Secretariat
Growing the team to meet future needs
Jamie Mckean
This year has seen a growth in the team at BIFA with several new appointments. Most recently BIFA has welcomed Shelby Merchant to the Events team and Jamie Mckean as Management Trainee
Shelby Merchant
and virtual events throughout the year. These include the BIFA Awards, Liverpool & London East Charity Dinners, regional meetings, board meetings, Business Leaders Forums and Young Forwarder Network events. Shelby had a background in retail and has taken to her new role like the proverbial duck-to-water. She commented: “Starting my new role was such a big change and I was really nervous on my first day, but everyone at BIFA welcomed me with open arms and have been very supportive. I have really enjoyed my time here so far and I cannot wait to get more involved.” You can reach Shelby via email at s.merchant@bifa.org and Sharon at s.hammond@bifa.org
Hailing from a legal background, Jamie has joined BIFA as Management Trainee and will get involved in all aspects of the association over the coming months. Jamie is an expert in both domestic and international law. He has excellent knowledge on interpreting international treaties, Convention on the Law of Treaties and the European Convention on Human Rights. Jamie is looking forward to utilising the knowledge and skills that he has gained in the legal industry to benefit our Members. Jamie can be contacted at j.mckean@bifa.org having written his master’s dissertation on the Vienna
“ I have really enjoyed my time here so far and I cannot wait to get more involved.
Shelby joined BIFA at the end of May as Events Assistant Apprentice and is working alongside Sharon Hammond, Events Executive, to plan and ensure the smooth delivery of a number of in-person
BIFA utilises a network of Regional Representatives around the UK to act as a conduit for the dissemination of information and to seek local Member views on topics of interest. Forthcoming meetings are listed here. All BIFA Members are encouraged to attend their regional meetings, however pre-booking is essential. If there is no event listed in your region see www.bifa.org/events for future dates or contact your local Regional Representative: South and South West – Paul Cunningham p.cunningham@bifa.org Scotland and the Borders – contact Support your local Member group
Region
Date
Time 09:45
Venue
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Kent & East Sussex Tue 3 Oct
Dover Marina
Hotel
Anglia
Thu 5 Oct 09:45
The Orwell Hotel,
Felixstowe
Liverpool
Thu 12 Oct 08:00
Malmaison Hotel, Liverpool The Orwell Hotel,
Anglia
Wed 6 Dec 09:45
Felixstowe
London East
Thu 7 Dec 09:45
DP World London
Gateway
Kent & East Sussex Tue 12 Dec 09:45
Dover Marina Hotel Paul Newman Dover
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Northern Ireland – contact bifaevents@bifa.org BIFA Young Forwarders’ Network FREE networking and information events for younger team members, see www.bifa.org/events
bifaevents@bifa.org Northern England and the Midlands – contact Andrew Melton a.melton@bifa.org Anglia, London East & South East - Paul Newman paul@pnauk.com
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