None of the Committee receives any remuneration of any kind from their services as committee members.  It goes without saying that the first love of all committee members is the love of a good real ale!

Chairman - Chris Bruton
He was chairman of CAMRA from 1976 to 1978. He operates a hospitality business based in Ealing, London, and is an avid sports fan.

Dave Goodwin
Dave has been a member of CAMRA since 1974, a member of the Finance Committee since 1985 and a member of the National Executive from 1988 until 2003. He was Campaign Strategy Director from 1988 to 1989, Finance Director from 1989 to 1998 and Chairman from 1998 to 2003. Dave is a senior Inland Revenue officer.

Chris Holmes
Chris was CAMRA's chairman from 1975 to 1976 and is an authority on the free trade side of the licensed house industry. He is currently chairman of Tynemill Limited which operates some 20 free houses in the East Midlands which dispense millions of pints of real ale annually.

John Hattersley
John is the investment manager of one of the country's top fifty pension funds and has sat on various national CAMRA committees such as Brewery Liaison, Industry, Disability and Pub Chain Liaison over a period of more than twenty years.

Neil Kellett
Neil was formerly involved with the auditors of CAMRA and has been campaigning since 1973. The CAMRA Investment Club was set up in 1989 based on a real ale investment club which had been running in his home town of Cheadle for 7 years. He is a Manchester City season ticket holder.

lain Loe
lain is currently the research officer for CAMRA and, accordingly, has an immense amount of knowledge of the beer industry. He is also involved in EBCU, the European Beer Consumers Union.

Ann Mace
Having come to CAMRA relatively late Ann is actively involved in organising the GBBF as a member of the Working Party and has recently gained an honours degree in business administration at Aston University, Birmingham. Ann holds the dubious privilege of being the first member to be proposed to on a CIC brewery visit.

Sean Murphy
Sean was the first chairman of the club when it was formed in 1989. He was a member of CAMRA's National Executive from 1984 to 1990. After 26 years with the tax department of a leading investment manager, he is currently working as a tax and management consultant in the financial services industry.

Steve Williams
Steve is a Chartered Accountant and has worked as finance manager for a firm of management consultants in London. He has been a CAMRA member for over 10 years. His financial acumen exceeds his football acumen - he is a Queens Park Rangers season ticket holder!

Colin Bodimeade
Colin was voted on to the Committee at the 2009 AGM held recently. He has his own business providing business advice to owners of small and medium size businesses. He has also been a member of CAMRA for 18 years and is actively engaged with Macclesfield and East Cheshire branch.

Duties & Responsibilities of Committee Members

The Committee is responsible for decisions on the purchase and occasional sale of investments, preparation and distribution of newsletters to members and organising members meetings at CAMRA's AGM and the AGM and the Annual Lunch of the Club and brewery visits. The Committee may also be asked to advise CAMRA on any investment decisions for its surplus funds, if any.

The Committee meets at least 6 times per year, usually on a Saturday, in locations convenient for most to travel to on the day. No expenses are paid. Between meetings, when parcels of specific shares become available, investment decisions are made by e-mail to which all Committee members should have a link.

A Committee member would be expected to have many of the following skills, experiences or knowledge:-
- Understanding of and serious interest in company accounts and finances, the stock market and wider investment and financial matters.
- Wide knowledge of the brewing industry and the licensed trade
- Commitment to CAMRA's ideals and campaigns and an understanding of how CAMRA is organised.
- Should be able to respond to e-mails quickly.
- Common Sense
- Must be a Club member and, like all Club members, must be a fully paid up member of CAMRA.