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Sophie Tendai Chandauka, MBE, is a Zimbabwe-born corporate finance lawyer, entrepreneur and Head of Americas Risk Management and Intelligence at Meta. Previously, Chandauka was Global COO of Shared Services and Banking Operations at Morgan Stanley based in New York and prior to this, she was CAO of the Legal and Compliance Division of Morgan Stanley in EMEA, based in London. Before joining Morgan Stanley, she was the Head of Group Treasury (Legal) at Virgin Money in London.

The Black British Business Awards In 2014, Sophie Chandauka MBE and Melanie Eusebe MBE, the co-founders of the Black British Business Awards, embarked on a mission to establish a platform that would bring attention to the exceptional Black talent in the United Kingdom. Their primary objective was to showcase that Black talent not only exists in the UK, but also in significant numbers.

Bradley Jensen Like any entrepreneurial journey, ours was not without challenges. Establishing credibility as a black-owned agency in a competitive market was an initial hurdle we had to overcome. We faced stereotypes and misconceptions head-on, demonstrating our expertise through persistent effort. Managing the agency's growth while maintaining a commitment to quality was another challenge.

Myles Jensen is an LJMU alumni of Liverpool Business School, and a co-founder, director and consultant at Jensen and Jensen, a creative and strategic insight marketing consultancy that he runs with his twin brother Bradley. At 28, he’s a successful Entrepeneur and in 2023 was named as a finalist in the tenth annual Black British Business Awards in the Entrepreneur Rising Star category alongside his twin brother.

Brendon Batson Born in St. George's, Grenada, Batson moved with his family to Trinidad at the age of 6 and then migrated from the West Indies to England when he was nine years old in 1962. Until then he had never even seen a game of football and a teacher at his school, on watching his early efforts and reflecting on his birthplace said, "Well, perhaps cricket is your game." However, he was signed as a schoolboy by Arsenal, and whilst at the club's academy won the FA Youth Cu

Don Warrington was born in Trinidad, but moved to England with his mother and brother at a young age, while his sister stayed in Trinidad. He was brought up in Newcastle upon Tyne. His father, Basil Kydd, was a Trinidadian politician who died in 1958. Warrington attended Harris College (now the University of Central Lancashire) and trained as an actor at the Drama Centre London. As there was already an actor called Don Williams when he joined Equity, he took the stage surname

Pamela Campbell Morris, 9th May 1958-21 June 2021,  Pamela, a dedicated and compassionate individual, played a vital role in the African Caribbean community in Leicester. Throughout her extensive career spanning over 40 years, she tirelessly worked as a Project Assistant and Community Health Champion, advocating for the underrepresented and ensuring their voices were heard. Pamela's unwavering commitment to raising awareness about Prostate cancer was recognised both locally a

Michael Fuller, QPM, (born 1959), also known as Mike Fuller, is a former Chief Constable of Kent Police and Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service. Michael Fuller was the first (and so far only) ethnic minority chief constable in the United Kingdom and the first black officer of chief constable-equivalent rank. Fuller joined the Metropolitan Police in 1975 as a cadet aged 16 and served in uniformed and CID positions throughout London. His service has included sev

Donovan Letts (born 10 January 1956) is a British film director, disc jockey (DJ) and musician. Letts first came to prominence as the videographer for the Clash, directing several of their music videos. In 1984, Letts co-founded the band Big Audio Dynamite with former Clash lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist Mick Jones, acting as the band's sampler and videographer before departing the band in 1990.