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Register of Board Members' Interests 2016-17 Register of Board Members’ Interests 2016-17 Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Ministers The Rt Hon. Ben The Rt Hon. Ben Gummer failed to regain his parliamentary seat in the 2017 general Gummer MP election. He ceased to be an MP when Parliament was dissolved on 3 May 2017. His entry on the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests as at 20 March 2017 Minister for the can be found on the UK Parliament website. Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from 15 July 2016 to 9 June 2017 The Rt Hon. Matt The Rt Hon. Matt Hancock MP’s entry on the House of Commons Register of Members’ Hancock MP Financial Interests as at 20 March 2017 can be found on the UK Parliament website. Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General until 14 July 2016 2 Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Ministers - Continued Chris Skidmore MP Chris Skidmore MP’s entry on the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests as at 20 March 2017 can be found on the UK Parliament website. Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for the Constitution) from 16 July 2016 John Penrose MP John Penrose MP’s entry on the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests as at 20 March 2017 can be found on the UK Parliament website. Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Constitutional Reform) until 15 July 2016 3 Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Ministers - Continued The Rt Hon. Sir The Rt Hon. Sir Oliver Letwin MP’s entry on the House of Commons Register of Members’ Oliver Letwin MP Financial Interests as at 20 March 2017 can be found on the UK Parliament website. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster until 13 July 2016 Rob Wilson MP Rob Wilson MP’s entry on the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests as at 20 March 2017 can be found on the UK Parliament website. Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Civil Society) until 15 July 2016 4 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Ministers - Continued The Lord Bridges of Lord Bridges’ entry on the Register of Lords’ Interests can be found on the UK Parliament Headley MBE website. Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office until 15 July 2016 5 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Executive Membership John Manzoni BP plc Shareholding Held in wife’s name. Chief Executive of SABMiller plc Shareholding Shareholding was the Civil Service, liquidated when Permanent Secretary SABMiller plc was and Principal bought by Accounting Officer Anheuser-Busch InBev on 10 October 2016. Stratum Energy Shareholding 6 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Non-Executive Membership Sir Ian Cheshire Business Disability Honorary President Unpaid role Forum Government Lead Non-Executive and Business in the Trustee Unpaid role Interim Lead Non- Community Executive for the Cambridge Institute Chair of the Advisory Unpaid role Cabinet Office for Sustainability Board Leadership Debenhams plc Chairman of the Fees and Board shareholding Heads Together Chair Unpaid role Institute for Trustee Unpaid role Took up role on 22 Government June 2016. MediCinema Chairman Unpaid role Stood down on 18 May 2016 7 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Non-Executive Membership - Continued Sir Ian Cheshire Menhaden Capital Chairman Fees and (continued from plc shareholding previous page) Prince of Wales’s Trustee Unpaid role Took up role on 20 Charitable September 2016. Foundation Whitbread plc Senior Independent Fees and Director shareholding Amy Stirling Dixons Carphone plc Shareholding Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee Pets at Home Group Non-Executive Fees and plc Director shareholding Non-Executive Board Member (until 5 September 2016) RIT Capital Partners Non-Executive Fees and plc Director shareholding TalkTalk Telecom Shareholding Group plc 8 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Non-Executive Membership - Continued Amy Stirling The Prince’s Trust Trustee Unpaid role Stood down on 30 (continued from September 2016. previous page) Virgin Management Chief Financial Pay Appointed on 6 Limited Officer September 2016. Paul Kirby CB Bethnal Green Non-Executive Unpaid role Ventures LLP Board Member Non-Executive Board Member London School of Visiting Professor Unpaid role Economics and Political Science Money and Mental Trustee Unpaid role Took up role on 12 Health Policy April 2016. Institute 9 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Non-Executive Membership - Continued Catherine Brown Apax Partners LLP Carried interest in Acquired during a Apax funds period of Non-Executive employment with Board Member and Apax Partners LLP. Member of the Audit Blue Cross Trustee Unpaid role and Risk Committee Cancer Research Trustee Unpaid role UK FNZ (UK) Ltd Non-Executive Fees and share Director options FNZ TA Services Ltd Non-Executive Fees Director 10 Other Relevant Name Body Position Held Type of Interest Information Non-Executive Membership - Continued Catherine Brown Lloyds Banking Shareholding and Received gardening (continued from Group plc gardening leave pay leave pay in respect previous page) of Group Strategy Director role until 31 July 2016. Shareholding awarded as bonuses during employment. The Plastic Economy Chairman Shareholding and Shareholding Ltd share options acquired under Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). 11.
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