Sarah Anderson is the Chief Executive of the Mayday Group, an employment agency providing catering staff. She is Chair of the CBI's SME Council, making her the main representative for small and medium-sized businesses for the CBI. She also sits on the London Employer's coalition for the New Deal and is Chair of the London Enterprise Agency.

Jyoti Banerjee is Chief Executive of TBC Research, a company that provides marketing information to IT companies and publishes Computers and Finance Magazine.

Stephen Falder is Marketing and Export Director of H Marcel Guest Paints, a specialist paint manufacturer whose clients include Rolls Royce, Ford and arms manufacturers Vickers, GEC, GKN and BAE Systems. He is also a Director of Bradite Ltd and Buccaneer International Ltd.

Balram Gidoomal is the millionaire Chairman of Winning Communication, a business consultancy which specialises in leadership training and equal opportunities. He also sits on the New Deal Task Force Ethnic Minority Advisory Group. He is an evangelical Christian who stood for the Christian People's Alliance in the London Mayoral elections in 2000.

Teresa Graham is a Partner at Baker Tilly, the chartered accountants, and head of their business services department. She was a member of the Tory Government's Deregulation Task Force from 1994-7. She is a member of the Government's Small Business Service Management Board.

Peter Hughes is the Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering, a lobbying organisation for the Scottish manufacturing industry. He is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Glencast Ltd, a specialist steel foundry.

Matti Alderson is a Director of FireHorses Ltd, a company that advises on regulatory strategy. She is the former Director General of the Advertising Standards Authority, which controls all non-broadcast advertising in the UK. She is a member of the MAFF's Food Advisory Committee and the Review Body on Doctor's and Dentists Remuneration.

Ann Shaw is a Director of Shaws Farms, an investment company, and Elmfield Farms Ltd, a farming company. She is the former Chair of the Institute of Directors Northern Ireland and is currently a member of the Committee of the Institute of Directors. She is a Trustee and Vice Chair of Lloyds/TSB Northern Ireland. She is a member of the Training and Employment Agency's Skills Task Force.

Dr Ian Peters is the Deputy Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce. He also sits on Gordon Brown's EMU Advisory Group.

Former members of the Task Force

Anthony Tinsley is a Senior Member of the Unilever plc Tax Executive and a director of Unilever UK Holdings Ltd. He is the former Chair of the London Chamber of Commerce Tax Committee and is a member of the Tax Committees of both the CBI and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The ICC is a highly influential organisation which represents 'the international voice of business' and is actively involved in countering the anti-globalisation movement. Its President is Helmut Maucher, the Chairman of Nestle.

Hugh Field is a Director of BCB International, suppliers of medical and food products, camping equipment and military survival equipment. He is Chair of the Cardiff Local Business Partnership.

Sir Simon Gourlay is a Farmer. He is the former President of the NFU from 1986-91. He is the Vice-Chair of Herefordshire Health Authority and a Partner in Maesbrook Nursing Home.

Robert Purry is Head of Tax at Grant Thornton, an auditing, tax planning and business advisory company.