The Team

Punch has a small team of core office staff, led by the Chief Executive, Ammo Talwar.

In addition to the core full-time staff listed below, Punch employs a number of contract and temporary staff on a project basis. Punch artists are also often employed in project co-ordination roles, providing professional development for the artists and maintaining Punch’s ethos of an artist-led organisation.

Ammo Talwar MBE

Chief Executive

Ammo Talwar MBE is the founder and Chief Executive of Punch Records. Having qualified in Civil Engineering, he left [...]
Paul Fordham

General Manager

From a beginning in Bristol’s diverse club and record shop culture, Paul established himself as a leading player in [...]
Sophie Sladen

Project Coordinator

Sophie started out in the world of stage and event management, working freelance for various theatres, events and shows [...]
Gurpreet Bilkhu

Administrator

Gurpreet joined Punch in August 2009 as Office and Project Administrator. She is responsible for maintaining all of our admin [...]
Simon Redgrave

Project Manager

Simon Redgrave produces interpretation and develops projects that explore and value culture in the real world. He has managed [...]
Sorana Vieru

Marketing

Bringing Latin vibes to the table, Sorana hails from Romania and is in her first year at Birmingham University , [...]