On Wednesday 24th September, the director of East End Foods became the President of Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC).
Birmingham-based Jason Wouhra OBE took over from Wow Group Chief Executive Qasim Majid and holds a number of other prominent positions including being a governor of Aston University and non-executive director of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. He is also the Chair of the West Midlands India Partnership and in his new role will be joining disability rights advocate Shani Dhanda, Aftab Chughta at ABCC.
Four new committee members also joined the chamber’s council during its annual meeting including Mani Hayre from Mani’s Madness, Pam Sheemar from Natwest, Sajid Gulzar from Prince Albert Community Trust, Kiran Johal from Novotel Hotel and Sally Walder from Amplify.
Commenting on his appointment, Jason said, “I’m delighted to be appointed as president of the ABCC, having been involved with the Chamber and ABCC for many years through my business life. This is a particularly challenging time for businesses and communities, especially with the current Covid-19 pandemic, the impact of which we have all experienced in recent months.
“The ABCC represents a vibrant business community in the region, a community which contributes a huge amount to the regional economy and has done so for decades.
“We represent a vast cross-section of the region’s diverse group of businesses and I am proud to have the opportunity to help develop and support all of the very valuable work which has been achieved by the ABCC over the years.
