9 May 2006

Suzanne steps up to CiB Chair

Item director Suzanne Peck was voted in as Chairman of Communicators in Business (CiB) at their Annual Conference in Bournemouth this month.

Taking the reins from outgoing chairman Nick Andrews, Suzanne set out her priorities:

“CIB have got three things on their mind this year. First, we want to extend our offering, so that communicators from entry level to career pinnacle have something to gain from our organisation. Second, we want to raise the profile of internal communications and to highlight the increasing evidence that effective employee communications is critical to an organisation’s success. Finally, we want to take the first steps towards our long term aim of becoming the Institute of Internal Communications. It will be an exciting year!”

Suzanne has been a member of Communicators in Business since 1987, serving on the education, awards and conference committees as well as National Council over the years. She was chairman of the conference committee for three years and the awards committee for two, managing the association’s annual flagship events, the national conference and awards.

Suzanne’s business experience spans the strategy and delivery of internal communications for blue-chip organisations. An award-winning editor, writer and NCTJ-trained journalist, Suzanne can count Marks & Spencer, Alfred McAlpine Shell, Costain, BOC and GlaxoSmithKline among her employers and clients.

Suzanne has been a board director at the Item Group since March 2005 and is the firm’s second CiB chairman in the last four years. Item Managing Director Alison Crossley was National Chairman of the association in 2002/3.