Project Description
Mayank Shah
Founder and CEO
Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK)
Session:
Together: Expanding Our Impact
Monday, Oct. 15, 2018
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Session Length: 120 Min
Mayank is the founder and CEO of Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) – UK’s premier non- profit membership organisation championing diversity and inclusion in public and private sector supply chains.
MSDUK, since its inception in 2006 has worked with and supported over 3000 ethnic minority businesses and 120 Fortune 500 firms, generating more than £700m worth of business for ethnic minority businesses.
Before moving to the UK from India in 2000, Mayank ran a successful business for 16 years procuring steel and hardware for some of the largest OEMs and infrastructure projects in India. With an MBA from Leeds and doctoral research on supplier diversity, he established MSDUK that has now become a globally recognized advocacy network that is making a positive difference and promoting inclusive economic growth.
In 2017, MSDUK expanded its services in Germany to support economic integration of migrant entrepreneurs. Mayank is married and has two grown up children and lives in Leicester.
