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Register of Chairman's and Board Members' Interests  
The Chairman, Board Members and Senior Employees have registered the following declaration of interests or material benefits they may receive, or any other links, which may affect the exercise of their duties on the Board or as a paid employee.

This version of the Register of Interests is dated April 2010. The Register is open to inspection by the public on request. Anyone wishing to inspect the Register or wanting copies of the information contained within it, should contact caroline.bloodworth@southwestrda.org.uk, Corporate Affairs Manager.

Chairman and Board Members

Sir Harry Studholme, RDA Chairman

Perridge Estate Owner
Forestry Commission GB Commissioner
Country Land and Business Association Devon Cmte Member
Richmond Sutton Ltd Shareholder
South West Chamber of Rural Enterprise Chairman
ALM Director
Ramridge Ltd Director/Shareholder
Lloyds of London Underwriting Member
National Farmers Union Member
South West Rural Affairs Forum Member
Confor Member
ICAEW Member
Chartered Institute of Taxation Member
BASC Member
National Trust Member
RSPB Member
Institute of Directors Member
Exeter University - Centre for Rural Research Advisory Board Chairman
Wife - Council member of Exeter University Foundation & Ide Parish Councillor

Kelvyn Derrick, OBE, RDA Deputy Chairman

BSO Endowment Trust Trustee
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Endowment Trust Trustee
Regen South West Chairman
RSPB Member
Dorset Wildlife Trust Member
RYA Member
RNLI Member
Wife - Letchworth Housing Society Limited (shareholder)
Wife - Ministry of Justice Tribunals Member

Cathy Bakewell, MBE, RDA Board Member

Somerset County Council, County Councillor
South Somerset District Council, District Councillor
Husband - GKN Westland, Yeovil
Property owned - Campsis, 5 Dod Lane, Glastonbury

Ian Ducat, RDA Board Member

Unison South West, Regional Secretary
Wife - Member of Parliament

David Fursdon RDA Board Member

Smiths Gore, Consultant
Downes Estate, Trustee
Tregothnan Estate, Non-executive role
Blundells School, Chairman of Governors
Horsden Enterprises (Blundellls School), Director
Historic Houses, Association Director
Crown Estate, Commissioner
Cadbury Parish meeting, Chairman
Netherexe Church community admin group, Chairman
Fursdon Estate Cadbury, Owner
Rural Committee of Duchy of Cornwall, Member

Chris Lewis, RDA Board Member

Torbay Council, Deputy Mayor
Torbay Town Centre Company, Director
Torbay Development Agency, Director
Torbay Strategic economic Partnership, Member
Employment and Skills Board (Torbay & South Devon), Member
Conservative Party, Member

Peter Moore, RDA Board Member

VT Group PLC Director

Brian Robinson, RDA Board Member

Credit Services Europe Limited Director & Company Secretary
Shadow Credit Management ltd Director & Company Secretary
Shadow Debt Collection Ltd Director & Company Secretary
Shadow Professional Services Ltd Director & Company Secretary
Pumping Station Ltd Director
Chartered Institute of Marketing Regional Board Member
Forest of Dean District Council Elected Member
Credit Services Europe Ltd Shareholder
Shadow Proffesional Services Shareholder
Pumping Station Ltd Shareholder
Gloucestershire First Forest of Dean Council representative
University of Gloucestershire Member of University Court
Forest of Dean Conservative Association Member
Gloucestershire County Council Elected Member
The Chartered Insurance Institute Fellow and Chartered Member
The Chartered Instiute of Marketing Fellow and Chartered Member

John Savage, CBE, RDA Board Member

Business West Executive Chairman
South West Chambers of Commerce Ltd Director
Price Associates Ltd Director
Destination Bristol Ltd Joint Chairman
Bristol Cultural Development Partnership Ltd Director
University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust Chairman
West of England Partnership Vice Chairman
Business Link- Northern Arc Director
Intentor Media Platforms Chairman
West of England Connexions Director
The Churches Council for Industrial and Social Responsibility Chairman
Enuresis Resource and Information Centre Treasurer
The Bristol Society Treasurer
The Bristol Partnership Board Member
The Grand Appeal Trustee
Tomorrows People Bristol Patron
The Station Chairman
Bristol Grammar School Governor

Ellen Winser, RDA Board Member

Truro & Roseland Educational Trust Trustee/Director
Penhallow Farm Ltd Director
Treluggan Farms Ltd Director
National Maritime Museum Cornwall Chair ofTrustees/Director of all subsidiaries
Truro College Chair/Governor
Truro 3 Arts Society President
University of Plymouth Governor
Penhallow Farm Ltd Shareholder
Sutton Harbour Holdings Plc Shareholder
Pendennis Shipyard Holdings Ltd Shareholder
Tosca Penta Insurance Shareholder
Astra Zeneca Shareholder
BHP Billiton Shareholder
Electra Private Equity Shareholder
Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust Shareholder
Great Portland Estates Shareholder
Land Securities Shareholder
Nestle SA Shareholder
Pennon Group Shareholder
Rio Tinto Shareholder
Royal Dutch Shell Shareholder
Sainsbury Shareholder
Unilever Shareholder
Edinburh UK Tracker Shareholder
UK Government stock Shareholder
Centrica Shareholder
Glaxo Smith Kline Shareholder
Newmount Mining Corp Shareholder
Spirax Sarco Engineering Shareholder
Stryker Corporation Shareholder
Property owned- Penhallow Farm, Cornwall
Cuby House, Tregony, Cornwall

Philip Young    RDA Board Member

Stimulus Consulting, Director
Swindon Borough Council, Councillor & Cabinet member
Linx Associates, Company Secretary
InSwindon, Director
Swindon Railway Castings, Director
Create Studios, Trustee
Swindon Strataegic Economic Partnership, Board member

South West RDA Audit Committee

Stella Pirie, Audit Committee Member and Former Board Member

Avon Rubber Plc, Director
Schroder UK Growth Fund Plc, Director
Bath Spa University Ltd, Director
Highcross Group, Director
Bath Spa University, Chair of Governors
Husband - Bath magistrate

Senior Employees

Jane Henderson, Chief Executive

Husband - Claverton Parish Council, Member

Nick Lewis, Executive Director - Operations & Resources

Royal William Yard (Plymouth) Estate Mangement Company Ltd., Director

An aerial view of the coastline at Lyme Regis

Engineer inspecting metal component