“We are so glad to know that Better
Bankside is focusing on building
the area as a major destination
and on making sure that visitors
and tourists have an unforgettable
experience. That’s why we support Better Bankside.”
Debora Luzi, Roast Restaurant
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16th May – Free Talk on Audio and TV Technology
16th - 17th May - London Bridge Station Tours
23rd May - 6th Annual Bankside Women In Business
Meet the staff
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Peter Williams My favourite holiday destination... Sicily. I drink my tea/coffee with... a good newspaper or magazine. My favourite BB memory is... receiving the result of the ballot in 2005 which confirmed that businesses backed Better Bankside and the programme we proposed. |
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Giles Semper Deputy CEO My job involves... overseeing our strategy for engagement and communication with our member businesses, developing and maintaining relations with external bodies to bring in funds and add value to Better Bankside’s programme, building the company’s reputation as an agency for achieving business sustainability and carbon reduction. Previous experience includes... publishing books for HarperCollins. |
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Chris Bateman My job involves... overseeing our cleaning and safety contracts as well as co-ordinating Pubwatch. Previous experience includes… working with residents on the regeneration of their homes. My favourite holiday destination... North-West Scotland. I drink my tea/coffee with… pan au raisin. My favourite BB memory is… winning the 2005 ballot. |
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Rahima Begum My job involves... managing the office, assisting the team with various projects, taking bookings for both travel related events and community space. Previous experience includes... working as a receptionist in an estate agent. My favourite holiday destination... is going back home to Bangladesh. I drink my tea... mostly with whatever biscuits/croissants are left in the office. My favourite BB memory... is playing as part of the BB staff in the Boules tournament – enormous fun as I've never played that game before so first time experience. |
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Valerie Beirne My job involves… working in partnership with a range of organisations to improve the quality of the streets and open spaces in Bankside over the coming years. Previous experience includes… working on a landscape strategy along the River Thames in leafy west London. My favourite holiday destination… by the sea please! I drink my tea/coffee with… any sweet treats. My favourite Better Bankside moment is… the working with residents of a housing estate to plant trees on their land which also improves the streetscene - with so little green space in Bankside it's this sharing of spaces that makes a huge difference to everyone's quality of life. |
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Louise Errington My job involves… Promoting the Bankside area within London and further afield to attract more visitors and trade. My previous experience includes… five years working in Events & PR in Los Angeles. My favourite holiday destination.. Definitely Miami. I drink my tea/coffee with… Cheese & Marmite paninis from Starbucks, yum! My favourite BB memory is… When a certain Boules team (who shall remain nameless) sumo wrestled in the boules pitch. |
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Danielle Cohen My job involves... supporting local CR initiatives. Working with local community groups, helping employees in Bankside to volunteer their time and expertise and encouraging businesses to go green. Previous experience includes… corporate responsibility research and strategy...and an MSc in human ecology. My favourite holiday destination…camping anywhere, but especially Namibia. I drink my tea/coffee with… a herbal teabag… My favourite Better Bankside moment is…the manic rush to get over 2000 christmas gifts delivered to local homeless charities in time for Christmas. |
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Sophie Tyler My job involves… providing services to help members cycle, walk or use other sustainable ways of getting around. My previous experience includes… running a European project about changing how people travel through marketing. My favourite holiday destination is Cornwall (when nobody else is there..) I drink my tea with... anything that has almonds in it. My favourite BB memory is… seeing our Chief Executive Peter pedal off our one of our pink Brompton pool bikes for the first time. |
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Katy Barker My job involves… organising events for our businesses to meet, trade with, learn from, and support each other. I also negotiate collective purchasing deals and coordinate our annual visit to our 486 members. My previous experience includes… liaising across central teams at Dixons International. My favourite holiday destination is Sweden, where I spent my summers growing up. I drink my tea with... a resolution to drink less tea in future. My favourite BB memory is… watching the expressions our member's faces as they were instructed to go and network with "somebody who they would normally avoid like the plague" at a recent Networking masterclass! |
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Sophie Smith My job involves...supporting BB’s travel & cycling services, which aim to help members use sustainable ways of getting around. My previous experience includes...working with BIDs across California.
My favourite holiday destination is South Africa. I drink my coffee with...great enthusiasm. My favourite BB memory is...using (and falling off) a Better Bankside Brompton for the first time! |
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Amanda Hunter My job involves... supporting the Marketing and Events manager in promoting Bankside and managing the Buzz card scheme, which offers discounts to many shops and services in the area. My previous experience includes... Graduate placement in the communication's department at Marie Curie Cancer Care. My favourite holiday destination is...The Caribbean. I drink my tea with...chocolate chip cookies. My favourite BB memory is... The Better Bankside Bastille day themed Summer Party outside Southwark Cathedral. |
