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EET YOUR AVRO NATIONAL COUNCIL

Meet your AVRO National Council. Each Council Member represents a different
area within the UK and Republic of Ireland. Each Council Member gives up their
time to attend monthly meetings at AVRO head-office to discuss issues that affect
the recovery industry as a whole.

Eilis Crean John Leach Ken Wills
Region 15/ Avro President Region 4/Vice President Region 12/Vice President

I have been the Region 15 I am Managing Director at I have been in the motor trade
representative of the National G.M.Recovery, Manchester. since 1964 and am a fully
Council since July 2009. Time served psv / hgv technician Qualified motor engineer SOE
, member of the Institute of Road IRTE ENG TEC and a member of
In 2010 I was elected as President Transport Engineers, Institute of the IVR.
and was the first lady to hold that the Motor Industry and Char-
position. I have served 5 ½ years tered Engineers Institute. I have been in recovery since
in the “Chair” and In 2017 I was beginning of employment, I
re-elected as President. I have been in the recovery in- operated my own car and
dustry for over 40 years , 25 of commercial recovery business
I am very honoured to be elected those as owner. I am passionate in Northampton from 1969
to such a position especially about the recovery industry and until 1981 and then moved to
in such a male dominated totally hateful of the “mot exempt Truro, Cornwall and carried
profession. I was inducted into “ brigade . I’m always available on the business as Cornwall
the Hall of Fame in Chattanooga for a good chat. Commercials which is still in
in September 2011. I was the operation today , I have been a
first Irish person to receive this member of AVRO since 1978.
honour.

I am also a Trustee for the AVRO
Benevolent Fund, where I always
push myself to deliver my best
within our industry and since then
I have been involved in many
fundraising events.

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