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OC Business Section

OCBS Centenary Anniversary

The OC Business Section recently celebrated its centenary anniversary. Set up after the First World war, to aid service personnel with employment and advice upon their return, it has served as a vehicle for support, networking, and business development ever since.

I have been delighted to be involved over recent years, working closely with Richard Brewster and Stuart Evans to help OCs network or gain advice in an ever-changing world of employment. It has been wonderful to see interest in the OCBS pique the interest of so many young OCs, whilst also count on the wisdom and support of so many generous OCs (many of whom were present at a celebratory lunch).

The network is such a vibrant and influential one, which has such great potential to support. Indeed, the OC news publications are always testament to the broad network, with this one proving no exception.

As the new OCBS chair, I look forward to increasing the opportunities and accessibility for OCs across the network, and to meeting up at an event soon.

Dein Harry (SH 2010)

OCBS Chat: An Evening with Piers Adam

Our latest OCBS event saw Piers Adam (FG 1977) share his entrepreneurial and business journey to a captivated OC crowd. On a night filled with opportunities to learn and network, Piers literally ‘held court’ as he regaled the audience with stories about his successes and the ‘ones that got away.’ He also spoke about his own motivations and personal lessons he had learned, that will benefit OCs on their own career paths.

Thank you, Piers, for sharing your experiences, and hope to see you and others at the next OCBS event.