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Lee is the CEO of GR8 Recruitment Employment Solutions Ltd, the Channel Islands leading recruitment partner that specialises in the recruitment of global resources into the islands as well as local recruitment, supporting a cross section of business sectors. With a local and global reach Lee leads a team that embodies the business purpose of Professionalism, Agility, Inclusion and Drive, always providing the right solution at the right time.

With a strong focus on accountability and empowered leadership Lee has seen his business grow as a specialists within its field, he regularly engages with individual sectors supporting bodies, government officials and elected members to ensure that productivity is of the highest priority and delivers on outcomes working in partnership with all stakeholders.

Paying back into the community is something that Lee is passionate about, this can be seen by his staunch support of a number of local / international charities as well as his work with the next generation of the islands leaders working with organisations such as Skills Jersey, Highlands College and the Design, Engineer and Construct program.

With a focus on collaborative working and learning from others has seen Lee bring together the leadership teams of not only the Crown Dependencies Chamber of Commerce but international British Chambers too and works extensively with the governments a several East African countries that have a commercial footprint / interest in the Channel Islands.

Outside of work you will find Lee on a boat, avoiding rocks, relaxing with family and friends, keeping fit by cycling and occasionally you may find him hacking out on a horse that is a passion of his and his partner Hilary. Lee has a love of cooking, good food as well as the accompanying wine and enjoys nothing more being around good people, because, “good people make good things happen”.

With the belief that the desired outcome is always achievable, driven determination to get things done and a collaborative approach to challenges shows that Lee has the ability to lead teams and projects to great success.

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Eliot was the winner of the 2012 Jersey IoD Director of the Year for a Medium Sized Business and the 2012 UK National Young Director of the Year. Eliot was Vice-President and President of Jersey's Chamber of Commerce between 2015 and 2019, chairing the Chamber Digital Committee during this period and subsequently during 2023 to 2025. 

During his career Eliot has developed strong principal consultancy skills, helping his businesses and his clients achieve the best from their technology and people and helping them navigate through complex change.

Eliot is a director of Helier Consulting, providing director services and change management consultancy to clients in the Channel Islands and Europe. 

Eliot holds various non-executive director and local committee positions and is an avid marathon runner.

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Darren currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of The Ferryspeed Group, freight specialists between the Channel Islands and the UK, providing supply chain resilience for Jersey and Guernsey.

He has been a senior leader across both the public and private sectors in Jersey and has significant experience of many areas of the island’s economy, from transport and infrastructure to tourism and economic development, alongside a deep understanding of how government and scrutiny works on the island.

His previous roles include Chief of Staff at Ports of Jersey, responsible for overseeing the relationship with government, leading and developing key strategies and supporting in the effective running of the organisation.

Before that he was Director of Partnerships at the Government of Jersey, where he was responsible for its relationship with the seven States-owned entities (JT, Andium Homes, Jersey Post, Jersey Development Company, Jersey Post, Jersey Water and Ports of Jersey), and Director of Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, supporting economic growth, prosperity and cultural development in Jersey through strategic planning and policy development.

He has also held responsibilities as a Government and Scrutiny Officer, giving him a strong understanding of Jersey’s political landscape and policy-making processes.

In his role as vice-president, Darren will support Chamber President Lee Madden and work closely with the Executive and committees to represent the interests of the island’s business community, using his blend of commercial insight and political experience.

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