Board

The Greater Manchester Business Board is made up of figures from across the public and private sectors, including universities, local government and multinationals.

Lou Cordwell OBE

CEO, Unit M & Special Advisor to The Office of the President & Vice Chancellor, University of Manchester
Chair, Greater Manchester Business Board

Mike Blackburn OBE

Andy Burnham

Mayor of Greater Manchester

Lorna Fitzsimons

Co-Founder and CEO, The Pipeline

Chris Oglesby MBE

Chief Executive, Bruntwood

Cllr Bev Craig

Leader, Manchester City Council

Vimla Appadoo

Co-Founder and Director of Culture Design at Honey Badger and Head of Experience at Culture Shift

Dr Marilyn Comrie OBE

Director, The Blair Project

Steve Connor

Founder and CEO, Creative Concern

Cllr Eamonn O’Brien

Leader, Bury Council

Clive Memmott OBE

Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

James Byrne

Partner, Sustainable Ventures

Michael Wilton

Director and Manchester office leader, Arup

Laura Percy

Senior Development Director, LandsecU+I

Steve Rothberg

Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University

Latest News

adidas and Co-op Live lead a new era in Greater Manchester’s creative sector with launch of adidas Originals Recording Studio, engineered by Abbey Road

May 15, 2025

adidas, Co-op Live and Abbey Road Studios have opened a first-of-its-kind adidas Originals Recording Studio within Manchester’s world-class Co-op Live arena to support Greater Manchester's creative sector. Built on a collaborative drive to give back to the community...

New £60m home of UK Biobank and State-of-the-Art Lab Development Tops Out

May 15, 2025

Construction of the transformational £60m state-of-the-art lab and innovation hub at Manchester Science Park called Greenheys is celebrating the ‘topping out’ the new headquarters of UK Biobank and accompanying hub for scaling businesses. The latest milestone marks...

Liverpool-Manchester Railway plan could unlock £90bn economic boost

May 14, 2025

A new railway connecting Liverpool and Manchester could kickstart a £90bn economic transformation across the North West - and help reshape how major infrastructure is delivered in the UK. Regional leaders have set out proposals for a new Liverpool-Manchester Railway...