Board

Pam Vick

Pam is a highly regarded non-exec director, commercial business development consultant and strategic consultant to boards. She is an Ambassador for Women on Boards UK and one of Boardroom Advisors’ most experienced Advisors, an organisation that provides part-time CEOs, exec directors and NEDs internationally. Pam is a NED on the board of IMPRESS, the independent

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Adam Towle

Adam joined the Board of Be First in July 2023. He has considerable experience as a designer, project manager, and built environment expert in both public and private sectors. He trained as an architect and won a prestigious RIBA President’s Medal award, before spending several years at architecture practice 5th Studio. Moving to the public

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Nabeel Khan

Nabeel was appointed to the Board of Be First in July 2022 and brings 15 years experience of working with senior policy makers and politicians across a range of economic development and regeneration projects in the public sector. He currently heads up the economy and culture division at London Borough of Lambeth, where his remit

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Ceri Richards

Ceri started her career in local government where she qualified as a CIPFA accountant. She then spent over 20 years in corporate and investment banking with BNP Paribas, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds. She specialised in project finance, equity investments and securitisation, and worked across a number of sectors including infrastructure, housing and energy for

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Geoff Raw

Geoff has been Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service for Brighton & Hove City Council Executive since 2015. He began his career with Brighton & Hove City Council in 2010 as Director of Environment, Development & Housing accountable for the commissioning and delivery of Housing, Regeneration, Planning & Building Control, Transport, Waste Management &

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