GILLIAN Bober has been re-elected by fellow directors as president of the East of England Co-operative Society, a role she has held for the past year.Mrs Bober was vice-president of the new society in its first year and was previously president of the former Colchester and East Essex Society.

GILLIAN Bober has been re-elected by fellow directors as president of the East of England Co-operative Society, a role she has held for the past year.

Mrs Bober was vice-president of the new society in its first year and was previously president of the former Colchester and East Essex Society. She has been a director there since 1977.

Roger Smith was elected vice-president of the society. Mrs Bober and Mr Smith have been associated with their local Co-op for many years and sit on a number of board committees. They will serve as president and vice-president until November 2008.