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CTSI appoints new Chairs


Louise Baxter and Steve Ruddy have been appointed Chairs of the CTSI Council and Board

Richard Young

Posted 16 December 2021 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Inside Trading Standards|National


UPDATES: CTSI has named Louise Baxter MBE as its new Council Chair and Steve Ruddy as Chair of its Board. Baxter is an expert in consumer protection who has worked in trading standards for almost...

CTSI has named Louise Baxter MBE as its new Council Chair and Steve Ruddy as Chair of its Board.

Baxter is an expert in consumer protection who has worked in trading standards for almost 20 years, working her way up to Senior Manager, and then as Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team at Surrey County Council. She has been CTSI's Lead Officer for Consumer Advice and Educati...

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