Who's Who
Barrie Williams - Chairman
Dr Sarindar Singh Sahota OBE - Deputy Chairman
Dr Sarindar Singh Sahota OBE - Business Sector Vice Chairman, West Midlands Regional Assembly
Mike Cherry - Chairman, West Midlands Regional Business Crime Forum
Roger Stone - Business Sector Vice Chairman, West Midlands Regional Assembly's Planning Partnership
James Watkins - Executive Director
Bernadette Edwards - Business Co-ordinator
Val Day - Administration Officer
The Council – Governing Body of WMBC
Chairman - Barrie Williams
Deputy Chairman/Asian Business Forum Member - Dr Sarindar Singh Sahota OBE
Association of Colleges Member - Norman Cave
British Ceramic Confederation - Kevin Farrell
Business in the Community Member - Gary Taylor Chartered Institute of Building Member - Geoff Minshull
Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce Member - David Burton Country Land and Business Association Member - Frances Beatty
Engineering Employers' Federation Member - Sue Fowler
Federation of Small Businesses Member - Mike Cherry
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Member - Barry Matthews
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators - Suzanne Dobson
Institute of Directors Member - Richard Ward
Institution of Civil Engineers - Len Threadgold
Midland Association of Restaurants, Caterers, Hotels and Entertainment - Michael Mason
National Farmers Union - Arthur Hill National Federation of Retail Newsagents - Parminder Singh
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Member - Gurdip Chamba
United Kingdom IT Association - Tom Brookes
West Midlands Co-operative and Mutual Council Member- Chris Newis
West Midlands Higher Education Association Member - Paul Richards
West Midlands Minority Ethnic Business Forum - Mohammed Nazir
West Midlands Developers Alliance - Chris Rosier
The Council – Alternate Members
Asian Business Forum - Prithvi Chopra Association of Colleges - Ray Faulkner
Chartered Institute of Building -Martin Chambers
Country Land and Business Association - Matthew Dugdale
Federation of Small Businesses -Bruce Undy
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales - Shirley Hutchinson
National Farmers' Union - Cecil Thomas
Country Land and Business Association - Matthew Dugdale
Institution of Civil Engineers - John Blakemore
National Federation of Retail Newsagents - Anne Newman
United Kingdom IT Association - Fred Noble
West Midlands Minority Ethnic Business Forum - Sarabjeet Coar
Board Members – West Midlands Business Council LtdChairman - Barrie Williams
Executive Director - James Watkins
Members: Mike Cherry, Chris Newis, Dr Sarindar Singh Sahota OBE, Richard Ward, David Burton
Business Sector Members – West Midlands Regional Assembly - Full List
Mike Cherry (Nominated by Federation of Small Businesses)
Michael Clarke (Nominated by West Midlands Higher Education Association)
Kevin Farrell - Nominated by British Ceramic Confederation
Barrie Williams (West Midlands Business Council Chairman)
Arthur Hill (Nominated by National Farmers Union)
Mike Hill (Nominated by Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce) Michael Mason - Nominated by Midland Assocoation of Restaurants, Caterers, Hotels and Entertainment
Geoff Minshull (Nominated by Chartered Institute of Building)
Richard Moxon (Nominated by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
Chris Newis (Nominated by West Midlands Co-operative and Mutual Council)
Dr Sarindar Singh Sahota OBE (Nominated by Asian Business Forum/Business Sector Vice Chair, West Midlands Regional Assembly) Parminder Singh - National Federation of Retail Newsagents
Roger Trotman (Nominated by Engineering Employers' Federation)
Frances Beatty - Country Land and Business Association
Sarah Faulkner - National Farmers Union
Brian Summers - Business Sector Vice Chair - Assembly Transport Partnership
Roger Stone - Country Land and Business Association) Business Sector Members – West Midlands Regional Assembly
Gerald Bennett (Nominated by West Midlands Higher Education Association)
Martin Chambers (Nominated by Chartered Institute of Building)
Prithvi Chopra (Nominated by Asian Business Forum)
Gurdip Chamba (Nominated by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
Tony Rodger (Nominated by Engineering Employers' Federation)
Gary Saunders (Nominated by Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce)
Bruce Undy (Nominated by Federation of Small Businesses)
Norman Cave (Nominated by Association of Colleges)
Sir William Lawrence (Nominated by Midland Association of Restaurants, Caterers, Hotels and Entertainment)
Hilary Hall (Nominated by Midland Association of Restaurants, Caterers, Hotels and Entertainment)
Business Sector Members – West Midlands Regional Assembly's Planning PartnershipRoger Stone - Country Land and Business Association/Business Sector Vice Chairman, Planning Partnership
Louise Brooke-Smith - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Roger Culcheth - Federation of Small Businesses
Sarah Faulkner - National Farmers Union
Dr Sarindar Singh Sahota OBE - Asian Business Forum
Brian Summers - Heart of England Tourism
Bruce Undy - Federation of Small Businesses
Norman Cave - Association of Colleges
Chris Newis - West Midlands Co-operative and Mutual Council
Chris Hall - British Ceramic Confederation
Neil Pountney - Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce
Parminder Singh - National Federation of Retail Newsagents
Martin Chambers - Chartered Institute of Building
Arthur Hill - National Farmers Union
Geoff Minshull - Chartered Institute of Building
Alternate Business Sector Members – West Midlands Regional Assembly's Planning Partnership
Prithvi Chopra - Asian Business Forum
Narida Randhawa - National Federation of Retail Newsagents
Business Sector Member – West Midlands Regional Assembly's Environment Partnership
Sarah Faulker - National Farmers' Union
Business Sector Members – West Midlands Regional Assembly's Transport Partnership
Brian Summers - Vice Chair, Transport Partnership
Bruce Undy - Federation of Small Businesses
Business Sector Member – West Midlands Regional Assembly's Equalities and Diversity Partnership
David Darlaston - Business in the Community
Regional Enterprise Board – under the auspices of Advantage West Midlands
Barrie Williams - West Midlands Business Council Chairman
Peter Wall - CBI
Peter Henderson - Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce
Regional Skills Partnership Board – under the auspices of Advantage West Midlands
Clive Stone - Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce
Regional Suppliers Forum – under the auspices of Advantage West Midlands
David Darlaston (Business in the Community)
Denise Craig (Federation of Small Businesses) West Midlands Conurbation and Telford City Region Board
Full Member - Glyn Pitchford (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Alternate Member - Peter Wall (Confederation of British Industry)
Business Sector Representative – West Midlands Regional Assembly's Housing Partnership
Jennifer Dereham DL - Country Land and Business Association
Dr Sarindar Singh Sahota OBE - Asian Business Forum
Prithvi Chopra - Asian Business Forum
Christine Braddock - Association of Colleges
Gurdip Chamba - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Richard Wootton - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Ian Priest - Chartered Institute of Building
Roger Culcheth - Federation of Small Businesses
Nic Bliss - West Midlands Co-operative and Mutual Council
Richard Franklin - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (also Business Sector Vice Chair, Housing Partnership)
Business Sector Representative – Government Office for the West Midlands Change Up Strategy Group (Future of the Voluntary Sector)
Chris Newis - West Midlands Co-operative and Mutual Council
Business Sector Representative – West Midlands Regional Assembly's Regional Planning Officers Group
Paul Williams - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Business Sector Representative – Advantage West Midlands EU R&D Group
Peter O'Grady - EEF West Midlands
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