Angie was appointed Chief Executive of Manchester Chamber of Commerce in July 2000. Previously, Angie was the Chief Executive of Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, Training and Enterprise and Business Link. Prior to this she was the Deputy Chief Executive at Staffordshire Training and Enterprise Council. During her time here she led the development of an economic strategy bringing together seven Local Authorities. She had a lead role in establishing the Business Excellence Model as the basis of TEC licensing and assisted in improving performance of the TEC into the nation’s top ten.