Director, Priority International Denis St Bernard
Diane Edwards the new Jampro President and pass Chair and Director of the Caribbean Enterprise Network UK (CENUK) was hailed as an excellent find for Jamaica, sighted Operations Director Denis St.Bernard, ‘ Diane brings a global insight with a pragmatic approach to the challenges facing Jamaica, as it relates to trade, investment and development.
Diane has an impressive history and track-record in, sales, brand building and distribution along with her language skills in French, Spanish and German.
CEN whose focus is primarily assisting with the development of SMEs and exposing them to emerging markets, looks forward to working closely with Jampro , as we are planning to establish a desk in Jamaica to facilitate this.
Diane Edwards, trustee of British Foundation for the University of the West Indies
This desk will be headed by another outstanding Jamaican Ms. Yvonne Witter.
Yvonne Witter FCMI AIC
International Entrepreneurship Consultant.
Named Southwark Business Woman of the Year 2009, Yvonne is an expert in entrepreneurial skills development both at strategic government level and as a programme development specialist contributing to economic development initiatives which encourage and support new start-ups across the UK, Africa and the Caribbean.
Awards, accreditation, and knowledge of crucial trends and policies across a number of industries in the public, private and third Sectors, mean that Yvonne is regarded as a business expert of substance and integrity by both clients and peers.
Yvonne Witter
A Member of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurs. Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and member of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs. Yvonne now writes on Enterprise and other areas of interest.
Yvonne’s sphere of influence has extended to the USA as a Churchill Fellow. Her report published in 2010 makes a comparative study of business support services available for SMEs in the USA with what is on offer in the UK. She is now a Lifetime Fellow of the WCMT.
Also known for her work as founder and Director of Ampod, the award-winning business consultancy and training provider which was launched in 2003 to ‘empower and inspire leadership’. Under her leadership, Ampod was awarded the Customer First Quality Standard in October 2007.
Yvonne’s passion for economic development through the growth of entrepreneurial activity is now taking on an international focus as she sees the world as a global market place.
Yvonne is also a Public speaker and Writer on Enterprise and Opportunities for Growth for Women and Young people.
Email [email protected] or skype:ywitter
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