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pro-manchester Board
Sam Booth
Co-Chief Executive
Sam Booth is Co-Chief Exec of pro-manchester, the growth network that brings together ambitious businesses across Greater Manchester to connect, develop and shape the future of the city region. Sam le…
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Nicola McCormick
Co-Chief Executive
As Co-Chief Executive of pro-manchester, Nicola leads on commercial performance and the ongoing development of the organisation as Greater Manchester’s growth network. With a strong commercial f…
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Alison Loveday
Partner
Alison is based in the City Centre where she is a consultant with the commercial legal practise Lockett Loveday McMahon Solicitors and she also has her own business advisory company. Alison is a champ…
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Nick Rose
pro-manchester Chair, Director of Commercial and New Business
Nick is an experienced sales leader from Stockport with a strong track record in business growth, leadership development, and community engagement. In addition to his role at Sharp, Nick takes every o…
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Jennifer Smith
Partner & pro-manchester Vice Chair
Jennifer is a Partner with considerable experience and expertise, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious work, spanning the lifetime of the employment relationship. With extensive advocacy …
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Tehseen Ali
Partner
Tes is an Associate Partner in EY Manchester. He is a Chartered Accountant and has enjoyed being an auditor at EY for 21 years. He is passionate about helping businesses, in developing the people arou…
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Rachel Kenyon
Business Engagement Manager
Rachel is Business Engagement Manager for the Faculty of Humanities, within the University of Manchester’s specialist Business Engagement & Knowledge Exchange (BEKE) team; she is also the Bu…
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Stephen Hughes
Director & Co-founder
Steve is a founding director and co-owner of Five Wealth Ltd, an independent wealth management firm based in Manchester. He is a Chartered Financial Planner who helps professionals and business owners…
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Dr Amna Khan
Senior Lecturer
I am an alumnus of Alliance Manchester Business School and received a prestigious corporate PhD scholarship from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. It was during my master’s degree at Alliance Manches…
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Danny Simpson
Past Chair 23-24, CEO
Danny Simpson is the CEO of MID Communications & Founder of the MID Group, the largest multi award winning O2 Franchise in the Northwest, providing both B2B and B2C services across 16 retail store…
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Zoe Wallace
Director
Zoe is director at Agent Academy, a North West based social business, that is focused on upskilling future talent, especially helping those from underrepresented groups, to secure employment in emergi…
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Ngozi Weller
Director
Ngozi Weller is a strategic leadership advisor and Director at Aurora, a leadership and organisational effectiveness consultancy. She works with senior leaders, executive teams, and boards to strength…
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Melanie Quinn
Director of Corporate Travel
Melanie Quinn is the Director of Corporate Travel at Travel Counsellors, where she leads strategic growth and innovation across the corporate travel division. With over three decades of experience in …
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Kimberley Waldron
Founder and MD
An award-winning advisor and entrepreneur, with over 15 years in the financial services and tech industry. Kimberley hosts the popular Get Started podcast, chairs the Manchester Fintech committee and …
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