NFEA Names Next Chief Executive

The National Federation of Enterprise Agencies will soon have new leadership in the form of Dawn Whiteley.  Yesterday, the NFEA announced that Whiteley will begin acting as the organization’s chief executive after George Derbyshire retires this April.

Derbyshire spent about nine years at the NFEA, so he’s sure to be missed.  Whiteley has an impressive resume that signals she should be more than capable of taking over the role, however.

An official statement on the matter declared, "Dawn Whiteley joins NFEA from Business Link in Yorkshire where she has undertaken a variety of roles since 2008, most recently as Head of Enterprise.  Dawn is highly respected within the sector and has in-depth knowledge of NFEA and its network having served for five years on the NFEA Board, including the role of Chairman for the organisation from 2008-2010."

Then Whiteley herself added, "Whilst the whole of the business support sector is facing significant challenges, NFEA remains the only national network for enterprise support organisations and I’m absolutely delighted to be joining the team to take forward some of the exciting developments we have planned.  I’ve had the pleasure of working with George Derbyshire for the whole of his time with the NFEA and want to acknowledge the role that he’s played in strengthening our position and our network – I recognise that there is still much work to do, but we have some very firm foundations from which to build."

So stay tuned for the NFEA to both stay on track and perhaps tackle some new challenges in the months ahead.

Congrats and good luck to both Whiteley and Derbyshire.