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Register of Interests and Hospitality


Helen Margaret Mounsey, BSc (Hons), PhD

  • Appointed as Board Member from 7.11.2002 - 31.10.2007
  • Appointed as Chair from 1.10.2007 - 30.9.2010

Current Interests

  1. Director, Sandringham Court Residents Association Ltd
  2. Director, Trigpoint Ltd, 1 January 2009 (in the name of Baker)
  3. Director, CHJ Associates Ltd, 22 January 2009 (in the name of Mounsey)

Previous Interests

  1. Associate Partner, IBM Business Consulting Services Ltd. Ceased 5.1.09

Stephen Dingle, MA (Oxon), ACIB

  • Appointed as Board Member 1.5.2008 - 30.4.2011

Current Interests

  • Trustee (Director) and Honorary Treasurer, The Shakespeare Globe Trust - 2000
  • Director, Shakespeare Globe Trading Limited - 2000
  • Director, Registers of Scotland - 2007
  • Director, Blenheim Mews (Sheffield) Limited - from 18.3.2009

Barrie Jones, BSc (Hons), CEng, FIMinE

  • Appointed as Board Member 22.5.2000 – 31.3.2005
  • By letter dated 7.9.2004 re-appointed from 1.4.2005 - 30.9.2009
  • Additional year agreed by DECC to 30.9.2010

Current Interests

  1. Chief Operating Officer, Mines Rescue Service Ltd
  2. Director, Co-ordinator Limited (Industry Wide Coal Superannuation Scheme)

Previous Interests

  • Nil

Pauleen Lane, CBE, BSc (Hons), PhD, FRSA, MBA (Open)

  • Appointed as Board Member 1.5.2008 - 31.3.2011

Current Interests

  1. Lecturer (part time) - University of Manchester, School of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering - 1.5.1994
  2. Board Member, Local Government Association - 2004
  3. Elected Member, Trafford MBC - 1986
  4. Board Member, Theatres Trust - 22.1.2009
  5. Trustee, New Local Government Network 2006
  6. Board Member, Tenants Services Authority - 1.10.2008
  7. Deputy Chair, Planning Infrastructure Commission - 1.10.2009

Previous Interests

  1. Deputy Chair, English Partnerships - 1999 - Ended 30.11.2008
  2. Non Exec Director, English Cities Fund - 2005 - Ended 30.11.2008
  3. Non Exec Director, Priority Sales Limited - 2005 - Ended 30.11.2008
  4. Non Exec Director, Priority Sales Investments Ltd - 2005 - Ended 30.11.2008
  5. Non Exec Director, Milton Keynes Partnership - 2005 - Ended 30.11.2008
  6. Governing Body Member, ELEVATE (HMRP) - 2005 - Ended 30.11.2008
  7. Member, Northern Way Steering Group - 2005 - Resigned 28.9.2009

Philip James Lawrence

  • Appointed as Board Member from 9.11.2006 - 31.3.2008
  • By letter dated 31.3.2008 re-appointed from 1.4.2008 - 31.3.2011

Current Interests

  • Nil

Previous Interests

  • Nil

Sally Brook Shanahan, LLB

Current Interests

  1. Solicitor (Practising)
  2. Member of The Law Society
  3. Member of Nottinghamshire Law Society

Previous Interests

  • Nil

Ian Wilson, FRICS

  • Appointed as Board Member from 26.11.2002 - 31.3.2005
  • By letter dated 7.9.2004 re-appointed from 1.4.2005 - 31.3.2008
  • By letter dated 31.3.2008 re-appointed from 1.4.2008 - 31.3.2011

Current Interests

  • Nil

Previous Interests

  • Nil

Steven Pennell

  • Appointed as Board Member from 9.11.2006 - 31.3.2008
  • By letter dated 31.3.2008 re-appointed from 1.4.2008 - 31.3.2011

Current Interests

  • Nil

Previous Interests

  • Nil

Retired Board Members


John Cunliffe

  • Retired from Board on 31.10.1998

Interests

  • Nil

Roy Lynk

  • Retired from Board on 31.10.1998

Interests

  1. Consultant for IMCL on human resources matters

Keith Leighfield (Director of Licensing)

  • Appointed as Board Member from 1.4.98 - 31.3.1999
  • Retired from the Authority on 31.3.1999

Interests

  • Nil

Sir David White (Chairman)

  • Retired from the Authority on 18.9.1999

Interests

  1. Chairman of NFC Pension Fund Trustees Ltd
  2. Director of James Bell (Nottingham) Ltd
  3. Trustee of Djanogly City Technology College
  4. Director of Hilda Hansen Ltd
  5. Chairman of EPS Ltd
  6. Governor of Nottingham High School
  7. President of Nottingham and Notts RSPCA
  8. Director, Nottingham Forest plc – from 20.4.1999
  9. Local Director of Coutts & Co – from 1.7.1999
  10. Non-Executive Director, Mansfield Brewery – from 10.8.1999

Previous Interests

  1. Chairman of Nottingham Health Authority – Retired 1.4.1998
  2. Chairman of Mansfield Brewery – Retired 10.8.1999
  3. Chairman of Board of Nottingham Trent University – Retired 31.8.1999

Leslie Rendell

  • Retired from the Authority in October 1999

Interests

  • Nil

Eric Hassall

  • Retired as Board Member 31.3.2000

Current Interests

  1. Chairman of British Geological Survey Board
  2. Member, Keele University Council
  3. Director, Keele University Science Park Limited

Previous Interests

  1. Member of National Environment Research Council
    Retired 31.7.1998 – Informed SBS 22.6.1999
  2. President, Institution of Mining Engineers
    Retirement date not known

Family / Household

  • Son, Michael, is Partner of Wardell Armstrong who are, from time to time, consulting engineers to the Authority.

