Non-executive Board Members
Tony Hales CBE, Chairman
Tony is Chairman of Workspace Group plc and Chair of NAAFI Pension Fund Trustees. He was previously Chief Executive of Allied Domecq, a Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank plc, Welsh Water plc and Aston Villa plc, and a Chairman of NAAFI Ltd.
Age 62.
John Bridgeman CBE, TD, Vice Chairman
John is a former Director General of Fair Trading, Member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission and CEO of British Alcan Aluminium plc. He is Chairman of the Regulatory Committee of the British Horseracing Authority, Chairman of the Audit and Standards Committees for Warwickshire's County Council and Police Authority, Complaints Adjudicator for the Association for Television on Demand and an independent consultant in Corporate Strategy, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. He is also chair of the Wales Advisory Group
Age 54.
John Bywater
John is a Non-Executive Director of Low Carbon Workplace Ltd, a subsidiary of the Carbon Trust. He is Managing Director of Caddick Developments based in Yorkshire, a non-executive director of Workspace Group plc and Realis Estates plc. John is also a former Executive Director of Hammerson plc, a FTSE100 company having retired in 2007. John is also a Trustee of Opera North based in Leeds
Age 63.
Maggie Carver
Maggie is a former financier and Non-Executive Director of a number of companies, mainly in the media sector. She is currently Chairman of Independent Television News Ltd (ITN), on the British Board of Film Classification and Managing Director of Milton Keynes Mobility Ltd, a business selling products for the elderly and disabled, giving her knowledge of access issues
Age 46.
Rodney Green
Rodney joined the Board on 1 May 2009. He is Prior of England and the Islands of the Priory of St. John. He is a Trustee of A Rocha International, a conservation agency operating internationally. Previously he was Chief Executive of Leicester City Council. He has also been Assistant Chief Executive, West Glamorgan County Council, and Assistant County Education Officer, Surrey County Council. He has also served on the national Advisory Panel for the Beacon Scheme which disseminates excellence and innovation in public service; and on the national Migration Impacts Forum.
Age 57
Dr Jon Hargreaves CBE
Jon joined the Board on 1 April 2008 to represent Scottish interests after extensive experience in the water industry, most recently as Chief Executive of Scottish Water. He is also Chair of the BW Scotland Group. He has had 35 years’ experience in the water industry together with experience in international markets
Age 60.
Nigel Hugill
Nigel is Executive Chairman of Urban&Civic and former Chairman of Lend Lease Europe and Managing Director of Chelsfield plc, (all major property development businesses). He was recently Special Advisor to the Homes and Communities Agency, he is a member of the Council of the London School of Economics, a member of the General Council of the British Property Federation, sits on the Independent Transport Commission and is a Trustee of the Architecture Foundation.
Age 52.
Eric Prescott
Eric is the Chief Executive of Leonard Cheshire Disability - one of the UK’s leading pan disability charities. He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of LogiKal Ltd - a programme management service provider. He is the former President and Managing Director of ALSTOM UK and other UK infrastructure companies. As a former member of the CBI’s Presidents Committee, he worked on climate change and sustainability issues. He is a keen angler with over 45 years’ experience of fishing the UK’s canals.
Age 53.
Pommy Sarwal
Pommy is a Non-Executive Board member of the Boards of The Port of London Authority, Infrastructure India plc, Christie Group plc, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, Shieldtech plc and Hyde Housing Association. He has wide-ranging financial management experience of both the private and public sectors and is a former Corporate Finance Partner at Deloitte for whom he is a retained consultant. He has a keen interest in heritage and conservation.
Age 59.
Duncan Sutherland
Duncan joined the Board to represent Scottish interests. He is Managing Director of Inpartnership. Previously he was Director of City Development for Coventry City Council and achieved many city centre projects including Coventry Canal Basin. He has also worked at Inner City Enterprises plc, was Chief Executive of the EDI Group Ltd and has been involved in national organisations such as Historic Burghs Association of Scotland Advisory Council and was an Executive Committee member of the Scottish Council for Development & Industry.
Age 58.