Rosemary French, OBE, will be with us to celebrate International Women’s Day

Graduating from Edinburgh University, Rosemary joined the multiple retail sector to become a Buying and Marketing Director. At 34 she became Managing Director in the manufacturing sector supplying retail and wholesale worldwide. In 2001 Rosemary switched to business support and economic development as the CEO of Business Link Surrey and latterly the Gatwick Diamond Initiative.  

 She now pursues a non-executive board directorship career with Freedom Works, co-working and flexible office space; Business South, events and business support; and President of Cranleigh Chamber of Commerce. She also enjoys voluntarily mentoring women in the early stages of their businesses.  She received an OBE in 2014 for services to women in business and was Sussex Business Woman of the Year in 2017. 

After the success of her keynote speech last year, Rosemary French is joining us again this year. She will be chairing our exciting roundtable event.