Committee details

Membership

• Mandy Ridyard  (Chair)  Private Sector Representative
• Asma Iqbal  (Deputy Chair)  Private Sector Representative (Diversity Champion)
• Mayor Tracy Brabin    West Yorkshire Combined Authority
• Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe    Bradford Council
• Councillor Jane Scullion    Calderdale Council
• Councillor Carole Pattison    Kirklees Council
• Councillor James Lewis    Leeds City Council
• Councillor Denise Jeffery    Wakefield Council
• Councillor Claire Douglas    City of York Council
• Jane Atkinson CBE    Private Sector Representative
• Fara Butt    Private Sector Representative
• Nicky Chance-Thompson MBE    Private Sector Representative
• Professor Shirley Congdon    Private Sector Representative
• Aaron Holt    Private Sector Representative
• Lisa Johnson    Private Sector Representative
• Annette Joseph MBE    Private Sector Representative
• Sherin Mathew    Private Sector Representative
• Kamran Rashid    Private Sector Representative
• Natalie Sykes    Private Sector Representative
• Kully Thiarai    Private Sector Representative
• Elizabeth Bennington    Advisory Representative (Department for Business & Trade)
• Beckie Hart    Advisory Representative (Confederation of British Industry (CBI))
• Martin Hathaway    Advisory Representative (Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce)
• James Mason    Advisory Representative (West Yorkshire Business Board)
• Barney Mynott    Advisory Representative (West Yorkshire Business Groups)

Substitute members

• Councillor Imran Khan    Bradford Council
• Councillor Scott Patient    Calderdale Council
• Councillor Moses Crook    Kirklees Council
• Councillor Jonathan Pryor    Leeds City Council
• Councillor Michael Graham    Wakefield Council
• Councillor Peter Kilbane    City of York Council