BCH - Key Persons


Aston Jonathan

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  • Associate

Chloe Gaskell

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  • Author

Christina Michalos

Christina is a leading media and intellectual property law barrister. She is the author of The Law of Photography & Digital Images (Sweet & Maxwell). During 2011, she was regularly seen on television during the Leveson Inquiry in which she acted as Counsel for one of the core participants. Christina is appointed to the Attorney General's Panel of Counsel authorised to act on behalf of government departments. From 2010 to 2014, Christina was the Chairman of Radio Lollipop London. In 2015, she was elected a Bencher of Gray's Inn. Christina is a leading media and intellectual property law barrister. Read more

Dawn Curnyn

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  • Author

James Conlon

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  • Author

James Lunney

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  • Author

Jeremy Roper

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  • Trustee of Birmingham Children 's Hospital Charity
Jeremy studied at the University of Birmingham in the early 1970s and has lived in the West Midlands ever since. He has recently retired as a partner in an international law firm which has one of the largest healthcare practices in the UK. He spent much of the last 20 years advising the NHS locally and nationally on a wide range of commercial issues ranging from capital projects and acquisitions of entire hospitals to procurement of IT systems and medical equipment. Jeremy was appointed a Trustee of Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity in 2013 and is the current Deputy Chairman. Read more

Josh Walker

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  • Author

Keith Jecks

Job Titles:
  • Trustee of Birmingham Children 's Hospital Charity
Keith is an actuary who has specialised in providing investment advice to institutional investors for over 30 years, having held senior positions in a number of the leading City investment firms. He retired from full time work in 2012 and is currently Chairman of The Investment Advisory Committee of the Red Cross Society and an investment subcommittee member of The British Red Cross Pension Fund. He is also Chairman of Woldingham Parish Council, a member of Tandridge District Council and Vice Chairman of its Planning Policy Committee. Keith was appointed a Trustee of Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity in January 2015 and chairs the Charity's Investment Advisory Committee. Keith was appointed a Trustee of Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity in January 2015 and chairs the Charity's Investment Advisory Committee. Read more

Paul Faulkner

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
Paul took over as CEO of the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce in June 2015, having previously been CEO of Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa. A history graduate from Cambridge University, Paul began his career at MBNA Bank, completing the Bank's Graduate Management Scheme and working in a variety of roles across the organisation in both the UK and the US. Following a period working as a consultant, Paul returned to live in the US in 2005 when he accepted a role working for Randy Lerner and the Lerner family's private office. In 2006 Paul was an integral part of Randy Lerner's purchase of Aston Villa, and relocated to Birmingham to work at the club, initially as COO and then as CEO from 2010 to 2014. Locally, in addition to his role at the Chamber Paul is also Chair of Sport Birmingham and the Birmingham Cultural Investment Enquiry, an Associate Non-Executive Director of Birmingham Children's Hospital, and a Trustee of Cure Leukaemia, Town Hall Symphony Hall, and the Lord Mayor of Birmingham's Charity. He lives in Sutton Coldfield and is married with two young sons. Paul was appointed a Trustee of Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity in April 2015. Paul was appointed a Trustee of Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity in April 2015. Read more

Rob Nagra

Job Titles:
  • Trustee of Birmingham Children 's Hospital Charity
Rob was appointed a Trustee of Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity in January 2015 and chairs the Charity's Finance & Risk Committee. Rob is a risk management professional in the Financial Services sector where he has worked for over 15 years. Rob lives in Birmingham with his family and divides his working week between Birmingham and the City of London. Rob was appointed a Trustee of Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity in January 2015 and chairs the Charity's Finance & Risk Committee. Read more

Sir Bruce

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
Sir Bruce took up the role of charity chairman in April 2019.