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03 Jun 2026

2:00 pm

West Yorkshire Business Board - Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026 2.00 pm

The West Yorkshire Business Board met on Wednesday 3 June 2026 to discuss the region's economic performance, the launch of a new Business Growth Hub, and upcoming major events. Key decisions included the reappointment of Mandy Ridyard as Chair and Asma Iqba...

Members

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Mandy Ridyard · Chair Co-Optee Representative
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Asma Iqbal · Deputy Chair Co-Optee Representative
Alastair Morris · Co-Optee Representative
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Barney Mynott · Co-Optee Representative
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Beckie Hart · Co-Optee Representative
Chris Barton · Co-Optee Representative
David Rolinson · Co-Optee Representative
Fiona Conor · Co-Optee Representative
Ian Agnew · Co-Optee Representative
James Mason · Co-Optee Representative
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Karl Oxford · Co-Optee Representative
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Lisa Johnson · Co-Optee Representative
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Natalie Sykes · Co-Optee Representative
Neil Kendall · Co-Optee Representative
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Nicky Chance-Thompson · Co-Optee Representative
Richard Hall · Co-Optee Representative
Sarah Gregory · Co-Optee Representative
John Thomas · Substitute Wakefield Council
Paul Hawkaluk · Substitute Calderdale Council
Salma Arif · Substitute Leeds City Council
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Aaron Holt · Co-Chair of the Manufacturing Advisory Group
Daniel Sutherland · Calderdale Council
Deborah Hetherington · Co-Chair of the Leeds and West Yorkshire Digital Cluster Group
Edward Bellamy · Co-Chair of the Healthy and Life Sciences Cluster Group
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Fara Butt · Co-Chair of the Manufacturing Advisory Board
Jackie Mulligan · Co-Chair of the Creative Industries Cluster Group
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James Lewis · Leeds City Council
Karl Johnson · Wakefield Council
Liz Whitefield · Co-Chair of the West Yorkshire Innovation Board
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Mark Roberts · Co-Chair of the West Yorkshire Innovation Board
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Mayor Tracy Brabin · West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Olivia Colling · Local Visitor Economy Partnership Rep
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Richard Paxman · Co-Chair of the Health and Life Sciences Cluster Group
Sarah Tulip · Co-Chair of the Leeds and West Yorkshire Digital Cluster Group
Shahban Aziz · Co-Chair of the Creative Industries Cluster Group
Stephen Place · Bradford Council
Victoria Garcia · Chair, Green Economy Steering Group
Vincent Hodder · Local Visitor Economy Partnership Rep
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