Lindsey succeeds her MIRA Technology Park colleague Sarah Windrum, who has chaired the forum for two years.

The forum meets three times a year to discuss any issues local firms are facing and to also hear updates from key decision makers and figures in the area, including local authorities, MPs and business leaders.

Lindsey has spent more than 14 years at MIRA Technology Park and is responsible for relationships with a range of stakeholders and community groups – from tenants on site through to local schools.

She said: “I am delighted to take on this role and look forward to meeting more and more businesses from across the region and understanding the issues they are facing.

“It feels like we are at a pivotal moment economically with so much happening across the region and so many different barriers to growth, and the Chamber is at the heart of representing companies of all sizes and sectors.

“My role at MIRA Technology Park is very much about engagement and this is very much an extension of that.”

Corin Crane, chief executive of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “We’re really pleased to have Lindsey on board as chair of our North Warwickshire Local Business Forum.

“As a Chamber, we make sure that the voice of business us heard and our Local Business Forums are a big part of that because it means we get out to every part of the region and hear direct from firms of all sizes and sectors.

“That, alongside our Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) and day-to-day dialogue with members, means we understand the issues that businesses are facing.

“Having Lindsey and a key economic partner in MIRA Technology Park underlines the vital role the Chamber can play in our region.”