Cusack Announced as New Chamber President

Phil Cusack of AECOM has become the next President of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Phil Cusack of AECOM has become the next President of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

Phil was presented with the honour at the Chamber’s AGM and Council meeting last week, as Martin Douglas OBE of Cargill stood down after two years in the role.

A Chartered Town Planner, Phil has chaired the Chamber’s property and construction committee for the past four years and served as Vice President alongside Neil Smith MBE of Kinetic PLC, for the last two years. Neil Smith will continue in the role of Vice President.

Commenting on the role, Phil said: “This position, President of the largest Chamber of Commerce in the country, could be nothing other than a great honour.

"Throughout my term as President, it will be a key ambition of mine to ensure that, as a Chamber, we support the small businesses and attract the large. Small and medium-sized businesses need to know that we are here to help them grow, develop and remain healthy. We need to carry on the immensely successful work we have been doing in this area, and work with large businesses to allow them to be heard loudly and clearly at the highest levels of Government.”

He continued: “Our job is to make sure that economic growth happens and that the business sector in our city-region is in the best possible condition to make it do just that.”

Phil is regional director at global technical and management support services firm, AECOM, where he has worked for seven years.