THE Chief Executive of Cumbria Chamber of Commerce has scooped a prestigious North West Director of the Year Award, run by the Institute of Directors (IoD).

Rob Johnston was crowned Third Sector Director of Year at the awards ceremony held at Manchester’s Midland Hotel.

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"I feel incredibly proud and humbled to win this award," he said. "I think we’re recognising now that the third sector is the sector of force and we are delighted to be playing our part in shaping that.”