The industry body that promotes manufacturing and engineering has also promoted one of its founding group Directors into a key role in the business to lead the march of the makers.
Charles Addison is now the Chief Operating Officer at Made in the Midlands, a new role to reflect the growth of the company over the past 12 months.
Working closely with the CEO Jason Pitt, Charles will be responsible for ensuring that the business operations are efficient and effective and ultimately that Made in the Midlands members receive the very best service.
Jason enthused: Charles has been with us from the beginning in 2009. He has been instrumental in our growth and he will be the driving force as we progress further. He has a great understanding of the industry and is well respected across our membership. Im delighted that he has accepted the role.
The appointment comes as Made in the Midlands has launched their own industry focused magazine, a series of hyper-local breakfast club networking sessions, opened satellite offices in Birmingham and the East Midlands and planned a members only lobbying visit to Westminster.
Charles added: I cant wait to take on this new role, we have recruited new staff to reflect our growth and Im looking forward to the challenge. These are exciting times for manufacturing, industry in the Midlands is driving the growth of the economy nationally and we are here to ensure that it is successful, sustainable and recognised.
Made in the Midlands (MIM) is a membership organisation dedicated to supporting MDs and CEOs of manufacturing and engineering firms across the region.
Formed in 2009 as a response to the collapse of Rover, the recession and the era of austerity with regard to public-funded support, MIM quickly became an antidote to all of these as members worked together for the good of their businesses.