Meet the Board

Tom Westley DL Chairman Westley Group, LEP Board Chair, Enterprise Zone Board Lead

Dr Chris Handy OBE Chief Executive, Accord Group LEP Board Deputy Chair and Social Enterprise, Housing and Low Carbon Board Lead

Councillor Mike Bird (Conservative) Leader of Walsall Council Walsall Council

Councillor Ian Brookfield (Labour) Leader of Wolverhampton Council City of Wolverhampton Council

Paul Brown Director of Government Services, Ernst & Young Access to Finance Board Lead

Councillor Maria Crompton Deputy Leader of Sandwell Council (Labour) Sandwell Council

Kevin Davis CEO Vine Trust Group Chair of the Ladder Apprenticeship Foundation

Martin Dudley Managing Director Thomas Dudley Limited

Rachel Eade MBE Director RED Ltd

Simon Eastwood Partner - Eastwood Consult Planning Board Lead

Cherry Elliott Partner and Head of Property Higgs & Sons Solicitors

Maxine Espley Executive Director Accord Group

Lindsey Flynn Chief Executive, WELL Associates Ltd Commonwealth Games Board Lead and Small Business Champion

Councillor Patrick Harley (Conservative) Leader of Dudley Council Dudley Council

Ninder Johal DL Managing Director, Nachural Corporate Communications Communications & Marketing Board Lead & Diversity Champion

Professor Geoff Layer Vice-Chancellor, University of Wolverhampton Education Board Lead (HE)

Professor Nazira Karodia Prof of Science Education. Dean of Faculty of Science & Engineering - University of Wolverhampton Chair BC LEP Employment and Skills (People) Theme Advisory Board

Jatinder Sharma OBE Principal & Chief Executive, Walsall College Education Board Lead (FE)

Amanda Tomlinson Chief of ABC Black Country Housing Group

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