§ Chairman: Joseph Pope, DSc, C.Eng, Vice-Chancellor, University of Aston in Birmingham.
- Miss E. A. Bache—Joint Managing Director, Bailey & Mackey Ltd, Birmingham.
- Mr. R. J. Bailey, CBE—Managing Director, Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd.
- Mr. D. Beavis, CBE—Formerly Chairman, West Midlands Gas.
- Mr. A. P. Berry, MA, DPA, MBIM—Director, Coventry & District Engineering Employers' Association.
- Councillor J. A. W. Bird—Leader, Wolverhampton Metropolitan District Council.
- Councillor N. B. A. Bosworth, LL.B.—Leader, City of Birmingham Metropolitan District Council.
- Councillor F. A. Cholerton, CBE—Leader, City of Stoke-on-Trent District Council.
- Councillor J. H. G. Cotterell—Chairman, Hereford and Worcester County Council.
- Mr. T. A. G. Davis—Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs, Manager, British Leyland.
- Professor N. A. Dudley, CBE—Lucas Professor of Engineering Production, University of Birmingham.
- Mr. T. S. Gamier—Managing Director, Kalamazoo Ltd.
- Dr. I. F. Gibson—Economist Member, Telford Development Corporation.
- Mr. F. C. Graves, FRICS—Chartered Surveyor. Sir Timothy Harford—Managing Director, Singer & Friedlander Ltd.
- Councillor J. Haynes—Leader, Nuneaton District Council.
- Councillor Sir Michael Higgs—Hereford and Worcester County Council.
- Mr. P. C. Higgs—Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (Engineering Section), Convenor, Rolls Royce (1971) Ltd, Coventry.
- Professor D. Hinton, FRIBA—Professor of Architecture, University of Aston in Birmingham.
- Mr. R. Ireland—Finance Director, Wolseley-Hughes Ltd.
- Mr. J. T. Lally, JP—President, Midlands Area, National Union of Mineworkers.
- Mr. F. W. Leath, JP—Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff.
- Mrs. M. McQuillan—Formerly Special Projects Manager, Company Planning, Imperial Metal Industries.
- Mr. J. C. Mason—Regional Secretary, General and Municipal Workers Union.
- Mr. B. Mathers—Regional Secretary, Transport and General Workers' Union.
- Mr. D. Nendick—Bank of England Agent, Birmingham.
- Mr. J. E. Owen—Managing Director and Chief Executive, Rubery Owen (Darlaston) Ltd.
- Mr. L. V. Pike, MBE, JP—County Organiser, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers. Mr. J. Pollard, ERD, TD—Divisional Manager, British Rail.
- Mr. J. J. Righton—Vice-Chairman, Joseph Lucas Ltd.
- Councillor Dr. H. Roy—Sandwell Metropolitan District Council.
- Councillor J. M. Taylor—Leader, West Midlands Metropolitan County Council. Councillor A. G. Ward—Chairman, Staffordshire County Council.
- Councillor E. C. J. Whittingham—Chairman, Salop County Council.
- Mr. S. A. Williams—Formerly Member, Warwickshire County Council. Stress Engineer, Rolls Royce (1971) Ltd, Coventry. Councillor Sir Stan Yapp—City of Birmingham Metropolitan District Council.