Bilingual financial management professional, with an MBA (finance) and BSc in Computer Science, and with over 13 years of proven private sector experience in core areas of financial planning, analysis treasury and project management. Excellent analytical, writing, presentational and interpersonal skills.

• Over 13 years of experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Strategic planning, devising policies and procedures, supporting special projects.
• Participating in, and informing, senior management decision making.
• Human resource management – experience leading and managing teams.
• Proven experience as a fast learner able to deliver – joined RJ in 2007 at entry level and reached the highest level in only 9 years (one of the fastest promotion track among all RJ employees).

• MBA (Finance), New York Institute of Technology, Amman, Jordan (2005-2007).
GPA: 3.95. Ranked 19th out of all MBA students in Jordanian universities 2007.
• B.Sc. Computer Science, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (1996-2000).

• Vice President Treasury and Management Accounts, Finance Department, Royal Jordanian Airline (Sep 2019 – current)
• Head of Treasury, Finance Department, Royal Jordanian Airline (Jan 2016 – current)
• Manager, Management Accounts Section, Finance Department, Royal Jordanian Airline (Jan 2012 – Dec 2012)
• Team Leader, Financial Reporting and Budgeting, Management Accounts Section, Finance Department, Royal Jordanian Airline (Aug 2007 – Dec 2011)

• Member of the Board of Directors for Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Company Joramco representing RJ from (Oct 2019 – current)
• Member of the Board of Directors for Alpha Catering Company representing RJ from (Oct 2016 – Oct 2019)
• Member of IATA Airline Cost Management Group Steering Committee
• Member of Middle East Leadership Academy

Lerato Mbele is presenter of Talking Business Africa and co-presenter of In Business Africa, two of BBC World flagship African programmes.

Lerato joined the BBC in 2012 as presenter of the renowned breakfast radio programme, Newsday, on BBC World Service. She then joined the Africa Business Report team, fronting the weekly television show until 2018 when Talking Business Africa and In Business Africa were launched in its place.

Prior to joining the BBC, Lerato served as a Senior Business Anchor for CNBC Africa when it launched in 2007. She hosted a variety of business focused programming and specials including presidential debates and the live CNBC Africa Debate at the World Economic Forum in Africa in 2009. Lerato was also previously the co-editor of Designing Democracy, an Anti-Poverty Ambassador for the Southern Africa Trust and a recipient of literature awards from the World Association of University of Women.

Lerato began her journalism career in 1999 at South Africa’s state-owned broadcaster The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). She eventually served as an anchor for the channel’s daily news show News at 10 and also fronted the weekly show, The Ambassadors.

Lerato has interviewed notable political figures, including Nobel Peace Prize laureates Kofi Annan, Wangari Maathai and F.W de Klerk, and has also interviewed Bill Gates, Olusegun Obansanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, Uhuru Kenyatta.

Lerato is a Chevening Scholar and a regular speaker at conferences and televised debates, having participated the World Bank and IMF annual meeting in Washington DC and the UN Climate Change Summit COP17 in 2011. She also holds an MSc degree in Development Studies from The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. In March 2014 Lerato was named by the World Economic Forum as one of its Young Global Leaders for 2014.

Gavin has over two decades of experience across the aviation and government sectors, gained through a flying career in the Royal Air Force and as the operations manager at Gatwick. More recently, Gavin has delivered major transformation projects for central government departments whilst working for tier 1 consultancies. Heading the aviation offering at Yoti, Gavin has been instrumental in the success with Heathrow airport, exploring the use of remote enrollment of biometrics for seamless journeys and more recently the trials of rapid point of care COVID testing.

Angus is an experienced commercial leader with over 25 years working in senior roles in sales and marketing. He began his career at the largest newspaper in the United States – USA TODAY where he worked with many of the world’s most iconic aviation and travel brands. He then worked at Ink Global where he was a group publisher of many major travel partners such as KLM, United Airlines, Eurostar, EasyJet, RyanAir, American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Singapore Airlines amongst others.

He moved into technology where he launched the world’s first digital watch magazine and took the largest digital news-stand into Europe before becoming involved in digital marketing and working with Katalystt on a variety of projects in this space including WeChat. He is the Sales Director of GeneMe UK and brings his extensive commercial leadership skills to oversee the development of the FRANKD kits usage in multiple sectors.

Within his role, Majed has a responsibility for the development of the tourism, entertainment, cultural and sports industries within the Kingdom. The role requires working across the eco-system identifying and developing investment opportunities and projects, conducting studies, promoting these projects locally and internationally, and supporting investors in their journeys to invest in Saudi Arabia.

Majed started his career with Ernst & Young, within the Transaction Advisory Services, leading hospitality transactions. He then worked with hospitality development companies and travel and tourism companies before joining MISA.

Paul Griffiths is Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Airports, with the responsibility for the operation and development of Dubai International (DXB) – the world’s busiest airport for international passengers, as well as Dubai World Central (DWC).

Paul joined Dubai Airports as its first CEO in October 2007. Exactly a year later, on 14 October, he orchestrated the flawless launch of Terminal 3 at Dubai International and on 27 June 2010 successfully opened the Emirate’s second airport, Dubai World Central (DWC). He achieved another milestone in Dubai’s aviation history on 2 January 2013 with the similarly flawless opening of Concourse A, the world’s first purpose-built A380 facility and again with Concourse D on February 24, 2016. Paul also oversaw the historic opening of the passenger terminal at DWC on 27 October 2013. On December 20, 2018, Paul joined Dubai Airports’ Chairman HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum in welcoming Dubai International’s billionth passenger.

