Rashid Teladia

Vice Chair of Board, Chair of Operations Committee, Lead Member for Housing Management and Equality & Diversity

Rashid has worked primarily in social and urban regeneration throughout East London. He was previously the Chief Executive of the Bridge Project in Tower Hamlets, a registered enterprise agency in the field of economic regeneration and business development -offering training and consultancy.

After becoming a Newlon board member in 1997 Rashid became vice chair the following year. As well as his role in equality and diversity he is also chair of the operations committee and a board member for Access Homes.

Rashid was a founder member of the East London Board of the Prince’s Trust and after being chair of the board he was appointed chair of the Prince’s Trust Business Committee. He is also a member of the Ethnic Minority Businesses Forum. Rashid is also a non-executive director on the Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust.