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# Regional business leader to leave chief executive post
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/regional-business-leader-to-leave-chief-executive-post/
- Published: 2021-01-05T10:15:56.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-05T10:16:23.000Z
- Description: A regional business leader has confirmed he will be leaving his position.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

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Paul Faulkner

A regional business leader has confirmed he will be leaving his position.

Paul Faulkner will depart as chief executive of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) to take up a role with a group specialising in international real estate and private equity.

Chairman David Waller said he wished the Mr Faulkner “every success” in his new post.

> “I am naturally very saddened that he has decided to leave our family but I thoroughly understand his reasons.  
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> “Paul will remain as CEO of the Chamber for the coming months and I have asked him to work closely with me to help to ensure a smooth and effective transition with his successor.”  
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> David Waller, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce

Mr Faulkner, a former chief executive of Aston Villa FC and Nottingham Forest, said he was proud of the achievements of the GBCC during his time at the helm.

> “I’m very sad to be leaving the brilliant team, although equally excited by this next chapter in my own career.  
>  
> “As a business support organisation GBCC is absolutely second to none, and I am proud to have led its development since June 2015, working alongside a host of fantastic individuals.   
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> “The chamber has led the way in supporting our members through some challenging times recently, not the least of which are the struggles all businesses are experiencing in the COVID-19 crisis.  
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> “We have influenced government and council policies to the benefit of all businesses and supported them as we went through the agonising process of leaving the European Union.   
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> “Throughout, we have managed to maintain membership levels. This really is testament to the expertise and enthusiasm of a diverse group of people dedicated to promoting and protecting the cause of business locally, nationally and globally.”  
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> Paul Faulkner