Nora Senior

Nora Senior
Nationality Scottish
Occupation Businesswoman
Known for British Chambers of Commerce, Weber Shandwick

Nora Senior is a Scottish businesswoman.[1][2][3] She has received awards including the First Women UK Media Award (2013), and the global ‘Stevie’ for Best Woman in Business (in Europe, Middle East and Asia),[4][5] In 2013 she was appointed president of the British Chambers of Commerce.[6][7] She is also Chair at Weber Shandwick.[8][9]


Career

Nora Senior started working at Saatchi and Saatchi’s consultancy in Scotland. In 1988, she became the company’s managing director. In 1990 she formed a start-up called PR Centre, eventually merging the company into Weber Shandwick in 1998. In 2009, Senior became Weber Shandwick’s executive chairwoman of UK regions and Ireland.[10]

In 2013, Senior became President of the British Chambers of Commerce. In the same year, she became president of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce. In 2013, Senior was awarded Businesswoman of the Year, as well as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017 for services to British and Scottish businesses.[11]

She is currently a board Member of the International Chambers of Commerce. She also serves as a Regional Adviser to London Stock Exchange. Senior joined the Council of the University of Nottingham in 2016.[12]

Awards

  • Global Women in Business Award (2007)
  • Global Award for Best Communications Executive (2008)
  • UK Outstanding Business Achieve (2010)
  • First Woman of Media UK Award (2013)
  • MBA Award Lifetime Achievement for Contribution to Business (2015)
  • CIPR Outstanding Consultancy of the Year (2017)
  • Awarded Commander of the British Empire for Services to British Business (2017)

References

  1. ↑ Scotland’s First Minister Pays Tribute to Weber Shandwick’s Nora Senior
  2. ↑ PR expert Nora Senior handed top UK business role
  3. ↑ Boss who's an old hand at the dark arts of PR: Like her heroine Elizabeth I, British business chief possesses striking copper hair and a deft political touch
  4. ↑ Nora Senior, Weber Shandwick
  5. ↑ Nora Senior to chair new Enterprise and Skills board
  6. ↑ Nora Senior appointed President of the British Chambers of Commerce
  7. ↑ ‘Businesses should look at how they bring women back into the workforce’
  8. ↑ Former president of British and Scottish Chambers of Commerce receives CBE
  9. ↑ Nora Senior selected to chair the Scottish Government's Strategic Board for Enterprise and Skills
  10. ↑ PR expert Nora Senior handed top UK business role
  11. ↑ BCC congratulates Nora Senior on CBE
  12. ↑ PR expert Nora Senior handed top UK business role
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