People & Partners

Our business-led board comprises influential, senior leaders from across the private sector

Our board

The Board is representative of the micro-enterprises, SMEs and multinational corporations that make up the North-West London economy. The board also includes senior leaders from the educational sector to enable deeper and sustained collaboration between these critical parts of our economy and society.

Becky Coffin

Communities & Sustainability Director, Heathrow

Andrew Dakers

Chief Executive, West London Business

James Whiteley

Partner, JPC Law

Joyce Okenwah Macfarlane

Director, JCC Selfsense

Shanker Patel (Chair)

CEO, Lords Group Trading Plc

Maureen Penfold

Managing Partner, Moore Kingston Smith

Annette Cast

Principal, Stanmore College

Prof Geoff Rodgers

Vice Provost – Research, Brunel University London

Claire Hammond

Land Director, St George Plc

Fiona Hammond

General Counsel, Garden Studios

Meet also

Leaders’ Forum + Staff Team + Strategic Partners

Finance Committee

Andrew Dakers

Chief Executive, West London Business

Maureen Penfold (Chair)

Managing Partner, Moore Kingston Smith

Alan Rajah

Partner, Lawrence Grant Chartered Accountants

Group Chairs

Park Royal Business Group

Pitu Suri

Director, Suri London Properties Ltd

West London Corporate Leaders Action Group

John Holland-Kaye

CEO, Heathrow

Environment & Climate Change Working Group

Derek Myers

Non-executive Director, Various companies

Transport & Infrastructure Working Group

Kerry Bangle

Transport Planning Director, WSP

The Built Environment Working Group

Max Farrell

Founder & CEO, LDN Collective