Poole.
Katie Young, a director with Bournemouth-based Verulam Advisory, licenced Insolvency practitioners, is vice chair.
The membership club welcomes representatives of upwards of 30 firms each month, comprising directors, senior executives, business partners and guests and employing hundreds of people between them.
Phillips said: “Not only are members doing business with one another, with mutual trust and respect, but the lunches are also a great opportunity to share trends, insights and market intelligence.
“The association is a great sounding board for business owners and senior managers and it is testament to the high regard that the association is held in that we celebrate 35 consecutive years in November.”
The Executive Association Solent traces its roots back to the Executives’ Association, founded in San Francisco, USA, in 1915.
Founded by honorary secretary and treasurer Stuart Percival, a position he holds to this day, the first meeting of the EAS was held at the Chewton Glen Hotel in November 1989 – and has been held there every month, apart from every August and during the pandemic.
The next meeting is on 18 October.
