Executive Board

Ibrahim Dogus is an active Labour party member and the founder and director of the Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS.ORG), a non-party political forum and think tank focusing on Turkey; and Founder of the British Kebab Awards (www.britishkebabawards.co.uk) and the Centre for Kurdish Progress (www.kurdishprogress.org). Ibrahim has been working as a community leader in the UK [...]

Fatima is a senior management executive within the NHS where she started working as a nurse over a number of years. She has a broad skill base in the health and social sector, having worked both in the private, public, voluntary and third sector. Her areas of speciality within the NHS is Quality Assurance, Clinical […]

Simon is a former Senior Civil Servant, with nearly 40 years’ of service. He specialised in procurement, and was appointed a Small Business Champion after the 2010 election. He led procurement in the Department for Transport, increasing that department’s procurement spend with small businesses from around 4% to 34%. He helped to develop the public procurement sections of the […]

Emily Wallace brings 25 years of consultancy and business experience working across a wide range of sectors and clients. She is a founding partner of public affairs and business transformation consultancy Inflect Partners, a former Partner of European consultancy GPLUS, Chief Executive of GK Strategy and Managing Director of Connect Communications. Emily sits on the […]

My name is Martyn Davis; I have been a member of the Labour Party since I was fifteen years old, Ijoined the Cheam West Branch of the Sutton and Cheam Labour Party, I was Youth Officer there. Iwent on to be a member of the Labour Club at University. I have lived in Gosport, since […]

Rehana Ameer is the first Indian born woman to be elected as an Independent Common Councillor in the City of London Corporation’s 950 years of history in March 2017 for Vintry Ward. She is a serial entrepreneur with ventures in Consulting (IT, Engineering and Management) Education and Healthcare. She possesses over 25 years of experience […]

Charlie has been working for small companies since 1999 when he left the charitable sector to take up a role in a communications company. Since then he has started and managed two small communication companies, been a director of a small property company and recently co-founded Atticus Partners. Over his career he has advised more […]

Karen Alcock is the Managing Director and the Founder of Kanda Consulting. She has worked in the regeneration and planning for over fifteen years and is one of the best known and most experienced communication consultants working in property and planning today. Her breadth of knowledge and experience includes twelve years as a senior Councillor […]

Mark Glover is a fellow of the PRCA and sits on its management committee. He is also Executive Chairman of SEC Newgate UK, part of the SEC Newgate Global PR network a top 30 global communications, advocacy and research group. He founded and was CEO of award winning public affairs agency Newington Communications in 2006 […]

Philanthropist at heart, Shokat Ali is the Chairman of the British Muslim Friends of Labour and the President of the International Peace and Prosperity Forum. Shokat discovered his love for helping people selflessly early on in his life and has tried his best to be there for anyone and everyone whenever they need him ever […]

Julius is a Practising Barrister specialising in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, practising in City of London. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an expert in International Arbitration and Mediation. Julius understands and is qualified in Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation. Founder and Chair of ‘Africans for Labour’ an Organisation promoting greater policy understanding […]

Shahid Nadeem is Labour East National Policy Forum (NPF) Representative. He is a Lawyer and founder of  Pakistanis 4 Labour. He is a CLP Secretary and LCF Secretary. He is a campaigner and actively working with Unite the Union, the Co-Operative party and the Society of Labour Lawyers. He will utilise his experience and analytical […]

Frank McKenna is the founder member and Chief Executive of Downtown In Business, one of the most influential business organisations in the North West, established to ensure the private sector’s needs are high on the public sector agenda. With a reputation for organising the best attended networking events, hosting high profile gala dinners and attracting […]

An elected councillor and a cabinet member for Finance, Resources and Transformation in Wigan. Chartered certified accountant by profession. Experienced strategic leader across public finance, commercial and charity sectors. Experienced in public reform and transformation, policy development and budget management. Currently the cabinet member for Finance, Resources and Transformation with a budget of just under […]

Labour Party member for the last 15 years. Current CLP secretary of Bethnal Green & Bow, Have been Secretary of Tower Hamlets Labour party for 6 years.  Been a Councillor and Chief whip for Labour Group for 4 years in Tower Hamlets. Won Councillor of the year from SME Labour in 2022.

UK Labour Party Politician, Rotarian, and Chief executive board member of Atrumed Healthcare (NHS) – the secret behind the best performing Urgent Care Centres in England.  Former British Central Government Official who worked with the high-profile Clinical Policy, Governance & Strategy Team for UK Department of Health (DH). He stood as a Parliamentary Candidate for […]

Amimul Tanim is a multifaceted individual who is a small business owner and a working journalist in the United Kingdom. As a journalist, he has reported on various events including the London mayoral elections and national elections from vote counting centers. He is also actively engaged in human rights activism. He has been a member [...]

I am the Chief Whip of Enfield Council and Chair of Housing Gateway Ltd. Spent most of my life in Clothing Manufacturing. Very conscious about supporting local manufacturing to support local economy, sustainable manufacturing and low carbon footprint and recycling and upcycling to harm less to the environment and support to utilise the existing materials rather than produce more […]

I am a proactive, result-driven individual with comprehensive experience in areas of strategic planning, operations and commercial management, technical engineering, contract mobilisation, and finance management. Gas compliance is a particular expertise along with extensive experience managing responsive maintenance companies. I am well versed in providing cross-functional leadership and overseeing associated functions to include business planning, […]

Kemi Akinola is Deputy leader of Wandsworth Council and Cabinet member for the voluntary sector, Business and Culture. She is the founder of charity Be Enriched and a Director of Brixton People’s Kitchen which were set up to tackle food insecurity, social exclusion and food waste. She is the instigator of London’s first ever Food […]

Mehmet Nezir Korkut is a businessman and entrepreneur based in the North West of the UK. Mehmet studied International Relations and Politics at the University of Salford alongside opening a range of businesses and refurbishing properties. Mehmet is Kurdish, from Turkey and has brought family and associates to the UK to work with him. He […]

I have been at the centre of the fight for social justice all my adult life – for racial equality, for celebration of our diverse communities and economic opportunity for all.  BA in Informal & Community Education, Canterbury Christ Church University College.  I am currently the Director of Community Relations and Public Affairs at LabTech […]

Solicitor  “Employment law expert” (Daily Mail) “Leading Employment lawyer”​ (the Independent) “A champion for whistle-blowers” (Sunday Times) “A lifeline for race victims” (the Observer) “Probably the only UK lawyer to have beaten the USA at court”​ (BBC Newsnight) SME Business owner since 2005 Equal Justice Ltd, a specialist employment law firm Accredited trainer  Board member […]

Raife is a lawyer by profession and the managing director of a small business running several successful restaurants in central London. She has been a member of Labour Party for over a decade and is active in supporting Labour MP’s and candidates in their fundraising efforts. She was a branch treasurer and a delegate in […]

Mike is the founder and CEO of 89up, Europe’s biggest communications agency for non-profits. In 2022, 89up joined the FT 1000 list of fastest growing companies in Europe after three years of significant year on year growth. 89up has won or been shortlisted for some of the most prestigious awards in the sector. He is […]

Manjinder is a Solicitor and Director of Kang & Co Solicitors; he is also one of the founding Directors of the law firm. Manjinder is a highly versatile solicitor and Court advocate who whilst predominantly represents defendants in “heavyweight” criminal and driving matters on a private fee-paying basis. He is regularly instructed to defend across the spectrum […]