High Wycombe Connections Club

Founder Members

Paul Mes

Paul Mes

Paul Mes is the Federation of Small Businesses Membership Consultant for South Bucks and East Berkshire and also runs his own business. Paul is the local FSB contact for anyone who wants to find out about the benefits of belonging to Britain’s biggest business support organisation. In a voluntary capacity he has also worked on FSB campaigns to support the local business community.

In his own business, Paul represents Active Links, an international organisation that helps patent owners in the IT field to realise the value of their intellectual property by arranging to market it to interested parties around the world.

Ceri-Jane Hackling

Ceri-Jane Hackling

Ceri-Jane is Managing Director of Cerub PR, a consumer PR agency established in 2003. Based on London Road, High Wycombe, Cerub PR specialises in raising awareness of its clients’ products and services through media publicity. Before founding Cerub PR, Ceri-Jane spent 10 years working in London agencies and also as a press officer for a national charity.

 

Phil Stebbings

Phil Stebbings

Since 1988 Phil Stebbings has been Senior Partner of Flackwell Financial Services, which relocated to Wooburn Green in 2001. The Company has 4 advisers and 3 administrators and deals with all aspects of financial planning. Before founding the company, Phil spent 17 years with a high street building society.

Flackwell Financial Services has a team of qualified advisors, each with their own particular areas of interest and combine their skills to help clients achieve their financial aims and ambitions.

Heather Martin

Heather Martin

Heather Martin is the founder of Selleck Testing. She has spent her career within the electrical contracting industry and since 1989 has specialised in helping companies comply with the Electricity at Work Regulations, by delivering specific and affordable electrical testing solutions.

A committed and enthusiastic networker, she has built a successful business by incorporating effective networking into her Marketing Strategy. She believes that creating positive business relationships locally is an effective and profitable marketing tool for any size business.

Paul Bolton

Paul Bolton

Paul Bolton is Managing Director of Bolton Services Limited which operates in various sectors to engage extensively in Management Consultancy through Business Development, Project Management and Event Management.

Paul was previously CEO for Refer-On, developing this Business to Business Network to become the fastest growing network in the South East, with a 5-fold increase in 12 months. During his time with Refer-On, Paul developed innovative programmes and methodologies, staged well renowned events and developed long-term and effective strategic partnerships.

Peeled Digital Limited

Peeled Digital Limited

Peeled Digital Limited, a creative design and branding agency.

Formed in 2010, we're part of a group of business solutions providers, which includes IT, Telecom and Business Solutions.

Our aims:

  • To deliver the very best in design, development and strategic digital solutions
  • To use a combination of established methodologies alongside cutting edge techniques and tools to deliver the best possible service at all times
  • To work in partnership with our clients to create effective communications

 

Paul Laird

Paul Laird

Paul is a Chartered Certified Accountant and Registered Auditor. He is a Partner in Fish Partnership, a firm of Chartered Accountants based in Loudwater. Paul specialises in advising owner managed businesses and subsidiary companies of overseas groups about their accounting, taxation and business requirements,. Paul also acts as a treasurer to a large welfare charity in Reading, which gives him a good insight into charity issues.

 

Catherine MacArthur

Catherine MacArthur

Catherine MacArthur is a Private Banking Partner with the High Wycombe branch of Clydesdale Bank, recently rated the 11th safest bank in the world. This role involves managing the day to day and long term financial needs of high net worth individuals, allowing them to concentrate on their own businesses. With over 20 years experience with the Bank, Catherine has an in depth and diverse background and is a highly experienced member of the Clydesdale team.

As part of one of the world’s largest financial services organisations, the National Australia Bank Group, Clydesdale Bank offers a relationship based on partnership and trust and prides itself on being proactive and available to clients when they are needed the most.