BCF Annual Handbook & Membership Directory BCF Annual Handbook 2018/2019 | Page 10

FEDERATION STRATEGY Federation staff 2018 is a year of transition, with the move to Coventry meaning a new back office team, headed by Nadine Saxon, who joined us in March. Nadine has now recruited Lorraine Beard and Belle Robertson who will be joined by an Administrative Assistant in the coming weeks. The back office team will oversee BCF Committee meetings from the Coventry headquarters, in addition to membership services, accounts and training. Leading our membership activities, is Ali Brown who has been instrumental in the past few years in bringing in a record number of new members to the Federation and ensuring membership satisfaction and retention is at an all time high. Our marketing department, led by Tania Morrill, brought in a major award win this year, for ‘Marketing Initiative of the Year’ at the Trade Association Forum Awards. They continue to produce the BCF’s newsletter Covered and the handbook you’re reading Regulatory & Public Affairs Wayne Smith Director of Regulatory Affairs Trevor Fielding Regulatory Affairs Manager Administration & Finance Nadine Saxon Office Manager Lorraine Beard Training & Finance Administrator Belle Robertson Technical & Membership Administrator 10 now in house, in addition to delivering superb events which are managed by Michelle Alderton who joined the team last May. Tom Bowtell Wayne Smith and Trevor Fielding Chief Executive continue to provide exceptional regulatory and technical support to members, which is consistently rated by you as the most valued service offered by the Federation. Spearheading our strong lobbying and policy work is Ellen Daniels who’s also taken the lead on articulating the industry’s position on Brexit to government. I thank the team for all their hard work to make the Federation what it is today, and look forward to making the year ahead our best one yet. Membership and Marketing Ali Brown Head of Membership Tania Morrill Head of Marketing Michelle Alderton Marketing Executive John Dixon Statistics Steve Snaith PaintCare Hugh Williams Wallcoverings John Shea Industrial Wood Martin Addicott Training Tutor Peter Collins Training Malcolm Griffiths Training Tutor Andy Storey Training Tutor Ellen Daniels Head of Public Affairs & Policy Consultants BCF ANNUAL HANDBOOK 2018/19