The board
Marketing Birmingham is a powerful public-private partnership with a high-profile board of 15 non-executive directors drawn from the public and private sectors.
Our board members
Ian Squires (Chairman)
Managing Director, ITV Central
Steve Brown
Regional Managing Director, Trinity Mirror North East and Midlands
Cllr Mike Whitby
Leader, Birmingham City Council
Cllr Sir Albert Bore
Opposition Leader, Birmingham City Council
Dr Christine Braddock CBE
Principal & Chief Executive, Matthew Boulton College of Further & Higher Education
Mick Laverty
Chief Executive, Advantage West Midlands
Trevor Foster
Managing Director, Banking, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Ltd
Rachel Kavanaugh
Artistic Director, Birmingham Repertory
Stephen Maddock
Chief Executive, CBSO
Michael Mason
General Manager, Crowne Plaza Hotel
Crawford Rix
Managing Director, bmibaby
Gary Taylor
Director, Argent Estates
Paul Thandi
Chief Executive, NEC Group
Prof. David Tidmarsh
Vice Chancellor, Birmingham City University
Peter Vella
Business Development Director, Birmingham International Airport