Professor Majid AlSadi
Professor AlSadi is the Chairman and CEO of the Eastern Holding Group of Companies; a vast investment and business group across the Middle East with significant interests in aviation and support services such as training, catering and duty free retail as well as industrial equipment, water treatment, security, education and training. Eastern Holding also has […]
Chris Smith
Chris is the Founder and CEO of the Centre for the New Midlands, launching the organisation in January 2020. Prior to establishing the only independent, non-partisan think tank solely focussed on the West Midlands region, Chris worked for 15 years in the UK Higher Education sector, with extensive experience in student recruitment, stakeholder engagement; business […]
Tim Fawcett
Tim is Mott MacDonald’s Birmingham Cities Lead, and Coventry City Council’s Head of Infrastructure Delivery for Sustainability Projects. He is passionate about the West Midlands, and especially infrastructure’s role in its unlocking social, environmental and economic potential. He is a chartered engineer, and has over 20 years’ experience of delivering infrastructure and development projects in […]
Rich Bishop
Rich started writing software from the age of nine. He turned it into a business at 16, and has now been working with SMEs and larger businesses in the UK and overseas for the last 17 years. He also sits on the Council of BCS (the Chartered institute for IT) and is the Chair of […]
Prof. Guy Daly
Professor Guy Daly is an experienced senior leader and manager of higher education as well as an experienced non-executive director in social housing, the NHS, further and primary education, as well as being a past elected member in local government. At the end of August 2024, he will step down from the position of Provost and […]
Naomi Morris
Naomi joins the CNM Advisory Board as a Director of Housing from Birmingham City Council. Naomi has significant experience across the housing sector, starting her career in the voluntary sector and a history in Local Government across rural and large urban authorities. Naomi is responsible for development, delivery of affordable homes and estate regeneration in […]
Dr Sarah Perry
Extensive Executive and Non Executive Experience in private and PE backed companies as well as SMEs and EOTs, Sarah holds an FT Non-Executive Director Diploma, a prestigious qualification that demonstrates her competence and credibility as a board member. Recently appointed to the Lord Chancellors advisory committee for the West Midlands, Sarah is also the Chair […]
Cllr Leigh New
Leigh holds a BSc (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Wolverhampton with a British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation, with continuing on her research with studying her PhD, she is a passionate advocate for survivors of domestic abuse and youth violence. Leigh is a councillor for Bilston North with the City of Wolverhampton Council, where […]
Gilbert Pomell
Gilbert Rolando Pomell is an accomplished executive and HCPC-registered social worker with over four decades of leadership across public, private, and third sectors. With a proven track record in organisational transformation, governance reform, and programme delivery, he has consistently driven high-impact change in complex environments, particularly within health, social care, and community development. Throughout his […]
Vicky Smith
Victoria is an accomplished leader in communications and income generation, with a distinguished career spanning the charity, education, healthcare, and engineering sectors. She currently serves as Director of Income Generation at Acorns Children’s Hospice, where she leads the organisation’s fundraising, retail, and engagement strategies to ensure a sustainable future for vital children’s palliative care services […]