The former Head of Business Development at one of the UK’s leading regeneration companies, Faraz Yousufzai has joined Waterhouse Consulting Group as Senior Partner. He has previously been Governor of two secondary schools where he led an award winning citizenship programme called Birmingham Young Citizens, an organisation he founded in 2002. Faraz is also a member of the Government’s Ethnic Minority Advisory Group, Non-Executive Director at Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust and a popular columnist/blogger for the Trinity Mirror Group.

Listed in the Birmingham Power 50, Faraz was a finalist in Birmingham’s Young Professional of the year Awards for his outstanding contribution to the recruitment and regeneration industries. He is an accomplished public speaker, renowned MC and co founder and Presenter of the internationally acclaimed Muslim Writers Awards 2008. Hailed by the likes of Jermaine Jackson, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and James Caan as one of the best organised and most entertaining awards events in the national calendar, it was attended by over 1000 people and broadcast live across the globe.

Dr Waqar Azmi OBE, Chairman & Managing Partner of Waterhouse Consulting Group said: “I’m delighted that we’ve appointed someone who is well known, highly respected and credible in his areas of expertise which, will complement and broaden the talent at Waterhouse Consulting Group”

“Faraz has held senior and substantial roles in both the public and private sector and brings a wealth of experience in social enterprise, regeneration, health and communications, with board level experience in operations, sales and strategy, which will be extremely valuable for Waterhouse Consulting Group and our clients”.

Faraz Yousufzai said, “Waterhouse Consulting Group is one of UK’s most innovative and dynamic multi disciplinary management consultancy firms that brings together the UK’s most well known and respected credible experts in the industry, with a knowledge base that is wide and spans from policy, practical solutions through to delivery. It is a great place to work; challenging and inspiring in equal measures and I am delighted to join”.

Born and raised in Four Oaks and a law graduate from Southampton University, Faraz now lives in Birmingham with his four children and in his spare time plays lead guitar with his band SilkRoad described as a unique fusion of Sufi Soul and Brit rock.