FOUNDER chairman of the North West Chambers of Commerce John Entwistle has been elected president of the British CC.

Mr Entwistle, a solicitor with Davies Wallis Foyster, succeeds David Richardson, managing partner at Leeds-based chartered surveyors Weatherall Green and Smith.

The 56 year-old president was elected following the Chambers' annual general meeting.

Anthony Goldstone, chairman of a Manchester based family-owned manufacturing firm, takes over as BCC deputy-president.

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