Sir Michael Bichard (Chairman)
Current Main Occupation: Rector, University of the Arts London
Other current employment: Chair, Legal Services Commission
Directorship or company appointments: Director, BSE Consulting Ltd
Public body appointments or memberships: Chairman, Design Council
Charitable appointments or memberships: none
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: Member, Chartered Management Institute
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
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Bonnie Dean
Current Main Occupation: Director, Dana Strand Limited
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: Director, OISE plc; Senior Adviser-Bristol & Bath Science Park, Quantum Property Partnership Ltd; Director, AIM Financial Consulting Ltd; Director, 13 Brock Street Management Ltd
Public body appointments or memberships: Board Member, Design Council; NEBM-Business & Enterprise group, BERR; Member, SWRDA-SW Design Programme Committee
Charitable appointments or memberships: Fellow, RSA; Fellow, Royal Geographical Society; member, Harvard Business School Club; Member, Stanford University Club
Trade association appointments or memberships: Chair-Economic Policy Committee, EEF
Professional body appointments or memberships: Member, Institute of Directors
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
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Penny Egan
Current Main Occupation: Executive Director, US-UK Fulbright Commission
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: Non-executive Director, Wardour Communications
Public body appointments or memberships: Trustee, Geffrye Museum; Council Member, Warwick University, Board Member, Design Council
Charitable appointments or memberships: Trustee, Sing London
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: none
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
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Jonathan Kestenbaum
Current Main Occupation: Chief Executive. NESTA
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: Board Member, Technology Strategy Board; Board Member; Royal Shakespeare Company; Board Member, Enterprise Insight; Board Member; Rowley Lane Maccabi Sports Association
Public body appointments or memberships: Board Member, Design Council
Charitable appointments or memberships: none
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: none
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
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Geoff Kirk
Current Main Occupation: retired
Other current employment: Visiting Professor, University of Nottingham, Queen Mary University of London
Directorship or company appointments: none
Public body appointments or memberships: none
Charitable appointments or memberships: none
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: RAeS, IMechE, IED RAEng, IED RSA
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: Rolls Royce
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Geoff Mulgan
Current Main Occupation: Directors, Young Foundation
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: none
Public body appointments or memberships: Board Member, Design Council
Charitable appointments or memberships: Trustee, Work Foundation; Chair, Involve
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: none
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
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Jonathan Sands
Current Main Occupation: Chairman, Elmwood Design Ltd
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: Elmwood Design Ltd, Policy Connect (NFI)
Public body appointments or memberships: Board Member, Design Council
Charitable appointments or memberships: none
Trade association appointments or memberships: Member, D&AD; Fellow, RSA; Member, Design Business Association
Professional body appointments or memberships: none
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: Elmwood Design Ltd
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Janet Walker
Current Main Occupation: Commercial & Finance Director, Ascot Racecourse Limited
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: Ascot Authority (Holdings) Ltd; Ascot Racecourse Ltd; Ascot Racecourse Estates (Property Development) Ltd; Royal Ascot Hotel Ltd; Ascot racecourse Estates Ltd; Hendersons High Income Trust Plc
Public body appointments or memberships: Board Member, Design Council
Charitable appointments or memberships: none
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales; Institute of Directors
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
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Peter Williams
Current Main Occupation: Chief Executive, Alpha Group Plc
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: Non-executive Director, GCAP Media Plc; Non-executive Director, Cineworld Group Plc; Non-executive Director, ASOS Plc
Public body appointments or memberships: Board Member, Design Council
Charitable appointments or memberships: Member, Finance Committee Bristol Red Cross; Advisory Council Comic Relief
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: 10,000 shares in GCAP Media Plc; 10,000 shares in Cineworld Group Plc; 30,000 shares in ASOS Plc
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Richard Williams
Current Main Occupation: Managing Director/Design Consultant, Williams Murray Hamm
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: Managing Director, Williams Murray Hamm
Public body appointments or memberships: Board Member, Design Council; Fellow, RSA
Charitable appointments or memberships: none
Trade association appointments or memberships: Fellow, Chartered Society of Designers
Professional body appointments or memberships: Member, Marketing Society
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: Loewy Group
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Chris Wise
Current Main Occupation: Director, Expedition Engineering Ltd
Other current employment: External Examiner, Architectural Association
Directorship or company appointments: Director, Expedition Engineering Ltd
Public body appointments or memberships: Board Member, Design Council
Charitable appointments or memberships: Director, RDI Summer Seminar
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: Master of RDI’s FREng, Hon FRIBS, MI Struct E.
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: Expedition Engineering Ltd
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David Kester
Current Main Occupation: Chief Executive, Design Council
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: Director, Dott 07
Public body appointments or memberships: Design Advisory Board, British Council
Charitable appointments or memberships: Council Member, RSA; Council Member, Royal College of Art; Trustee, Kingston Theatre Trust
Trade association appointments or memberships: Special Adviser, Design Business Association
Professional body appointments or memberships: none
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
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Mike Turnbull
Current Main Occupation: Programme Director (interim), Mike Turnbull Ltd
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: none
Public body appointments or memberships: none
Charitable appointments or memberships: Chairman, Treeaid; Vice-Chairman, Sussex Oakleaf
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: Member, Chartered Institute of Management
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
Wendy Lanchin
Current Main Occupation: Director, Media, Marketing & Partnerships
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: none
Public body appointments or memberships: none
Charitable appointments or memberships: none
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: Member, Marketing Society; Member, Account Planning Group
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
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Ruth Hasnip
Current Main Occupation: National Director of Dott, Design Council
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: none
Public body appointments or memberships: none
Charitable appointments or memberships: none
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: none
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: yes
Significant shareholdings: none
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Helen J Jacobs
Current Main Occupation: Finance & Resources Director, Design Council
Other current employment: none
Directorship or company appointments: none
Public body appointments or memberships: none
Charitable appointments or memberships: none
Trade association appointments or memberships: none
Professional body appointments or memberships: Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; Member, Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries
Declared political activity: none
Fiduciary appointments: none
Significant shareholdings: none
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