100 business leaders back Sadiq Khan for a second term as London mayor

  • One hundred business leaders today backed Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for re-election.
  • They said he had been a strong advocate for their sector during the coronavirus pandemic.
  • “Sadiq has been the most pro-business mayor ever, standing up for our interests on issues like Brexit and business rates,” said Helen McIntosh, president of the South East London Chamber of Commerce.
  • See more stories on Insider’s business page.

One hundred business leaders today backed Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for re-election as the city’s “most pro-business mayor ever”, saying he had been a strong advocate for their sector during the coronavirus pandemic.

Khan is heavily tipped to win re-election on May 6 against his Conservative challenger Shaun Bailey when Londoners go to the polls on May 6.

He has pitched himself as the most business-friendly candidate, promising he will focus on “jobs, jobs, jobs” if he wins the race.

Helen McIntosh, principal of McIntosh & Associates and president of the South East London Chamber of Commerce, was among those who backed Khan.

“Sadiq has been the most pro-business mayor ever, standing up for our interests on issues like Brexit and business rates, and lobbying the Government to provide greater support for businesses through the challenges of the past year,” she said.

“During the pandemic, programmes like Pay It Forward London, the Back To Business Fund, and the Culture at Risk Fund have helped many small businesses to survive.”

Other business leaders who backed Khan include Alan Buckle, the former deputy chairman of KMPG, and Simon Pitkeathley, chief executive of  Camden Town Unlimited, which represents Camden businesses.

Khan said in a statement to Insider: “I know that this last year has been the hardest in living memory for businesses dealing with the perfect storm of Brexit and the pandemic, and I am determined to continue standing up for them. If re-elected, I will never stop banging the drum for jobs and investment in our capital. 

“Working together I know we can deliver my ambitious plan for London’s recovery and build a better, fairer, more prosperous city which offers a brighter future for all Londoners.”

Business leaders backing Sadiq Khan for re-election

Name

Title

Organisation

 

Howard Dawber

Managing Director of Strategy

Canary Wharf Group

 

Simon Pitkeathley

Chief Executive

Camden Collective

 

Mohammad Ali Khan

Director

Pacific Infotech

 

Asma Khan

Founder

Darjeeling Express Restaurant

 

Praful Nargund

CEO

CREATE Fertility

 

Paul Hendrick

CEO

Harevale Ltd

 

Philip Craig

Businessman

 

 

Tom Adeyoola,

Entrepreneur

 

 

Daniel Farrell

Managing Director

Leftfield

 

Dr Hannah Allen,

GP and founder of

Tinto App

 

Stephen Gibbons

Former Director

IT Consulting

 

Ibrahim Dogus

Director

Lambeth Life

 

Raife Aytek

Director

Rimad Ltd

 

Kamran Mahmood,

CEO

Gridizen

 

Sonny Leong,

Chief Executive

Training Sector

 

Sajid Qureshi, 

CEO

Proinstall AV

 

Mark Glover

Executive Chairman

SEC Newgate

 

Deva Ponnoosami

Marketing Director

Southern Marketing Services

 

Eleni Chalmers

Director

Masonbeam Ltd

 

Hamish Sandison

Chairman

Whitereport Global Limited

 

Muhammad Sarmad, CEO, Freshdale Supplies Ltd

 

 

 

Alan Buckle

Formerly Chief Executive

KPMG Consulting

 

Lord Hollick

Businessman & Labour Peer

 

 

Richard Greer

Entrepreneur

 

 

Peter Droussiotis

Chairman/ CEO

PGD Strategy

 

Alison Downie

 

 

 

Kate O’Rourke

 

 

 

Tom Jones

 

 

 

Lucy Mitchell,

Managing Director,

Food Retail and Wholesale

 

Bonny Uba,

Managing Director,

IT services

 

Jennifer Lim,

Creative Director,

Creative Industries

 

Daniel York,

Artistic Director,

Creative Industries

 

Phillip Caudell

Founder

The Not So Big Company

 

Jasvir Singh

 

legal firm

 

Emily Wallace

Founding Partner

Inflect Partners

 

David Offenbach

 

  

Peter Hills

Director

Hackney Brewing Ltd

 

