Welcome to the Greater Birmingham Global Chamber of Commerce (GBGCC) a division of the GBCC which offers a membership-based international gateway for organisations currently trading internationally and for those wanting to start an export journey. Membership provides:
- Access to market insights to support successful market penetration
- Support to grow through access to best practice insights on growing a successful international business
- Opportunities to connect with customers, suppliers and partners as well as international stakeholders
- Opportunities to contribute and influence the lobbying activity to support those trading internationally in the region
- Exclusive access to contacts via the British American Business network
Jayne Hume
Head of International Divisions
Tel: 07951 064255
Global patrons
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Meet the Global Committee
JANIE FRAMPTON OBE DL - GLOBAL PRESIDENT
ADAM PARKER - GLOBAL VICE-PRESIDENT
ANDREA EDWARDS
DAVID GREEN
DEB LEARY OBE
DR BEVERLY LINDSAY OBE
ELISABETH LEWIS-JONES
FAJLI BIBI
GEOFF COUSINS
GERARD DAVIES
LLOYD BROAD
LOUISE TEBOUL
MARTIN LEVERMORE MBE
RICHARD ECCLES
MICHAEL BUTLER - TRANSATLANTIC VICE-PRESIDENT
SHAH KARIM - TRANSATLANTIC VICE-PRESIDENT
AMINA HUSSAIN - GLOBAL VICE-PRESIDENT
Amina Hussain is a multi-award-winning specialist in forensic accounting, taxation, and practice accounting. She is the founder and director of SME Outsourcing, an accountancy firm in Birmingham, and is the first British-Bangladeshi to become the Vice President of the Asian Business Chambers of Commerce in 34 years.
She has over 24 years of experience in accounting and finance previously working for KPMG in their Corporate Restructuring Department. Amina provides business advisory services locally and internationally and during the pandemic, she offered a voluntary service to all local businesses supporting them with claiming furlough and business loans and grants.
Amina was named one of ten Leading Businesswomen of 2021 by the CIO Times International. She won the Signature Nachural Awards Businesswoman of the Year in 2019 and the British Bangladeshi Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2020.
As a business mentor and coach, Amina also guides young people on their future career paths in all business sectors. Amina is currently setting up an accounting academy to provide education, training, and qualifications to young people to gain employment opportunities.
MARINA IBRAHIM
An award-winning speaker, consultant, and coach, Marina Ibrahim is the founder of Globility Insights, a consultancy helping leaders and organisations thrive across borders through cultural agility, inclusive leadership, and high-performing global teams.
With her unique German-Egyptian-British background and more than 25 years of international experience, Marina has worked with multinational organisations including BMW, Bentley, Kellogg’s, Nike, and PepsiCo. She supports senior leaders, project managers, and multicultural teams in navigating global markets, post-merger integration, and cross-border collaboration.
Her proprietary GLOBE+ framework combines leading diagnostic and development tools to help executives and international teams build trust, strengthen communication, and perform confidently in complex multicultural environments.
Marina is also a regular panellist at the Global Brunch events, contributing insights on international business, inclusive leadership, and global collaboration.
She was shortlisted for the Speaker Awards “Best Storyteller 2026” and “Best Thought Leader 2026”, named Advocate of the Year 2024 by the Institute of Leadership, winner of the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award WM 2024 by the Federation of Small Businesses, and Professional Speaker Staffordshire of the Year 2025 by Professional Speaking Association.
An alumna of Birmingham City University with an MA in Creative Media Enterprise, Marina also brings extensive experience in marketing, entrepreneurship, business incubation, and female entrepreneurship.