Talk:Business Action for Africa

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zahid.torres-rahman@businessactionforafrica.org wrote: > Actually yes Berwin Letwin Paisner (I think that's the name of the company) was a member. Individuals on the group were there as contact points / representatives of their respective companies. And Brenda represented Berwin. Nick Stern chaired the group. Regards Zahid > > __________________ > > Zahid Torres-Rahman > Director > Business Action for Africa > Amadeus House, Floral Street > Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DP, UK > > T: +44 (0)77 6461 4642 > W: www.businessactionforafrica.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Miller <david.miller@phonecoop.coop> > > Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:53:14 > To:Zahid Torres-Rahman <zahid.torres-rahman@businessactionforafrica.org> > Cc:'Steve Godfrey' <steve.godfrey@sgts.co.uk> > Subject: Re: Business Contact Group > > > Zahid, Steve, > > thanks for that. As I understood it there was personal membership, in > the sense that some 16 business leaders signed one of the statements. > Presumably they were just representing their companies rather than being > individual members? Also I see that Brenda Stern lately of the CRE says > that she is a member and that the group was chaired by Nick Stern. : (' > *Brenda* is a member of the *Business* *Contact* *Group* of the > Commission for Africa which is chaired by Sir Nick *Stern* and which > reports to the Chancellor and the Commission for Africa Secretariat.'). > > Is that wrong? > > Thanks again > > David > > > > > > Zahid Torres-Rahman wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> >> >> Here is a list of the BCG members (from memory as I have the relevant >> document in storage): >> >> >> >> 1. Africa Matters >> >> 2. Anglo American* >> >> 3. British Africa Business Association >> >> 4. British American Tobacco >> >> 5. Commonwealth Business Council >> >> 6. CDC >> >> 7. Crown Agents >> >> 8. De Beers* >> >> 9. Denton Wilde Sapte >> >> 10.Diageo >> >> 11.East Africa Business Association >> >> 12.Emerging Markets Group >> >> 13.GSK* >> >> 14.IBLF* >> >> 15.JPMorgan Casenove >> >> 16.Rio Tinto >> >> 17.SABMiller* >> >> 18.Shell* >> >> 19.SITPRO >> >> 20.Standard Chartered >> >> 21.Tata >> >> 22.Unilever* >> >> 23.West Africa Business Association >> >> >> >> BAA members (which currently number around 160) can be found on our >> website. Ones with a * went on to become founder sponsors of BAA. >> Diageo is also now a sponsor on the Oversight Group (our board). Rio >> Tinto also now provides some financial support. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> >> >> Zahid >> >> >> >> __________________ >> >> >> >> Zahid Torres-Rahman >> >> Director >> >> Business Action for Africa >> >> Amadeus House, Floral Street >> >> Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DP, UK >> >> >> >> T: +44 (0)77 6461 4642 >> >> W: www.businessactionforafrica.org >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Steve Godfrey [1] >> Sent: 05 October 2007 07:06 >> To: david.miller@phonecoop.coop >> Cc: zahid.torres-rahman@businessactionforafrica.org >> Subject: RE: Business Contact Group >> >> >> >> It was a flexible grouping in essence the same membership as BAA - >> >> www.businessactionforafrica.org contact Zahid Best Steve PS if you >> need more >> >> I can check e archives for meeting records >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: David Miller [2] >> >> Sent: 30 September 2007 13:15 >> >> To: steve.godfrey@sgts.co.uk >> >> Subject: Business Contact Group >> >> >> >> Dear Steve, >> >> >> >> I am trying to find a list of members of the Business contact Group of >> >> the Commission for Africa. Can you help? >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> David Miller >> >>