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Young gun takes on hub role with ambition to inspire
Nicky Roger Community editor
Jack Bennion is one of the youngest ever vice-chairs at Merseyside & Cheshire Hub (Dave Bagnall Photography)
The CIOB Merseyside & Cheshire Hub committee has recently appointed Jack Bennion as new vice-chair. At 26 years old, he is one of the youngest vice chairs CIOB has had on a hub committee.
Despite his youth, Bennion has previously been heavily involved in CIOB activity. He joined in 2015 as a student member at university and in 2018 joined Novus, becoming vice chair and chair for Novus Liverpool.
He gained his MCIOB in 2021 and a year later became an assessor for other candidates to complete their chartership. A former CM ‘One to watch’ (see March 2022 issue), he was also a finalist for the Rising Star Award in 2022. He works as an architectural designer for Redrow Homes.
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Talking about his latest role, Bennion says: “I believe, as a young professional, I was appointed to bring new blood into the role and inspire young people to join CIOB. I hope to bring the ideas and enthusiasm I have brought to CIOB’s Tomorrow’s Leaders and bring that same energy into the main hub.
“This new role is a great opportunity for me as it would increase my status within the industry and CIOB. I can learn a great deal from our new chair, Colin Davies, and look forward to working with him closely.
“When I graduated from university, I was keen to gain my chartership with CIOB, because of the benefits and status you get from it. But I also feel that since joining CIOB I can give back to it, putting my energies into helping and inspiring other people.
He explained: “For example, in my workplace there are not many people who have chartership – which has always surprised me. Because of this I want to express to others the great opportunities CIOB has given me and put CIOB at the forefront of people’s minds.”
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