Our Board
Chair Sir Michael J Snyder, DSc, FCA, MSI
Michael Snyder is the Senior Partner of Chartered Accountants, Kingston Smith. The firm has 45 partners and over 400 staff in a network of 6 offices in London and around the M25.
He specialises in advising owner-managed businesses, conducting negotiations on behalf of clients and financial planning for the family.... more info
Ranjit Singh Baxi BSc, MBA, FRSA, J & H International
R. S. Baxi manages his own business, exporting secondary fibres (waste paper) to Asia. His business received the Queen's award for International Trade in 2001....more info
Richard E Gooding OBE, London City Airport
Current Position: Chief Executive, London City Airport
Joined British European Airways as a General Apprentice in 1966: worked in overseas sales, passenger and ramp handling, and overseas area management. Left in 1981 to join Manchester Airport initially to run ramp handling and the passenger terminal, and subsequently as Operations Director.... more info
Joe Greenwell, Ford of Britain
Joe Greenwell was appointed to the role of chairman, Ford of Britain, on 1 January 2009. This appointment recognises the need for the company to have a strong voice with government and other key external organisations.
Joe Greenwell is also the 2009 president of the UK automotive industry's trade organisation, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and he is Chairman of BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund.... more info
George Iacobescu, Canary Wharf
George Iacobescu CBE is Chief Executive Officer of Canary Wharf Group, a company with assets of 5 billion pounds which has developed 1.4 million square metres in 33 buildings with a further 1.1 million square metres to follow.
Canary Wharf is internationally recognised as the largest inner city regeneration project in the world and has become the centre of London's third business district with high quality office accommodation, over 200 shops, bars and restaurants within three retail malls and 20 acres of landscaped open spaces.... more info
Councillor Mick McCarthy, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Councillor McCarthy is the executive member for Regeneration which includes spatial regeneration, skills and enterprise. He is also a board member of London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and an executive member of the Thames Gateway London Partnership. He is a vice chair of London Councils Economic Development Forum.
Councillor McCarthy works for BT as a Location Manager and is a school governor at both Rush Green Junior and All Saints Catholic School and Technology College.
Councillor Conor McAuley, London Borough of Newham
A member of Newham Council since 1982. Deputy Leader of the Council 1985-88 and 1996 -1999. Chairman Newham Council's Environment & Planning Committee1990-1995. Board member of the London Docklands Development Corporation from 1991 until it's winding up in March 1998.... more info
Terry Morgan, Crossrail
Terry Morgan was appointed as Chairman of Crossrail with effect from the 1st June 2009. Crossrail is a £16bn programme that will in 2017 deliver a new commuter railway starting at Maidenhead and heading East through London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood. The project will include a new 21km twin bore tunnel under central London bringing an additional 10% capacity to the rail transport network with key interchanges to the existing network. Prior to this, Terry was for eight years CEO of Tube Lines that looked after the infrastructure for the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines of London Underground.... more info
Councillor Guy Nicholson, London Borough of Hackney
Guy Nicholson is an elected Councillor for the London Borough of Hackney, holding the Cabinet portfolio for Regeneration and the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games. He currently sits on a number of boards at local, sub-regional and regional levels. These include the London European Programmes Committee, the Thames Gateway London Partnership Board, the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation Board, the new Sport & Physical Activity East London Partnership Board, the City Fringe Single Programme Partnership Board, the Shoreditch New Deal for Communities Board and Hackney`s Local Strategic Partnership.... more info
Councillor Linda Bailey, London Borough of Bexley
In 1986 Linda Bailey was elected to Bexley Council for Christchurch Ward until 1994 and re-elected in 1998, representing Danson Park Ward. Linda Bailey has served mainly on Children's Services and Regeneration Committees and in May 2009 was appointed Cabinet Member for Regeneration & Housing.
Councillor Michael White, London Borough of Havering
Cllr. Michael White is married with four children. He was educated in Dagenham and went to college in Havering. He attended the University of North London where he obtained a BA (Hons) in Politics.
Michael worked in information technology for the Police IT Organisation for 12 years. The sole purpose of this organisation is the design and provision of ICT systems for the Police to enable and assist them to undertake their law enforcement duties.... more info
Councillor Keith Prince, Leader of the Council, London Borough of Redbridge
Councillor Keith Prince was first elected to the Council on 10th April 2003 and has been Leader of the Council since June 2009. He has served in various roles over the past 6 years since his election including Cabinet portfolio holder for Planning and Regeneration; Housing; and Leisure... More info
John Williams, Gateway to London
John Williams was appointed Chief Executive of Gateway to London in February 2009. He has a long and varied background in both private and public organisations and has held several senior positions based around trade and investment.
John was previously the first Director in the North East of England office for UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). Whilst there he oversaw a rise in regional export performance of almost 30% to £10 billion and worked closely with the Regional Development Agency on the co-ordination of trade & investment support and investor development. He also set up a regional international trade office, the only public-private venture of its kind in the UK, which helped deliver support to business.... more info
