Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2013 | Page 138

BUSINESS LIFE Catherine is 'the one to watch' A former graduate of the University of of achievement winning the award and a Services plc in their company secretarial Portsmouth Business School has won a professional accolade. More than anything services department as an administrator. I national professional award as ‘The One to it means I’ve been doing my job right. My then was offered a permanent position there Watch’. employer is delighted too, and thinks it’s a and started working fulltime two weeks after great achievement – it was my employer who handing in my dissertation. After 18 months nominated me for the award.” I then moved to work for Amlin plc as a Catherine Ellis, 25, was voted winner at the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) Company Secretaries Awards. The award recognises recent achievement Catherine embarked on her career as a company secretary while writing her She obtained her Grad.ICSA qualification stages of their careers. The judges looked upon graduating from the University of at the impact candidates had in managing Portsmouth’s School of Law with her tasks and activities and contributing to overall Master’s in LLM Corporate Governance and performance, and the likelihood that each Commercial Law in 2010. She had earned her candidate was destined to be a top company LLB Law with Business degree in 2008. Catherine said: “It was a great sense work.” dissertation in her final year at university. and future potential in those in the early secretary. Company Secretarial Assistant, where I still She said: “While writing my dissertation I started working for Computershare Investor Tel: [phone] www.port.ac.uk/mba Get close up at Stubbings Bros When you are considering buying agricultural Their lawn mower ranges include Hayter or gardening equipment it is always and Toro, the latter being invariably used preferable to see it close up for yourself for the maintenance of golf clubs across rather than choose off the internet. the Island. There are mowers available for That is one of the reasons why Stubbings domestic as well as commercial use. Several Bros, who began their business on the Island types of domestic mowers are kept in stock, 30 years ago and have continued to grow in along with other gardening and agricultural reputation and stature, remain such a highly requirements. popular company with their many customers. Utility vehicles for the likes of holiday parks At their site at Chale Green, Stubbings are also available to buy or hire at Stubbings Bros offer a wide range of gardening and Bros, who also have the all-new Kubota MGX agricultural needs, ranging from lawn mowers & M60 series of sit-on mowers and tractors and chain saws to agricultural tractors and in their range. So if you are looking for excavators. They also provide the facility competitive prices on market leading reliable to hire, and their full and comprehensive products and full local after sales support Islandwide after-sales service ensures for that all important peace of mind, look no the equipment they sell remains in perfect further than Stubbings Bros. working order. Chale Green • Ventnor • PO38 2JN • Tel: [phone] • Email: [email protected] 138 www.visitislandlife.com www.stubbings-bros.co.uk