Members' views

Elizabeth Fagan

Marketing Director

Boots UK Ltd.

"WACL is great fun. It creates loads of opportunities for many interesting, bright and energetic women. WACL is great to meet and to learn from each other and it is committed to helping younger women in the business through sharing experiences with them."

Nina Bibby

SVP Global Brand Management

Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc

"I feel very lucky to be part of WACL. It provides women in the industry with unparalleled support, drawn from the collective intellect and experience of its members. It is also great fun!"

Helen Calcraft

Managing Director

Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy

"WACL isn't just a club. It's a family of supportive, inspirational, stimulating people who are all for one and one for all. If the phone rings and it's someone from WACL, our natural and immediate response is to say "what can I do to help?". The WACL spirit is energetic, generous and ambitious for us all to be the best we can be. Best of all, it's bloody good fun."

Rita Clifton

Chairman

Interbrand

"There is no peer group pressure. There's none of that corporate stuff going on. You just get together, it's very supportive and you have a great time."

Nikki Crumpton

Exec Head of Planning

McCann Erickson Advertising Ltd

"As a women in a highly competitive industry WACL provides an oasis of generosity and nurturing that makes it an invaluable and important organisation if we are to hold on to future female talent."

Dawn Airey

Chair and CEO

Five TV

"Women, Alcohol, Company, Laughter."

Carol Fisher

"WACL is simply unique. I know of no other club where such a powerful but eclectic bunch of women offer each other such an energetic, non competitive and mutually supportive atmosphere."

Sarah Golding

Managing Partner

CHI & Partners

"WACL suddenly puts you in contact with wise and sassy women who have done things you wish you had or would like to do. Women who are as happy to share their experiences, good and bad, as they are their lip gloss."

Barbara Hosking

"WACL keeps up with tomorrow's ideas but remembers yesterday's experience too. It is unique in membership, friendship, loyalty and laughter. I am intensely proud to be a member."

Debbie Klein

Joint CEO of Engine and Chairman of WCRS

"WACL is such an inspiring, giving and supportive club, as well as being great fun. I'm very proud of the commitment within the club to help younger women in our industry."

Carolyn McCall

Chief Executive

Guardian Media Group

"WACL provides a wonderful forum for discussion and an amazing network of support. It is also very serious about helping younger women in the business."

Charlotte Oades

Director, Corporate Identity, Public Affairs & Communications

Coca-Cola Europe

"WACL is an incredibly supportive network of fellow professionals, who never fail to organise insightful, stimulating and entertaining events!...and everyone gives generously of their time to help others."

Tiger Savage

Head of Art & Deputy Creative Director

M&C Saatchi

"Irrespective of what discipline you work in WACL evenings are a great opportunity to exchange news,views and issues, have fun and to get your best frock out."

Cilla Snowball

Group CEO & Chairman AMV.BBDO

Abbott Mead Vickers.BBDO

"The club's been going for 80 years and when you look back at the wonderful women who have been members, you follow in great humility in an industry that has changed massively."

Dianne Thompson

Chief Executive

Camelot Group plc

"WACL is a fantastic organisation. It can be very lonely being a senior woman particularly in an area where there aren't any other women around. I think WACL provides a great support service."

Andria Vidler

President of EMI Music UK & Ireland

EMI Music

"Offers the best opportunity to continually learn, be inspired, seek advice and exchange industry gossip over a glass of wine!"

Christine Walker

Ex - Chairman

Walker Media

"It provides a terrific platform to discuss business issues. People are very giving of their business experiences."

Amanda Walsh

"WACL is great because you can meet, learn from, and make friends with, the most influential women in our industry."