JAMES BRATHWAITE

Jim Brathwaite is chairman of a number of companies including the local radio stations Splash FM in Worthing and Brighton, and Hove Radio Ltd in Brighton. Jim formed Epic Interactive Media in Brighton in 1989, which became one of Europe's largest multimedia companies, employing 150 staff. He floated the company in 1996 becoming Britain's first Black CEO of a publicly quoted company.

Jim was appointed to the board of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA) in December 2001 and became chairman the following year. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Jim was awarded a CBE for services to the Sussex economy in the New Year's Honours 2001 and an honorary degree from University College Chichester in 2003.

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