… began her career in recruitment before moving in to local government work supporting the New Deal for Communities initiative. Following the birth of her children, Alexandra re-trained as a midwife. She is a passionate advocate for the improvement of children’s and women’s healthcare and has received an Iolanthe Midwifery Trust Midwives Award for her masters research project which investigated policies and strategies available for pregnant women suffering from obesity.
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… is a consultant advocate and appears in County Courts across England and Wales. His practice involves representing a range of clients in a broad spectrum of civil disputes. After successfully gaining his Graduate Diploma at the College of Law, Ranjit returned to Birmingham and volunteered with the Citizens Advice for two years before joining the management committee of a local charity. In 2013, Ranjit became a member of the Local Governing Board of a newly created Academy sponsored primary school.
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The Football Association
A ground-breaking initiative aimed at getting more former professional players on to club boards, and make football’s boardrooms more diverse, was celebrated at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.
Former footballers including Les Ferdinand, Chris Ramsey, Ian Taylor and Nathan Blake graduated from a Corporate Governance course, entitled On Board, which has been funded by the Professional Footballers’ Association.
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Express & Star
Former Albion defender Darren Moore, ex-Villa midfielder Ian Taylor, former Wolves and Baggies striker Jason Roberts and ex-Molineux forward Nathan Blake have all completed the ‘On Board’ course designed to prepare them for life in the boardroom.
Tottenham coach Les Ferdinand is also among the group, which is aiming to get more directors from ethnic minorities. They have graduated from an accredited course which is backed by football authorities including the FA and PFA.
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The Football Association
Football luminaries joined the The FA and PFA at Wembley Stadium to celebrate the inaugural ‘Get on Board’ graduation ceremony.
The initiative will create and increase the presence of the black and Asian ethnic minority people on boards – and is led by former West Bromwich Albion and Reading forward Jason Roberts and his colleague Karl George.
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Henry Winter, The Telegraph
A group of ex-footballers, including Jason Roberts, Les Ferdinand and Ian Taylor, have joined forces with a corporate governance expert, Karl George, to tackle the lack of ethnic minorities in boardrooms in English football.
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Alistair Magowan, BBC Sport – Sports Correspondent
On Wednesday night a small event will mark a big moment in the history of English football. A small group of former players – most of them of African descent – will graduate from a PFA and FA backed course to give them precious – and real – boardroom experience.
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Kevin Howland, fcbusiness.co.uk
A ground-breaking initiative designed to get more former professional players onto club boards, and make football’s boardrooms more diverse, will be celebrated at Wembley Stadium today.
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Keme Nzerem, Channel 4 News- Sports Correspondent
On Wednesday night a small event will mark a big moment in the history of English football. A small group of former players – most of them of African descent – will graduate from a PFA and FA backed course to give them precious – and real – boardroom experience.
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is a former Professional Footballer who after retiring through injury in 1989 became the Community Development Officer for Preston North End. After a brief spell in management, he returned to full time study gaining a BA Honours in Politics and History and went on to teach in the Further Education Sector before joining the PFA in 1996. As PFA Assistant Director of Education, his role is to ensure that both current and former members have access to as many education and training opportunities as possible in preparation for life after football. He also coordinates the PFA ‘Making the Transition’ programme which enables players to plan for the future and explore their second career options. He also sits on the Executive Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions and is a driving force behind the PFA “Achievement through Sport “project which, with the support of the Union Leaning Fund aims to promote the learning agenda throughout the Association.
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best known for his time at Aston Villa, Ian Taylor was a midfielder who had a fifteen-year career in the Football League and Premier League, making over 450 league appearances.
Ian is now co-owner of Stadia Sports and Lifestyle, an organisation who aim to join the dots between sports, music, media and business. He is also the owner of iTAudio7, who create innovative, state of the audio products who also have a range of products specifically for sports people.
He is now an occasional football pundit for AVTV and can regularly be seen at Aston Villa games. In February 2011, Taylor re-joined Villa after being appointed club ambassador.
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following a career in football which began at school and continued into his twenties, Marvin Robinson is now a businessman in his own right. As CEO of The HAUSOFGENIUS, a global brand collective that blurs the lines between fashion, art, commerce and technology, he is creating an innovative selection of international and UK based talent in these areas.
His company was voted in the top 100 high potential start up companies in the UK by INTUIT and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in 2012. Marvin is also the Head Designer and Founder at I AM GENERIC, a contemporary sportswear brand, currently sold internationally through boutiques in 6 different countries, spanning 3 continents.
Marvin was involved in mentoring students at Heath Park Excellence Academy as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, and assisted them with creative business projects and provided guidance and advice based on his own personal journey.
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is a Professional Footballer and Football Pundit. In 2007, Jason established and became Chairman of the Jason Roberts Foundation, which seeks to improve the lives of youngsters through sport. In 2011, Jason co-hosted the biggest phone in on radio with BBC 606, making him the first Premier League player to have hosted a show while still being a current player and has become a regular contributor on many media outlets including Match of the Day. He has also hosted Sports World Have Your Say on BBC World Service.
In 2009, Jason was awarded an MBE for services to sport. Jason has been a member of the Management Committee of the Players Footballers Association since 2010.
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following a successful professional football career, Dave Regis went on to become one of the first ex-players to be appointed Head of Education at a football Academy. Gaining a Degree in Education, Dave was responsible for implementing an informal education programme at Charlton teaching young players important life skills.
As trained Auditor, since 2011, Dave has been working with the Football League Academies supporting and advising on the implementation of the EPPP standards.
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