ABL Directors

 

  Shaukat Ahmed MBE, Chairman, is a well respected community activist in Manningham with extensive. A former Bradford councillor and a former chair of Manningham Housing Association, he is a Senior Project Manager for Leeds City Council and has family businesses interests in Bradford and Otley.
  Dr Zulficar Ali is a prominent local businessman, proprietor of the Sweet Centre Restaurant on Lumb Lane.  He is a committee member of Leeds University Court and a former Bradford Councillor.
  Hamayun Arshad is a local resident and a business consultant specialising in Health & Safety and Human Resource Management. He is chair of governors at Nab Wood School.
  Ruby Khalid Bhatti is a consultant solicitor working with a local Manningham practice. She is past chair of Manningham Housing Association and currently chairs their audit Committee. She is a member of the local Children’s Centre steering group.
  Anne Griffin is chair of ABL’s Community Committee.  A former police officer who retired in 2003 after 32 years service working with Bradford communities, she is now Access & Inclusion Manager at Forster Community College.
  Robin Long chairs ABL’s Finance Committee.  He joined the board of ABL while he was manager at the local branch of Barclays Bank, and has remained with us despite now working in Leeds.
  Mary-Rose Millin, a solicitor working at the local practice of Read Dunn Connell, chairs ABL’s HR and Organisation Development Committee.  A specialist in commercial property, she has been involved in the governance of the University of Bradford and Bradford College, and has been a board member of a number of local social enterprises.
  Jennifer White has a close association with Manningham and Manningham people.  For several years she was lead officer for the Manningham Masterplan. She is currently lead partnership officer for Bradford Council’s Health and Well Being Partnership.
  Dr. Mohammed Salam JP is Chief Executive of COEMO (Consortium of Ethnic Minority Organisations) and has a long history of community involvement and activity which was recognised by the award of an honorary doctorate by the University of Bradford in 2010.
  Peter Edwards is a local resident and an expert in business information technology and e-commerce. He has been actively involved in the community for many years, including as director of the Frontline Initiative.
  Hugh Rolo works for Locality, the new organisation formed from the merger of the Development Trusts Association and BASSAC (the British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres). He is involved with policy discussions with government, and works with community groups countrywide.  He is chair of Key Fund Yorkshire, a board member of Manningham Mills Community Association and a governor of Nab Wood School.
  Professor Nelarine Cornelius is Professor in Human Resource Management and Organisational Studies at the University of Bradford School of Management.  She has a wide range of research interests including inequalities, social justice and social entrepreneurship.

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