EEDA - East of England Development Agency

For full information and biographies of EEDA board members please click here.

The following retired from the board during 2007/08:

Celia Cameron
Celia Cameron was a county councillor for 24 years, leader of Norfolk County Council's Labour group, and was leader of the county council from 1993 to 2001. She chaired the regional steering group that set up the East of England local government conference and the regional assembly.

Celia was part of the group that set up Norwich Women's Refuge in 1974 and is currently chair of Age Concern, Norwich.

She is a member of the Norfolk county strategic partnership and represents EEDA on the EEDA/EERA liaison panel and regional planning panel. She was co-chair of the East of England Europe and international affairs panel. Celia wais a member of EEDA's Audit Committee.

Chris Paveley
Chris Paveley is founder and chair of the Uniter Group, one of Britain's largest national ICT support solutions companies. He started his own IT maintenance company, FLS, and has mentored young entrepreneurs in the DTI 'Wings Project'.

In 1998 he joined the Board of the Essex Training & Enterprise Council (TEC), becoming chair in 2000. Chris is currently deputy chair of the Essex Learning and Skills Council (LSC), and holds board positions on the Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership and the Thurrock Urban Development Corporation. He represented EEDA on EERA’s regional employment and skills panel and also sat on EEDA’s Resources Committee.