Prior to moving to Dubai, Paul was Managing Director of London’s Gatwick Airport, the second largest airport in the UK. Before joining airport operator BAA in 2004, he spent 14 years with the Virgin Group, working closely with Sir Richard Branson as a Board Director of the Virgin Travel Group, embracing the commercial activities of both Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Trains.

Member of European Travel Commission
Member of European Tourism Association
Member of Europe China OBOR Culture & Tourism Development Committee
Member of UK Inbound
Exectutive Chairman of The European Union Working Committee of the China-Europe Association for Technical and Economic Cooperation
Education
2019 to present
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(HKUST)Business School 2015-2019
Master Degree, Peking University Guanghua School of Management 2000-2004
Beijing International Studies University
Work Experience
2015 to present General Manager, Chengdu Weihong Technoloy
2013 to present CEO and Chairman, Hiseas Group
2008 – 2017 Deputy General Manager, Hiseas Sino-Europe Consultancy (Beijing)
Language
Chinese mother tongue, he speaks also English and Russian

With an international remit, Daniela leads the overseas operation, bringing together travel professionals across the globe.

Daniela heads up strategic international business development for Travel Weekly Group and is responsible for creating new international events in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, as well as bringing new clients into the UK market through existing Travel Weekly channels.

She has a demonstrable track record of outstanding achievement within the travel industry and has had great success growing businesses due to her commercial creativity. She has applied her entrepreneurial and interpersonal skills very effectively in large corporate and start-up environments. Fluent in both German and French, she has an extensive network of top-level industry contacts around the globe.

Daniela is also responsible for co-ordinating European PATA chapters, recruiting and retaining members, co-ordinating key events (including the PATA Advocacy dinner) and securing sponsorship.

Raminder Singh Ranger, Baron Ranger, CBE (born July 1947) is a British businessman, and the founder of Sun Mark, an international marketing and distribution company. He is also chairman and managing director of Sea Air and Land Forwarding Ltd. He was nominated for a life peerage and a seat in the House of Lords in Theresa May’s resignation honours. He was created Baron Ranger, of Mayfair in the City of Westminster, on 11 October 2019.

Ranger was born in July 1947 in Gujranwala (in undivided India). He has seven brothers and a sisters. Since the family had migrated to Patiala in the Punjab state of India during India’s partition, Ranger was given admission to the Modern School in Patiala. After the completion of his school education, he went to Mohindra College, and then obtained a BA degree from the Govt. College Chandigarh. Ranger ceased his studies after reaching the UK where he had gone to study Bar at Law in May 1971.

In 1987 he founded shipping company Sea, Air & Land Forwarding and in 1995 founded Sun Mark, which exports British supermarket products to over 100 countries worldwide. Sea, Air & Land Forwarding received The Queen’s Award for Export in 1999, and Sun Mark won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Ranger was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Birthday Honours for services to business and the Asian community and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to business and community cohesion.

Ranger was appointed the joint chairman of the Conservative Friends of India in 2018, with Zac Goldsmith MP, a group affiliated to the Conservative Party which aims to build stronger links between the Party, the British Indian community and India.

I was born in Scotland on February 23rd 1959 and christened Ian Richard and (of all things) Peregrine – in honour of the falcons that swooped and hunted near my childhood home. My parents sent me to Millfield School in Somerset, From there it was straight to work – first in farming (I learned to run a 250-acre arable farm), then in building and property.

I joined the Territorial Army, rising to the rank of Major and became a consultant to Army Land Command HQ in Salisbury and to the MoD in London. I’m still on the reserve list. I keep in regular contact with my regiment and I have visited Iraq and Afghanistan several times with British forces.

My taste for politics began when I tried (and failed) to win a seat in the European Parliament in the North East of England. My chances of winning were slight, but I quickly realised that meeting people and trying to find answers to their problems was my real vocation.

I first ran for the Westminster Parliament in Torridge and West Devon (and losing is good for the soul). The Conservative party picked me as their candidate for Bridgwater and West Somerset within just a few months of the 2001 general election. I was treading warily in the footsteps of Tom King (now Lord King) who represented Bridgwater for 31 years and served in Government – latterly as Secretary of State for Defence – a hard act to follow.

I know the area well . I love it and I live in it (a few miles outside Williton) These days you’ll catch me at Westminster during the week where I chair and participate in a wide range of committees.

I fervently believe that Parliament is there to help people. The best way I can assist my constituents is by getting stuck into the whole Parliamentary process and making it work for all our benefit. This extends far beyond debates in the Chamber and the right to ask questions. I think I can best serve my constituents by helping to develop new ideas which extend the political debate. That is why I have taken the trouble to form several important Parliamentary Groups to examine issues from an all-party perspective and help to highlight your concerns.

• All-Party Taxation Group, which examines the way revenues are levied and conducts detailed research into ways of making taxes more efficient and fair.
• All-Party Pharmaceutical Group, which keeps tabs on the development of new medical drugs. Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies, a body that tracks developments in this vital field.
• All-Party Nuclear Energy Group, which recognises the importance of Bridgwater as a hub for the new nuclear energy programme.
• All Party Group for Dyslexia and Special Learning Difficulties – a subject in which I maintain a keen personal interest.

In addition to these influential bodies I have joined around a dozen other specialist subject groups in order to increase my knowledge and be of better service to people in Bridgwater and West Somerset. For example I chair the All-Party Cider Group which helps promote one of Somerset’s best-known industries.

My committee work now occupies a great deal of time at Westminster. It is fascinating and immensely useful, but I still find opportunities to ask searching questions of Ministers about matters closer to home. I also make time to campaign on behalf of everyone who seeks the intervention of a friendly but forceful local MP.