Pictured above: Fbe's new regional director for East Midlands, Adrienne Vaughan

Adrienne Vaughan has been appointed East Midlands regional director for the Forum for the Built Environment (fbe), the across all platforms, national networking group specialising in construction, property and development. 

A corporate communications professional and former journalist, Adrienne has been a member of fbe - previously The Faculty of Building - since 1997 when the East Midlands Branch was under the auspice of Roger Dixon of William Davis Ltd. Having specialised in property and construction for over 20 years, Adrienne became chairman of the East Midlands Branch in 2008 and was promoted when the previous regional director Gary Page took up the mantle for Northern Ireland and International membership.

"The fbe is a vibrant, thriving and exciting organisation to be involved with - despite coming up to its 65th birthday in 2011." Commented Adrienne, "I have an enthusiastic committee and we are already holding some fantastic events in Leicester, Derby and Nottingham together with a calendar of events for our latest branch, Lincolnshire."

Adrienne is also managing director of AVA PR, the independent East Midlands wide corporate communciations company, with offices near Lutterworth and Nottingham. The practice looks after PR and marketing for companies involved in professional services as well as property and construction. 

For more information about AVA PR, please visit their website here: www.avapr.biz