Future Faces announce new committee members
The Future Faces arm of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce held their annual meeting last night at the Everyman Cinema in the Mailbox.
The meeting was a chance for members to reflect on the incredible achievements and milestones Future Faces has reached in the past year, thanks to the dedication and hard work of their members and partners and committee.
It was also an opportunity to network with fellow industry leaders, professionals, and young professionals, and a chance to connect and collaborate with the best and brightest minds in Birmingham's business community.
The new Future Faces committee was also introduced at the meeting. Headed by president Kasim Choudhry, the committee now has two new vice-presidents, Freya Dearman (BT) and Sarah Griffiths (Intercity Technology), who will join ongoing vice-president Amy Jacklin (Virgin Money).
The rest of the committee includes Jamie Gibson (BDO), Jasmine Caine (Rewired PR), Faye Jacklin (Claritas Tax), Adam Gadsby (PI-KEM), Harry Paige (Digital Innovators), Tom Bower (Woods Hardwick), Harriet Saunders (The FSE Group), Hannah Ellis (Lloyds Bank), and Will Crawford (quietnote).
The committee will also be split into working groups for different areas of Future Faces, as listed below:
- Podcast- Hannah Ellis
- Events and New Members Welcome- Freya Dearman
- Diversity and Inclusion- Harriet Saunders
- Mentoring- Tom Bower
- Charity- Sarah Griffiths
- Greater BYPY- Kasim Choudhry and Amy Jacklin
- Wellbeing- Will Crawford
Kasim Choudhry, President of Future Faces, spoke about the successes and achievements Future Faces has had in the last year, and the committee’s plans for the year ahead into 2024. He said: “It’s brilliant to see this network growing and really becoming a diverse and inclusive community, I am so excited to be working with a fantastic committee of young professionals across Greater Birmingham.”
Mandy Sidhu, winner of the People & Wellbeing category at the Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year awards 2023, said: “Winning the GBYPY award and being a part of such a fantastic group of young professionals through Future Faces has been incredible, not only does it help to broaden my professional network and support my CPD, but the topics covered in the networks events calendar are so relatable and make a difference to my own critical thinking in the workplace.
“The AGM was a great insight into what’s coming up for the year ahead and how the network will continue to support me in my career. I can’t wait!”
Future Faces will also be hosting a ‘Meet the Committee’ podcast episode, which will go live on Tuesday 12 December. Find all of the previous Future Faces: The Young Professionals Podcast episodes HERE.
Pictured (L-R): Will Crawford, Harry Paige, Tom Bower, Amy Jacklin, Sophie Poduval-Morrell, Kasim Choudhry, Freya Dearman, Jasmine Caine, Faye Jacklin, Adam Gadsby and Jamie Gibson
