Two new members appointed to Independent Complaints Panel
Two new members have been appointed to the Independent Complaints Panel – the independent body which considers complaints about irresponsible alcohol marketing made under the Portman Group’s Code of Practice.
Professor Isabelle Szmigin and Professor Roy Light are joining the Panel following a recruitment process.
Szmigin is Professor of Marketing at Birmingham Business School, and her research interests lie primarily in the areas of consumer research, services, ethical and social marketing.
Light is a specialist licensing barrister based at St John’s Chambers, Bristol and Professor Emeritus at Bristol Law School. He has researched, written and practiced on alcohol-related matters for some 30 years.
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Sir Richard Tilt, chairman of the Independent Complaints Panel who made the appointments said: “Isabelle and Roy will bring a great depth of experience to the Independent Complaints Panel in terms of their research and legal backgrounds. Panel members play a key role in upholding the strict standards that are set for alcohol marketing in the UK and it is important that we have a diverse membership to consider complaints about irresponsible alcohol marketing and promotions.”
Each appointment is for a fixed term of three years with the option to carry on for a second three-year term.
