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Our board

Membership

Chair

  • Simon Fraser, Permanent Secretary

Members

  • John Alty, Director General, Fair Markets Group 
  • Andrew Cahn, Group Chief Executive, UK Trade and Investment 
  • Howard Orme, Director General, Finance
  • Hilary Douglas, Chief Operating Officer 
  • Philip Rutnam, Director General, Enterprise and Business Group 
  • Jitinder Kohli, Chief Executive, Better Regulation Executive
  • Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Adviser and Director General, Economics
  • Rachel Sandby-Thomas, Solicitor and Director General, Legal Services

Non-Executive Members

  • Arnoud De Meyer
  • Roger Urwin
  • Dr Brian Woods-Scawen

 

Terms of Reference

The role of the Board

  • to provide corporate strategic leadership to the Department. This involves in particular:
  • working with Ministers to set the Department's strategy and allocate resources;
  • agreeing business plans, and monitoring Departmental performance;
  • assessing risks/issues which could undermine the Department's strategy/business plan;
  • assessing Departmental capability and plans for the future;
  • setting standards, values and controls.

Membership

  • Chair - Permanent Secretary
  • Core Operational Directors General
  • Group Chief Executive UK Trade & Investment
  • Three Non-Executive Board Members

Meeting frequency

Monthly (except August and including regular regional visits)