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
Mike Blackburn OBE
Andy Burnham
Lorna Fitzsimons
Chris Oglesby MBE
Cllr Bev Craig
Vimla Appadoo
Dr Marilyn Comrie OBE
Steve Connor
Justin Kelly
Cllr Eamonn O’Brien
Clive Memmott OBE
Michael Wilton
Laura Percy
Devrim Celal
James Byrne
Steve Rothberg
Strategy
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Latest News
Report shows Manchester Airport has potential add £16.3bn per year to UK economy by 2050
Regional political and business leaders have backed a report showing how further investment and government support for Manchester Airport could nearly triple its contribution to the UK economy and support 85,000 new jobs by 2050. The report from engineering consultant...
Resonance names Manchester as one of Europe’s Best Cities
Resonance Consultancy has ranked 10 UK cities as Europe’s best, including Manchester which ranks at 27 out of 100. The 2024 Europe’s Best Cities report ranks the overall performance of more than 180 principal European cities in metropolitan areas with populations of...
New service to help Greater Manchester businesses navigate its innovation ecosystem
A new ‘Innovation Ecosystem Navigation Service’ has been announced to help businesses and entrepreneurs in Greater Manchester to access innovation support. The service will help firms to accelerate new ideas into commercial products and services and will be delivered...