Nora Senior Explained

Nora Margaret Senior
Honorific Suffix:CBE DL
Nationality:Scottish
Occupation:Businesswoman
Known For:British Chambers of Commerce, Weber Shandwick

Nora Margaret Senior CBE DL is a Scottish businesswoman.[1] [2] She has received awards including the First Women UK Media Award (2013), and the global ‘Stevie’ for Best Woman in Business (in Europe, Middle East and Asia),[3] [4] In 2013 she was appointed president of the British Chambers of Commerce.[5] [6] She is also a regional chair at Weber Shandwick.[7] [8]

Career

Nora Senior started working at Saatchi and Saatchi's consultancy in Scotland. In 1988, she became the company's managing director. In 1990 she formed a start-up called PR Centre, eventually merging the company into Weber Shandwick in 1998. In 2009, Senior became Weber Shandwick's executive chair of UK regions and Ireland.[9]

In 2013, Senior became President of the British Chambers of Commerce. In the same year, she became president of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce. In 2013, Senior was awarded Businesswoman of the Year, as well as being appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to British and Scottish businesses.[10]

Senior joined the council of the University of Nottingham in 2016.[11] As of March 2020, she is vice chair of the council.[12]

She is also, again as of March 2020, a board Member of the International Chambers of Commerce, a Regional Adviser to London Stock Exchange, and the non-executive chair of the Scottish Government's Strategic Board. In March 2023, he was appointed a Deputy lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.[13]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. http://webershandwick.scot/scotlands-first-minister-pays-tribute-weber-shandwicks-nora-senior/ Scotland’s First Minister Pays Tribute to Weber Shandwick’s Nora Senior
  2. Web site: PR expert Nora Senior handed top UK business role . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210201430/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-14822244 . 2018-02-10 . live .
  3. http://stevieawards.com/women/nora-senior-weber-shandwick Nora Senior, Weber Shandwick
  4. http://scottishfinancialreview.com/2017/08/31/nora-senior-to-chair-new-enterprise-and-skills-board/ Nora Senior to chair new Enterprise and Skills board
  5. http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/press-office/press-releases/nora-senior-appointed-president-of-the-british-chambers-of-commerce.html Nora Senior appointed President of the British Chambers of Commerce
  6. Web site: ‘Businesses should look at how they bring women back into the workforce’ . 2016-09-13 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605130127/https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2016/sep/13/nora-senior-business-should-bring-women-back-workforce . 2023-06-05 . live .
  7. http://www.scottishfinancialnews.com/13380/former-president-of-british-and-scottish-chambers-of-commerce-receives-cbe/ Former president of British and Scottish Chambers of Commerce receives CBE
  8. https://www.insider.co.uk/appointments/nora-senior-selected-chair-scottish-11086990 Nora Senior selected to chair the Scottish Government's Strategic Board for Enterprise and Skills
  9. Web site: PR expert Nora Senior handed top UK business role . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210201430/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-14822244 . 2018-02-10 . live .
  10. http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/press-office/press-releases/bcc-congratulates-nora-senior-on-cbe.html BCC congratulates Nora Senior on CBE
  11. Web site: PR expert Nora Senior handed top UK business role . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210201430/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-14822244 . 2018-02-10 . live .
  12. Web site: Nora Senior . The College of the Future . 11 March 2020.
  13. Web site: Nottinghamshire Lieutenancy - Deputy Lieutenant Commissions. London Gazette. 31 March 2023. 31 March 2023.

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