Our Team
We are delighted to introduce the people who are helping us to shape and build a ‘better’ Midlands.
All of our Advisory and Board members bring with them a vast range of experience and expertise to support and enhance our work. All members have a strong connection to the Midlands’ region and a strong desire to see the region develop and prosper.
Our Advisory Board
Founder & CEO, CNM
Councillor for Bilston North, Wolverhampton City Council & CNM Advisory Board Member
Founder & CEO, Turnkey & & CNM Advisory Board Member
MD, Flume & CNM Advisory Board Member
CEO, Entec Si & CNM Advisory Board Member
Legal Consultant, Weightmans LLP & Chair of CNM Advisory Board
Chairman, Board for Bethel Church of Jesus Christ & CNM Advisory Board Member
Communications Lead, Colmore BID & CNM Advisory Board Member
Delivery Director for Stations & Placemaking, HS2 & CNM Advisory Board Member
Director, Growhouse Growth Business & Chair of CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
Director, Camargue & CNM Advisory Board Member
Founder and Director, SibiNet Limited & & CNM Advisory Board Member
Director of Strategy, Estate Regeneration & Regulatory Compliance, Birmingham City Council & CNM Advisory Board Member
Chair of CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board
Chairman and & CEO, Eastern Holding & President, CNM
Senior Project Manager, CAA ICON & CNM Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
Director, withdigital & Chair of Digital Leadership Board
Executive Director of Income Generation, Acorns Children’s Hospice & & CNM Advisory Board Member
Our Research Team
Office Manager
Research Associate
Research Associate
Research Associate
Director of Housing Research
Research Associate
Research Associate
Research Associate
Senior Researcher, Social Life
Research Associate
Digital Leadership Board
Principal, Senior Risk and Resilience Consultant, Barnett Waddingham & CNM Digital Leadership Board Member
Director, Purple Frog Systems & CNM Digital Leadership Board Member
Director, Real Point & CNM Digital Leadership Board Member
CEO, EsseSystems & CNM Digital Leadership Board Member
Chair of Practice in Finance and FinTech, University of Birmingham & CNM Digital Leadership Board Member
Partner, Weightmans LLP & CNM Digital Leadership Board Member
Director, withdigital & Chair of Digital Leadership Board
Head of Cluster Development, HORIBA MIRA & CNM Digital Leadership Board Member
Housing & Communities Leadership Board
Proprietor, Alan Fraser Consultancy and Support & CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member
Chartered Architect, Co-Founder of 04/05 Architecture & CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member
Chief Executive, Lench’s Trust & CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member
Research Associate
Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors & CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member
MD, Strategy & Corporate Communications, SEC Newgate & CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member
CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member, Board Director at Auxesia Homes and Birmingham Colmore
Special Membership Projects Lead, TPas England & CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member
CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member
Visiting Professor, Birmingham City University & CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member
Chair of CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board
Head of Impact, Research and Practice, Crisis & CNM Housing and Communities Leadership Board Member
Infrastructure Leadership Board
Senior Director, Gleeds & Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
City Energy Transformation Lead, E.ON & Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
Senior Project Manager, CAA ICON & CNM Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
Practice Director, AtkinsRéalis & CNM Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
Senior Cost Consultant, Arcadis & CNM Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
Associate Town Planner and Stakeholder Engagement Consultant, Arup & CNM Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
Creative Director of Birdi & Partners & CNM Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
Chief Operating Officer, Warwickshire County Cricket Club & CNM Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
Executive Director, Transport for West Midlands & CNM Infrastructure Leadership Board Member
Head of Infrastructure Delivery, Sustainability Projects, Coventry City Council & Chair of CNM Infrastructure Leadership Board
Employability and Skills Leadership Board
Chair of the Local Governing Body for Solihull Sixth Form College & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
CEO, Envision & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
Fellow, University of Warwick & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
Chief of Staff to a UK Member of Parliament & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
CEO, Race on the Agenda & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
Vice Dean of the Business School at University College Birmingham & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
Founder and CEO at Sport 4 Life UK & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
Director, Growhouse Growth Business & Chair of CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
CEO of EmployabilityUK, Founder of National Employability Week, & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
Head of Strategic Finance, Midlands, Virgin Money & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member
Assistant Professor of Leadership, University of Birmingham & CNM Employability & Skills Leadership Board Member