New Chamber president

Shirley de Silva has been hired as president and CEO of the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce.

Shirley de Silva has been hired as president and CEO of the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce.

de Silva is relocating from Sudbury and has both a background in the aviation industry and experience with not-for-profit groups, board chair Rob Taylor said.

She also has a communications degree and a Master’s in Municipal Leadership, and impressed Chamber executive with a well-researched and convincing presentation, he said.

The position had been vacant since September when former president Rory Ring left the organization abruptly.

The chamber has approximately 800 members in Sarnia-Lambton.