 Hello, my name is Rose Marley and I'll be taking up the role of chief executive of co-operatives UK in the new year. I couldn't be more excited and honoured about joining the co-operatives UK movement. There's never been a more important moment to harness the enthusiasm of a new generation for a fairer way of doing business. The co-op movement has always been about disrupting the status quo, encouraging people to take responsibility for themselves and for others. In the past it was ensuring that there was no chalk in our flower and now it's about digital platforms or plastic in our environment, or a gig economy that denies young people the stability and training they need to establish themselves in life. We have an historic opportunity now to merge co-operative principles with digital technology to create the kind of sustainable, equitable platforms that society needs. Over the past 20 years as a social entrepreneur I've worked to increase social mobility and give our young people that meaningful employment a start, a chance in life. And I look forward to bringing that same spirit and energy to enthuse in the next generation of co-operators about the world changing potential of the co-operative movement.