Cemal Ezel,

Founder of Change Please CIC

Old Spike Roastery and Coal Rooms Restaurants

 

Ali Gul Ozbek

Director

Med-Chem Pharmacy

 

Serkan Karakuzu

Director

Elstree Antiques ltd

 

Sheikh Aliur Rahman

Chief Executive

London Tea Exchange

 

Ozlem Ozaydin

Director

Redeye Trading Ltd

 

Sabri Ozaydin

Production Manager

Redeye Trading Ltd

 

Ali Kosele

Director

Civil Engineering Sector

 

Rashal Mohammod Ahmed

Director

Hospitality Sector

 

Mohammed Daniel Chowdhury

Director

Hospitality Sector

 

Abdal Ahmed

Director

Hospitality Sector

 

Rehana Ameer

Director

Prosap Corporation Limited

 

Hilal Ameer

Director

Food Retail and Wholesale

 

Saif Masood

Director

Food Retail and Wholesale

 

Sezgin Aydın

 

Entertaiment

 

Simon Lydiard

Consultant

Public Sector and Procurement

 

Mehmt Yenilmez Kemal

Director

Accountants and Tax Advisers

 

Onur Simsek

Founder

atlacarte App

 

Fevzi Kemal Torun

 

Publishing

 

Paul Dimoldenberg

Chair

Quatro

 

Eyyup Saglik

Director

Beso London

 

Husayn Kassai

Co-Founder

Onfido

 

Usman Khan

CEO

APEX:E3

 

Mehmet Hakan Elbir

Director

HE PROJECTS LTD

 

Kerem Okumuş

Director

S360 LIMITED

 

Shokat Ali

Chief Executive

St James Cars

 

Jas Athwal

Business Owner

 

 

Sam Lassman

Business Owner

Hot Milk Café

 

Roberta Watts

Business Owner

Hot Milk Café

 

Shane Parkes

Head of Operations

Searjent Security

 

Kabir Ahmed Khalku

Business Owner

Harrow Road Grocers

 

Vijay Luthra

Managing Director

Napier and Nightingale

 

Mukesh Patel

Business Owner

Amy news & off licence

 

Sadiq Kothia

Business Owner

Retail

 

Irfan Khoda

Director

Perfect Rims LTD

 

Sirajul Islam

Restaurateur

 

 

Ajay Maru

Managing Director

Salon Sleek

 

Gerald Shamash

Partner

Legal Firm

 

Ranil Perera

Director

Regulation and Risk Limited

 

Peter Phillips OBE

Former Chairman and Co-Founder

Buchler Phillips Group

 

Ruth Gladwin

Business Owner

Legal Firm

 

Helen McIntosh

Principal

McIntosh Associates

 

Cassius Colman

Co-founder

Nelly Duff Art Gallery

 

Shaban Mohammed

Business Owner

Bargain Food Centre

 

Andrew Clough

CEO

The Brew

 

Appu Dhamodaran

Business Owner

Retail

 

Ricky Sandhu

Partner

Citicorp Ltd

 

Karl Sandhu

CEO

Vistastar Leisure Plc

 

Hanif Khan

Director

Video Shoot Productions Ltd

 

Mr.B.Balavenkateshan

Director

Universal Fortune Ltd

 

Sheri-Ann Bhim

CEO and Founder

BrandyBPapier

 

Vijay Anand Jambulingham

Directors

Good Luck Care Ltd

 

Bhavesh Raja

Owner

Creative Cuts Hair and Beauty

 

Richard Kalmar

Managing Director

Estate Agents

 

Shazaah Masood

Director

Great Education Ltd

 

Anthony West

Co-Founder

Nola

 

Josephine Vander Gucht

Co-Founder

Nola

 

Robert Robinson

Co-Founder

Notes Coffee

 

Claire Pritchard

CEO

GDCA

 

Philip Normal

Founder

Philip Normal Clothing Brand

 

Arpita Dutt

Founding Partner

Legal firm

 

Dr Bilal Sheikh

Chief Executive

Mont Rose College

 

Amjad Syed

Director

Supercare Pharmacy

 

Aruna Rengiah Pillai

Director

Shan E-Solutions Ltd

 

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