Launching Leeds

Tariq Hussain, Chair of the new Leeds Chapter of BITA

I was introduced to Paul and Diane in August 2020, and after hearing so many good things about BITA, I was keen to hear more about the organisation. After meeting the BITA team and talking to members, I decided that I would definitely like to get involved, and a short time later we were launching the chapter.

We held the launch event at the Ascensor offices in September where we welcomed Paul Whitnell and around 15 guests for a socially distanced launch evening, where we spoke about what BITA could offer, and met some existing members and local businesses.

The MD of Ascensor, Andrew Firth, was delighted to join me on the BITA Leeds board as our Marketing Expert; he is joined on the board by my vice-chair Sean Doyle, the General Manager of Thermac, our Treasurer, Stephen Hinchcliffe of BPR Heaton Chartered Accountants, Ches Moulton, the Stress Master, Chris Allen of Blacks Solicitors, David Williams of PSK Chartered Surveyors and Nicola Norris of Ambiance Bain.

Myself, I am a lawyer with Petherbridge Bassra, and I have represented clients for 27 years, resulting in a lot of contacts across the business world. I think that BITA is a fantastic opportunity to help connect like-minded people that enjoy doing business – something I look forward to doing as soon as possible.

BITA’s brand of networking and relationship building is something that our local businesses want more of, and I’m excited to get started properly with a full rota of events in 2021. In the meantime, I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and new year!