Our Board and Governance

At the heart of our mission is a strong and dedicated governance structure, ensuring accountability, transparency, and effective leadership. Together, this governance structure upholds the charity’s integrity, ensuring that we operate with the highest standards of leadership and service.

The BITC
Executive Board

How Business in the Community is Funded

Our Royal Founding Patron, His Majesty The King

His Majesty The King is our Founding Patron, whose vision and dedication to our cause continue to inspire and elevate our efforts. His longstanding commitment provides invaluable support, reinforcing the charity’s purpose and enhancing our ability to create meaningful change.

He has led some 600 engagements for BITC, and his leadership, commitment and personal beliefs have driven the movement of responsible business in the UK. Always, driving the agenda forward, as Prince of Wales, HM’s work covered issues as broad as diversity and inclusive representation within and for communities, to sustainability and climate change. To supporting community entrepreneurs, local purchasing, farming and the countryside, and the secondments of ‘business connectors’ to help bring business support and expertise to problems affecting local people.

Our Vice Presidents

Our Vice Presidents lend their experience and influence to promote our work and extend our reach.

Dame Julia Cleverdon CBE

Sir Stephen O’Brien CBE

Sir Mark Weinberg

Business in the Community Board of Trustee Directors

Business in the Community is governed by a Board of Trustee Directors whose role is to guide the charity’s strategic direction and safeguard our values and commitments.

Peter Harrison

Chair,
Business in the Community

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Dame Alison Rose

Vice Chair,
Business in the Community

Zahra Bahrololoumi CBE

Chief Executive Officer,
Salesforce UK & Ireland

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Raman Bhatia

Group Chief Executive,
Starling Bank

Lucinda Charles-Jones

Non-Executive Director,
Rank Group plc & Virgin Money plc

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Vicky Davies OBE

Chief Executive Officer,
Danske Bank UK

Richard Hutton

Chief Financial Officer,
Greggs plc

Paul Lewis OBE

Firmwide Managing Partner,
Linklaters

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Keith Weed CBE

President,
Royal Horticultural Society

Our Executive Leadership Board

Kieran Harding

Acting Chief Executive, Business in the Community

Kieran has been with Business in the Community since 1990 and was appointed Chief Executive in April 2025. Prior to this, he served as Managing Director in Northern Ireland, where he played a key role in the organisation’s growth. Kieran has been instrumental in advancing the responsible business agenda in Northern Ireland, leading a team of 40 outstanding individuals dedicated to this mission. He now brings his leadership and passion to Business in the Community UK as we work towards a fairer, greener future.

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Gail Greengross LVO

Creative and External Affairs Director, Business in the Community

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Lisa McIlvenna

Managing Director, Business in the Community Northern Ireland

Sue Husband OBE

Community Impact Director, Business in the Community

Charles O’Neill

Chief Financial Officer, Business in the Community

Harriet Walker

Advisory & member Services Director, Business in the Community

Lesley Wolfenden LVO

Company Secretary, Business in the Community

How we are funded

Business in the Community’s charitable activities are funded by business members, the public sector and charitable foundations with whom we collaborate. These funds comprise membership subscriptions, donations and grants which support businesses in their responsible business activities and beneficiaries in communities across the UK. Business in the Community does not raise money to pay for its activities from members of the public.