Register of disclosable interests

16 March 2017

The register of diclosable interests sets out the external interests and commitments of Ofcom board and committee members.

Name	Board/Committee	Status	Interests
Lord Burns	Ofcom Board	Chairman. Appointed 1 January 2018	None
	Nominations Committee	Chairman
	Remuneration Committee	Member
	Risk and Audit Committee	Member
The Baroness Noakes DBE	Ofcom Board	Deputy Chairman. Appointed 1 June 2014	Non-executive Director, Royal Bank of Scotland (where she chairs the Board Risk Committee) Member of the House of Lords EU Internal Markets Committee Member of House of Lords taking Conservative Whip Letter to the Secretary of State regarding Baroness Noakes' interests. Letter to the Shadow Secretary of State regarding Baroness Noakes' interests
	Risk & Audit Committee	Chairman
	Nominations Committee	Member
	Remuneration Committee	Chairman
Sharon White	Ofcom Board	Chief Executive. Appointed March 2015	Independent non executive director of Barratt Developments plc with effect from 1 January 2018. All fees are payable directly to Ofcom and Sharon does not receive them. Sharon is recused from any Barratt Board agenda items relevant to Ofcom’s work. Trustee of Sadler’s Wells Theatre, with effect from November 2017
Sharon White	Non-executive Remunerations Committee	Member
Dr Steve Unger	Ofcom Board	Member	Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Graham Mather	Ofcom Board	Member. Appointed 1 June 2014	President of the European Policy Forum and Chairman of its Regulatory Best Practice Group Director, Greenham Community Trust Limited Director, Pelican Cancer Foundation "Member of the Board of the Office of Rail and Road (1 October 2016 to 30 September 2021).
	Nations Committee	Member
	Risk & Audit Committee	Member
	Nominations Committee	Member
	Remuneration Committee	Member
Jonathan Oxley	Ofcom Board	Member	Member of the BT Defined Benefit Pension Scheme Previously (4 May 2006 to 12 May 2010) Local Councillor (London Borough of Ealing)
Ben Verwaayen	Ofcom Board	Member. Appointed 1 January 2016	None
	Nominations Committee	Member
	Remuneration Committee	Member
Tim Suter	Ofcom Board	Member, appointed 2 October 2017	Perspectives Associates: owner of media policy consulting firm Communications Chambers: Founding partner in media policy and strategy partnership UBM shareholding as a result of his wife’s former chairmanship of the company
	Content Board	Member
	Nations Committee	Chairman
	Nominations Committee	Member
	Remuneration Committee	Member
Bob Downes	Ofcom Board	Member for Scotland, appointed 1 February 2018	Chair, Scottish Environment Protection Agency Chair, Scottish Sensors Innovation Centre Chair, Cryptic, Glasgow Non-Executive Director, Kube Networks Non-Executive Director, Scottish Government Trustee, Mackintosh Campus Renewal, Appeal Bob, his partner or dependent children hold a small BT shareholding
	Nominations Committee	Member
	Remuneration Committer	Member
Robin Foster	Content Board	Member. Appointed 1 January 2016	Member of Communications Chambers, a consultancy specialising in telecoms, media and technology Independent Member, Advertising Advisory Committee at BCAP Adviser, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland for 2017 5 year review Partner is a shareholder in ITV Plc Expert Adviser to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on Inquiry into Digital Platforms
Professor Philip Schlesinger	Content Board	Member. Appointed 1 December 2014	Professor in Cultural Policy, Centre for Cultural Policy Research, University of Glasgow Deputy Director of CREATe, RCUK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow, Royal Society of Arts Holds shares in BT Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences Visiting Professor in Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science
Janey Walker	Content Board	Member. Appointed 1 May 2011	Member of the Channel 4 Corporation (C4C) pension scheme Her husband is Executive Vice President of Programming and Development for National Geographic Global Networks, now 73% owned by Fox
Zahera Harb	Content Board	Member. Appointed 1 December 2015	Freelance consultant & Media Trainer, Thomson Foundation UK Board Member, Ethical Journalism Network Member, International Assoc. for Media and Communication Research Review Editor, Journal of Media Practice Editorial Board Member, Middle East Journal of Culture and Communications Board Member, JOMEC Journal Editorial Member, Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum Media Awards Committee Member, Media Communications & Cultural Studies Association Associate Editor of Journalism Practice
Aled Eirug	Content Board	Member, Appointed 1 December 2015	In receipt of a BBC pension Part-time senior lecturer at Swansea University
Tony Close	Content Board	Member	None
Monisha Shah	Content Board	Member	Director, Hogerty Hill Limited (media consultancy company) Non-Executive Director, Imagen Ltd (media management company) Director, Next Mediaworks Limited Chair, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance Trustee, Art Fund Member, Committee on Standards in Public Life Board Member, Office for Students Independent Member, Queen's Counsel Appointments Panel Member of the BBC Pension Scheme Trustee, Donmar Warehouse
