Chamber chair earns top leadership award

The chair of Sutton Coldfield Chamber of Commerce has earned a top award at a ceremony recognising the region 's best leaders.

Katie Hale, who previously served as president of the Sutton Chamber, won the Professional Services Leader award at TheBusinessDesk.com 's West Midlands Leadership Awards.

The award-winners were announced in front of 180 people at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham city centre.

Katie (pictured) runs her own business, Halestorm Marketing, but was recognised for her work with the Chamber where she served as president for two years and was instrumental in the launch of the EcoPledge sustainability initiative.

She said: “I was absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted and didn 't expect to win at all!

“It feels great to be recognised for the work that goes into leading a regional Chamber and the fantastic work they do for business as a whole.

“Many thanks to my fellow committee for supporting me during my time as president and beyond. ”