West Midlands Combined Authority Committees

Investment Zone Board

Recent meetings

2 meetings

29 Jul 2026

2:00 pm

Investment Zone Board - Wednesday 29th July 2026 2.00 pm

The Investment Zone Board meeting on 29 July 2026 was held with a reduced number of voting members, meaning any decisions made will be recommendations to the WMCA board. The meeting focused on updates regarding the three priority investment zones: Birmingha...

About

The board has overall responsibility for developing and delivering the West Midlands Investment Zone and ensuring accountability to the Government for its successful and compliant implementation. It works collaboratively to implement the Investment Zone in line with Government’s Investment Zone policy prospectus and technical guidance, and seeks to ensure that developments benefitting from tax incentives are used for purposes which align to, and support the objectives of, the Investment Zone.  

Investment Zone Board’s terms of reference

Members

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Richard Parker · Chair
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Adrian Andrew · Member
Aleks Subic · Member
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Carl Perrin · Member
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David Mba · Member
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George Finch · Member
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Ian Courts · Member
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Ian Davison · Member
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Jim O'Boyle · Member
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Neil Rami · Member
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Nigel Driffield · Member
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Patrick Harley · Member
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Peter Hughes · Member
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Prashant Pillai · Member
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Sharon Thompson · Member
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Steve Evans · Member