We are delighted to announce that Lady Louise Vaughan is our new Chair
15th January 2021 by Natalie Burns
Back to We are delighted to announce that Lady Louise Vaughan is our new Chair
Lady Louise Vaughan is taking over from Catherine Roe, Chief Executive Officer of contract catering company Elior, as Chair of the organisation.
Granddaughter of our founder, Lady Lothian, Louise is the founder of property company FG Consultants.
We are all hugely grateful to Catherine for steering WoY so successfully during her three-year term as Chair and congratulations Louise!
We look forward to continuing to celebrate and honour the most outstanding women across all fields of life and work.
Photograph by Alex Bramall
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