The Birmingham duo will be tasked with setting the development agenda for West Midlands Institute members over the next 2 years and will oversee the prestigious Young Directors Awards. Their greatest challenge will be to maintain pole position, with 2007 seeing the Young Directors of the West Midlands ranked top of all the Institute of Directors Regions across the UK.
Clive, John Phillips, Regional Director of IOD West Midlands, Michelle
Clive Bawden is Business Development Director of Catalyst Corporate Finance and currently completing his MBA at the Business School. As a keen linguist Clive will not only be taking over as the Chairman of the Young Directors but also championing the use and benefits of language development in business.
Michelle Stott studied MSc Marketing at the Business School before establishing a successful marketing agency. She is currently launching a new business "Sportoptima", creating new state of the art community sports facilities funded through the commercial sector. She is also visiting lecturer our MSc Strategic Marketing and MSc Marketing Communications degrees. Michelle will be taking over as Vice Chairman and championing the Institutes links with Young Entrepreneurs.
About the Institute of Directors - Young Directors
The Institute of Directors differs from other business bodies in that it supports business leader as 'individuals' meaning that they are required to leave their 'day job at the door' and focus on their personal development.
Membership of The Young Directors arm has grown dramatically in the past three years thanks to the increasing number of 'Young Entrepreneurs' setting up and leading businesses across the UK. With additional support now available to young entrepreneurs through Universities such as Birmingham's Enterprise Innovation Centre, there are an increasing number of young people who have gained the experience of leading a business at an early age. With a few years of experience under their belt they are becoming targeted by larger corporate businesses to head up business units in the belief that their energy and drive will be of significant long term benefit.
