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WMGC

Our Story

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The West Midlands Growth Company helps create new jobs. Build and expand businesses. Attract regional investment and encourage tourism. We work to achieve the objectives set out in the West Midlands Combined Authority Strategic Economic Plan.

Formerly Marketing Birmingham, our company was established in April 2017. We’ve enjoyed great successes with our leisure, business tourism and inward investment programmes and we’ll continue to grow them to reach our ambitions for the region.

The region’s Local Enterprise Partnerships, local authorities, Growth Hubs, universities and a wide range of businesses across the private sector have come together to create our new company. We focus our core activities across Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire and the Black Country, with the potential and scope to deliver services for the wider West Midlands.

The West Midlands Growth Company is owned by the West Midlands Combined Authority and its Constituent Members, with governance that heavily involves the private sector in the majority. Its core West Midlands Combined Authority and local authority funding will be used to attract significant additional funding from the private sector and other sources, such as future Devolution Deals.

Our Vision & Mission Statement

To be the leading regional investment promotion and economic development agency, unlocking potential for the West Midlands and the UK.

To build a region of choice which attracts investment and grows the economy through partnership across all sectors.

Senior Management Team

Neil Rami

Chief Executive
West Midlands Growth Company

Dan Storer

Chief Investment Officer
West Midlands Growth Company

Michelle Inkpen

Director of Programmes and Operations
West Midlands Growth Company

Pip Abercromby

Finance and Commercial Director
West Midlands Growth Company

Katie Trout

Director of Policy and Partnerships
West Midlands Growth Company

Board Members

Tim Johnson

Chief Executive
The City of Wolverhampton Council

Neil Rami

Chief Executive
West Midlands Growth Company

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