Christine Addy is the current Chair of the GUBA (Ghana UK Based Achievement Awards) Foundation and annual awards ceremony. This position sees Christine head up the 15 strong team alongside the Vice Chairman to steer GUBA projects to success by implementing all vital elements of the awards. This role is shared with her full time job in Housing and other rising ventures including The ARC UK Event Management Service. In 2013 Christine completed her postgraduate degree in events management and also holds a degree in Community Development and Criminology.

Rachael Palmer has a background in community participation, development and youth work and is the founder of African Ladies Day at Royal Ascot as well as the inspiration behind TBM. She has just launched her own business consultancy – Black Maven. “I am not just passionate about business, but also the life and stories of the people behind the business! Seeing businesses succeed along with the lives of those involved is a big motivation for me.”