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Former President of Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade Jerome Mullen has stepped down from the Chamber executive after 25 years.
At the annual Gala Presidents Lunch last Friday night 17 October at the Canal Court, outgoing Chamber president Edwina Flynn in her last address to members announced that Jerome was retiring after four decades of involvement with the Chamber.
The President went on to say that Jerome had joined the Chamber of Commerce 37 years ago, and took up the role of President in 1997.
The Gala guests heard that he spent the three years of his Presidency from 1997 building a new structure with a working executive and bringing about the amalgamation of the two Chambers of Commerce and Trade into one business organisation in 2000.
Over this period Jerome was involved in two campaigns, to have Intertrade Ireland, established under the Good Friday Agreement, located in Newry, and also to successfully achieve City Status for Newry in 2002.
Jerome Mullen remained committed to the Chamber in the years that followed, serving on its executive and guiding it to become the third largest Chamber in Northern Ireland, with a full time CEO and staff, and a membership of 350 businesses.
He said it was the greatest honour of his life to have had the opportunity to serve in such a great organisation and to have made a small contribution to its development and the growth of business in Newry over the past 25 years.
President Edwina Flynn presented him with a commemorative plaque in recognition of his historic service to the Chamber.
