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

Professor of Innovation & Special Advisor to 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

Cllr Bev Craig

Leader, Manchester City Council
Vimla Appadoo

Vimla Appadoo

Co-Founder and Director of Culture Design at Honey Badger and Head of Experience at Culture Shift
Dr Marilyn Comrie OBE

Dr Marilyn Comrie OBE

Director, The Blair Project
Steve Connor

Steve Connor

Founder and CEO, Creative Concern
Justin Kelly

Justin Kelly

Eamon O'brien

Cllr Eamonn O’Brien

Leader, Bury Council
Anna Chadderton

Clive Memmott OBE

Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Michael Wilton

Michael Wilton

Director and Manchester office leader, Arup
Laura Percy

Laura Percy

Senior Development Director, LandsecU+I
Devrim Celal

Devrim Celal

CEO, KrakenFlex
James Byrne

James Byrne

Partner, Sustainable Ventures
Steve Rothberg

Steve Rothberg

Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University

Strategy

Projects

Meetings

Latest News

£250m improvements to start on A57

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that work will start in the coming weeks on the £250m improvement programme between Manchester and Sheffield. Planning for these improvements has been in the works since the 1970s, the Mottram Bypass has been the subject of two...

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Approval for Next Phase of Atom Valley hub in Rochdale

Rochdale Council have approved plans to build 42,700 sq ft sustainable materials and manufacturing centre, named as one of the flagship projects in Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s Atom Valley Development Zone. The innovation hub is set to be built at Kingsway...

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