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Tom Woods
19th November 2024
Tom is the Business Connector for the LSIP Project for Surrey and North Hampshire. His role is to work with local businesses and industry bodies to understand their current and future skills needs, and to liaise with local skills providers to support how this gets translated into practical actions. Tom has rejoined Surrey Chambers, previously working in the Membership Team after a brief spell away working in the Professional Services industry, to join the project. He is looking forward to getting to know the organisations involved in the project and help them achieve their aims
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