The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCIWA), founded in 1890,Poprzeczny, Joe. (1998) ''Roles for community. Obituary of former president of Perth Chamber of Commerce, the WA Employers Federation and the Confederation of WA Industry. Community worker and former director of Sandovers''. Hammond, Cyril Gore, 1909-1998. Sunday times (Perth, W.A.) 25 October 1998, p.40 also known as the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a peak employers' and business association in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

History

CCIWA is not connected to the first "Western Australian Chamber of Commerce", which was founded at

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

in 1853 and later renamed the

Fremantle Chamber of Commerce The Fremantle Chamber of Commerce is a business and commerce advocacy association in Fremantle, Western Australia. History In 1853 the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce was founded. In 1873 the Chamber of Commerce requested and was grant ...

. The Perth Chamber of Commerce founded in 1890, is the basis of the present CCIWA. A separate confederation of regional business associations, known as the Federated Chambers of Commerce of Western Australia, was formed in 1929. Two other organisations, the Chamber of Manufactures of WA and the

Western Australian Employers Federation The Western Australian Employers' Federation was an employers' organisation in Western Australia between 1913 and 1975. It was a member of the Employers' Federation of Australia. As an employers advocacy group, the organisation was involved in ...

(both founded in 1913) merged in 1975 to create the Confederation of WA Industry. In 1983, the Perth Chamber of Commerce merged with the Federated Chambers of Commerce, to form the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of WA. In 1992, the Confederation of WA Industry became part of CCIWA. CCIWA is also separate from another significant business association in WA: the

Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) is a peak business and employers' association in Western Australia (WA). It originated with previous bodies that emerged during the 1890s in the Goldfields region. The Coolgardie C ...

(CME), founded in 1895 as the Coolgardie Chamber of Mines and Commerce.

Former CEOs

Deidre Willmott Deidre Willmott is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia. Prior to becoming Executive Chairman of Cannings Purple Strategic, Wilmott was Communications Director of External Relations for the ...

(2014 - 2018) * Lyndon Rowe (1990 - 2004) * James Pearson (2008 - 2013)

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