Neil Rami

Chief Executive and Non-Executive Director

Neil Rami is the Chief Executive of the West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC), a strategic economic development agency for the West Midlands region.1 2 In this role, he leads the organization's efforts to attract investment, businesses, and visitors to the West Midlands, with the goal of growing the economy, creating jobs, and improving the quality of life for residents.3

Professional Background

Neil has extensive experience in economic development roles. Prior to his current position, he held similar roles in Liverpool and Newcastle upon Tyne.1 His expertise in regional economic growth and development has led to several additional responsibilities:

Chairman of the Midlands Trade and Investment Group
Member of the British Tourism Industry Group
Board member of LandAid Midlands
Non-executive director of Creative England1

Role at West Midlands Growth Company

As Chief Executive, Neil oversees the WMGC's broad remit, which includes:

Driving major market opportunities
Attracting transformative capital
Promoting the region as a great place to visit and work
Focusing on inward investment, capital investment, visitor attraction, internationalisation, business intelligence, and regional business engagement2

Under Neil's leadership, the WMGC has achieved significant results. From April 2023 to May 2024, the company has contributed to:

Creating more than 6,500 jobs
Attracting 80 overseas companies to expand or set up in the region
Securing eight major business conferences and six major sporting events3

Neil Rami's LinkedIn profile can be found under the username neil-rami-5770a6177.4

Experience

Chief Executive at West Midlands Growth Company (April 2017 - Present)

Non Executive Director at Creative UK (December 2017 - Present)

Education

BA in Business Studies from The Manchester Metropolitan University (1987 - 1991); Postgraduate Diploma from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing (1990 - 1991); Management Development from Ashridge Executive Education (2000); Senior Leaders' Programme from Ashridge Executive Education (2015 - 2016); Leading Economic Growth from Harvard Kennedy School (2016)