Jonathan Baker	Content Board	Member	Chair of Trustees, Science Media Centre
Kevin Bakhurst	Content Board	Member	Member of the BBC Pension scheme
John Varney	Advisory Committee for England	Chairman. Appointed Member 1 January 2009 and Chairman with effect from 1 July 2014	Director, Maximum Clarity, supporting public and private sector bodies Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Television Society Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University Business Coach, Enterprises Macclesfield Chair, Silk Heritage Trust Non-Executive Chairman, Pebble Beach Systems Group plc
John Varney	Nations Committee	Member, England
Graham Creelman OBE	Advisory Committee for England	Member. Appointed 1 January 2009	Pro-Chancellor, Norwich University of the Arts Holds ITV shares Holds STV shares Holds United News & Media shares Chair, Norfolk Transformation and Sustainability Partnership Stakeholder Board Chair, Norfolk Strategic Partnership for Older People’s Services
Emma Davison	Advisory Committee for England	Member	None
Caroline Roberts-Cherry	Advisory Committee for England	Member	Director, Saffron Cherry TV Ltd Trustee, Royal Exchange Theatre Events Co-ordinator, Women in Film and TV North Member of the BBC Pension scheme
Alan Nunn	Advisory Committee for England	Member	Consulting Director at CGI Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology Member, Institution of Telecommunications Professionals Holds shares in BT Deferred BT pensioner
Mark Smith	Advisory Committee for England	Member	None
Liz Leonard	Advisory Committee for Scotland	Chair	BBC, periodic freelance contracts Scottish Refugee Council, Vice-Chair Cross Party Group on Digital Participation ' Scottish Parliament, Member Chair of Advisory Committee for Scotland (ACS) with effect from 24/04/2018
Ian McKay	Advisory Committee for Scotland	Member. Appointed 1 February 2013	Board Member, Critiqom Ltd
John Trower	Advisory Committee for Scotland	Member. Appointed 1 September 2015	Chairman, Optimity Ltd. Shareholder, ODRO Ltd. Advisory Board Member, Digitonic Scottish Futures Trust Member, Institution of Engineering & Technology Consultant, various Private Equity companies on telecommunications, ISP, Hosting and software investment vehicles which are privately-owned and non-regulated smaller companies
Hywel Wiliam	Advisory Committee for Wales	Chair. Appointed 1 July 2014	Director, AIM Group(UK) Ltd Administrator, RTS Wales Centre Director, Games Development Show Ltd Deputy Chair, Institute of Welsh Affairs Media Policy Group Director, It's My Shout Ltd Chair of Advisory Committee for Wales (ACW) with effect from 11/04/2018
Maureen Edmondson	Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland	Chairman. Appointed 1 January 2014	None
Maureen Edmondson	Nations Committee	Member, Northern Ireland	None
Brendan Mulgrew	Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland	Member. Appointed 1 June 2012	None
Fiona MacMillan	Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland	Member. Appointed 1 September 2012	Non-Executive Director, Stratagem Northern Ireland and Stratagem International Board Member/Deputy Chair of Finance & Audit Committee, Northern Ireland Screen Carnegie Oldpark, Director
Paul Wilson	Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland	Member. Appointed 1 September 2014	Fellow of the Institute of Engineering Technology BT shareholder
Richard Hilton	Community Radio Fund Panel	Member	None
Fiona Lennox	Community Radio Fund Panel	Member	None
Wendy Pilmer	Community Radio Fund Panel	Member. Appointed 1 January 2009	Runs her own consultancy which offers services to the industry including the BBC.
Alan Meban	Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland	Member. Appointed 1 September 2017	Holds shares in BT Member of the BT Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
John Ellison	Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland	Member. Appointed 1 September 2017	Holds shares in BT In receipt of a pension from BT
Kathy Graham	Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland	Member. Appointed 1 September 2017	Trustee and Director - Age NI Director - Age NI Enterprises Ltd Director - Age NI Trading Ltd Director – Kathy Graham Strategies Ltd Board of Governors – Annalong Primary School Member – The British Psychological Society
Ruth McElroy	Advisory Committee for Wales	Member. Appointed 1 November 2017	Member of the IWA Media Policy Group
Carmel Teusner	Advisory Committee for Scotland	Member. Appointed 1 February 2018	Carmel, her partner and dependant children have the following non-financial interests: Non-executive director – Scottish Enterprise Member – Audit Committee, Scottish Enterprise Non-executive director – National Library of Scotland Member – Staffing and Remuneration Committee, National Library of Scotland Director – Akuiti Ltd Director and Trustee – Uphill Ski Club of Great Britain (t/a Disability Snowsport UK)

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