Chair - Michael Hayman MBE

Michael is a campaigner for small businesses and co-founded StartUp Britain, the national initiative for early-stage enterprise launched by then Prime Minister David Cameron and fully supported by HM Government.

He is also co-founder of Seven Hills, the campaigning firm, which has been one of the best performing marketing services businesses in its class and has a reputation for working with growing businesses and the organisations that back them.

Members of the SBC Management Board

Lord Karan Bilimoria, SBC Patron; Founder, Cobra Beer; Fellow, Chartered ABS

David Bolton, Associate Professor Swansea University School of Management and President of EEUK (Co-opted)

Alexandra Charles, College Head of Executive Education and Enterprise Development, Derby Business School

Ruth Lowbridge MBE, Executive Chair, SFEDI Group

Mike Maddock, Managing Director, Performance Engineered Solutions

Duncan McCombie, CEO, YES Energy Solutions

Shabbir Mookhitar, Co-Founder & Director of Engineering, Flavers

Dr Siân Rees, Cardiff Met School of Management

Claudine Reid MBE, Director, PJ's Community Service

Gillian Saieva, Founder of Bennett & Bell Associates Ltd. (Co-opted)

Professor Jennie Shorley, Academic Director of the Centre for Enterprise, Director of Accreditations, Faculty of Business and Law, Manchester Metropolitan University

Dr Matthew Sutherland, Faculty of Business and Law, Northumbria University

Professor Stewart Robinson, Dean, Newcastle University Business School

Dr Emilee Simmons, Deputy Head, Leeds Trinity University Business School

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