Tom Slee

  • Board Appointment extended from 31.10.1999 - 30.6.2000
  • Retired from Board 30.6.2000

Current Interests

  1. Member of the Enemy Property Claims Assessment Panel (EPCAP) from 13.7.1999

Previous Interests

  1. Director of the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society
    Retired 30.4.1999
  2. Director of Pittencrieff Resources plc
    Retirement date not known

Kenneth Fergusson

  • Appointed as Board Member from 1.4.1998 – 31.3.2000
  • Extended 1.4.2000 – 30.6.2001
  • Retired as Chief Executive - 30.6.2001

Current Interests

  1. Trustee and Director of the Industrial Trust
  2. Director of Company Number 109150, the Guild of Freemen of the City of London (Member of the Court of Assistants) wef 22.11.2000

Previous Interests

  • Nil

Malcolm Edwards

  • Appointed as Board Member from 1.12.1998 – 31.3.2000
  • Extended from 1.4.2000 – 31.3.2005
  • Resigned as a Board Member 19.7.2001

Current Interests

  1. Director of Financial and Business Directions Limited

Previous Interests

  • Nil

Ian Roxburgh, PhD, MPhil, BSc, DMS

  • Appointed as Board Member from 1.7.2001 – 31.3.2005
  • Left the Coal Authority on 9.9.2004

Current Interests

  • Nil

Previous Interests

  • Nil

David Joseph Lumley FCCA

  • Appointed as Board Member from 1.7.2002 - 31.3.2005
  • By letter dated 7.9.2004 re-appointed from 1.4.2005 - 31.3.2008
  • Left the Coal Authority on 31.5.2006

Albert Schofield, BSc, FRICS

  • Appointed as Board Member from 1.12.1998 – 31.3.2000
  • Extended from 1.4.2000 – 31.3.2005
  • By letter dated 7.9.2004 re-appointed from 1.4.2005 - 31.3.2008
  • By letter dated 7.9.2004 confirmed as Acting Chief Executive from 10.9.2004
  • By letter dated 6.1.2005 confirmed as Chief Executive from 13.12.2004
  • Retired on 31.12.2008

Current Interests

  • Non Executive Director - Doncaster Primary Healthcare Trust - wef 1.10.2006

Previous Interests

  • Nil

John Harris, DL, MA, LLM (Non-Executive Chairman)

  • Appointed as Board Member 1.9.1999
  • Appointed as Chair 19.9.1999 – 18.9.2004
  • Reappointed as Chair from 1.9.2004 - 30.9.2007
  • Stood down as Chair on 30.9.2007

Current Interests

  1. Independent Member of Ministry of Defence Police Committee 2003 to 2007
  2. Chair Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency Audit Committee from January 2004
  3. Member of the Owner's Advisory Board for the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency - March 2007
  4. Board Member, Northern Counties Housing Association Ltd from 1990 (Chair 1994/2000 and Vice Chair 2002/2003)
  5. Chair/Board Member, Northern Counties Specialised Housing Association Ltd from 1994 to September 2007
  6. Member of the Guinness Trust Partnership Board - March 2007
  7. Non Executive Director of the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust from August 2007
  8. Chair/Governor, Wakefield District Community School
  9. Joint Chair of the Ivory Park Township (South Africa)/Wakefield Education Partnership
  10. Solicitor (Non Practising)
  11. Member of The Law Society

Previous Interests

  1. Chair, Northern Counties Housing Association Limited retired 27.9.2000 - remains a Board Member
  2. Vice Chair, Northern Counties Housing Associated Limited retired 24.9.2003 - remains a Board Member
  3. Director/Trustee, Homeless International Ltd retired October 2000
  4. Executive Director, Solace International (1992) Ltd retired 1.11.2000
  5. Executive Director, Solace International Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd retired 31.3.2001
  6. Director, South African Housing Support Network Ltd retired 20.6.2001
  7. Associate Adviser, British Council (until 31 March 2003)
  8. Founder Member of Steering Group for Town Moor Trust, Doncaster Racecourse – from November 2000 to March 2004
  9. Associate of Solace Enterprises Limited from 29.6.2000
  10. Principal, John Harris Consultancy and Associates

John Hawksley, FCA

  • Appointed as Board Member 17.4.2000 – 31.3.2005
  • By letter dated 7.9.2004 re-appointed from 1.4.2005 - 30.9.2008
  • Retired on 30.09.2008

Current Interests

  1. Chairman, T & L Limited – with effect from January 2003
  2. Chairman, Tom Aikens Limited - with effect from 14 September 2005
  3. Chairman, TEA (Fish & Chips) Limited - with effect from January 2007

Previous Interests

  1. Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers - 1975 to 1999
  2. Director, City Technology College Kingshurst Limited – 1987 to 15 July 2001
  3. Director, Public Arts Commissions Agency – 1987 to 1999
  4. President, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce & Industry plus various roles – 1990 to 1997
  5. Chairman, Birmingham Hippodrome Development Trust – 1993 to 11 November 2001
  6. Director, Academy of Youth Limited – 1997 to January 2001
  7. Trustee, City Technology College Kingshurst Limited – 15 July 2001 to 31 March 2003 (was Director to 15 July 2001)
  8. Director, 3e’s enterprises limited – 1987 to 31 March 2004
  9. Chairman, amelca plc (in Receivership) - October 2000 to March 2006
  10. Director, Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Limited – 1993 to 18 August 2005 (was Chairman to 11 November 2001)
  11. Trustee, Birmingham Hippodrome Development Trust - 11 November 2001 to 18 August 2005
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