Mr Ninder Johal

‌Ninder Johal

Independent Governor

3rd Term of Office

Ninder Johal runs Nachural; a music and event production company hosting large corporate events and award ceremonies for entrepreneurs in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Leicester and London, with Manchester and Mumbai lined up for 2022. Nachural has recently set up a publishing arm, with ventures into film and video production.

Ninder has run a record label for over 25 years and is a member of premier bhangra band Achanak, who still tour today. Ninder’s record label remains as the only British Asian label to have charted globally with the track Munde To Bachke.

As well as being a University governor, Ninder sits on the Black Country LEP Board, is a West Midlands 5G board member, elected member of the West Midlands CBI, NED at Accord Housing and BCRS, trustee of WBAFC’s Albion Foundation and trustee of Victoria Academy (primary schools. He is also a Board member of the West Midlands Growth Company, West Midlands India Partnership, the West Midlands Combined Authority and Chair of the Wolverhampton Town Fund. Ninder chairs the charity Steps to Work.

A former president of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, Ninder’s work for the BCCC saw him awarded runner-up in the Sunday Times Non-Executive of the Year Awards 2017. Subsequently he was invited to form part of the judges’ panel for the Sunday Times/Peel Hunt Non-Executive Director of the Year.

Ninder was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands in February 2019 in recognition of his work for the region.