Our Policy Business Board
The APPG Policy Business Board, Chaired by Kim Rowell, brings together senior leaders from across business, finance, academia, civil society and the third sector to provide grounded, real-world insight into the development of policy on equitable governance.
Its role is to act as a critical friend to parliamentarians, translating lived commercial experience into practical, proportionate recommendations that work for SMEs as well as larger organisations. The value of the Board lies in its cross-sector composition, ensuring policy is informed by how governance operates in practice, not theory.
By convening diverse voices around a shared evidence base, the APPG Business Board strengthens legitimacy, improves policy design, and accelerates adoption by aligning parliamentary intent with the realities of the UK economy.

Chair
Kim Rowell
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Managing Editor of News Production
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Trustee & Board member UN Women UK
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Chair, Royal Television Society Technology Centre

Dr Jen Fensome
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Director of Research & Innovation at The London School of Economics

Dr Lorna Treanor
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Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, University of Nottingham
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President, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Tabitha Morton
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Executive Director, UN Women UK

Jill Pay
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Co-Founder of The Gender Index

Eileen Richards OBE DL
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Managing Director, ER Recruitment

Lina KaÄiulis
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Manager, QuickSTAT

Katie Normington
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Vice Chancellor, De Montfort University

Debbie Moore
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Founder, Embody Coaching Ltd
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Lead, Institute for Women Centred Coaching

Nikki Paterson
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Regional Director, CBI

Louise Adams
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CEO, Love4Life

Katie Allen
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Director, Katie Allen Consulting

Bhavya Arora
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Founder, Forward Focus London

Harpreet Stevenson
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Founder, Collective Companion


