New IOD regional chairman Avril Owton with outgoing chairman Colin Potter.
HOTELIER Avril Owton is the new chairman of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight branch of the Institute of Directors.
Ms Owton, a former Tiller Girl, Hampshire Businesswoman of the Year, professional speaker and winner of the tourism industry's SHINE Woman of the Year 2006, owns the Cloud Hotel at Brockenhurst.
She said: "It's going to be a very exciting year for the IOD, which has an extremely proactive voice for business in the region."
Ms Owton takes over from Colin Potter at the branch, which has 2,000 members.
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