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MHCLG appoints two new non-executive directors

Two new non-executive directors appointed to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Communities Departmental Board.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
Published
30 March 2021

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick has appointed two new non-executive directors to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Communities (MHCLG) Departmental Board.

They are Dame Alison Nimmo and Jeffrey Dodds.

Both will take up their new roles on 12 April 2021. The appointments will run for three years.

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said:

I’m delighted to welcome Alison and Jeff to the board of MHCLG. Their breadth and depth of experience will be vital to shaping our department’s important work as we help the country recover and build back better from the pandemic.

Dame Alison Nimmo

Dame Alison is an experienced property professional and business leader with over 30 years of delivering sustainable urban regeneration and transformation across much of the UK.  She is an independent non-executive at Berkeley Group Plc and St Modwen Properties Plc, a commissioner of The Royal Commission 1851 and a member of Imperial College’s White City Syndicate.

Previous public sector roles include: Chief Executive of The Crown Estate; 8 years helping to win and subsequently deliver London 2012 as a Director in the Olympic Delivery Authority; and leading major city centre regeneration projects in Manchester and Sheffield. She has also been on the Boards of the UK Green Building Council, Imperial College and the CBI.

She was made a Dame in 2019 for services to the public sector and services to the Exchequer.

Jeffrey Dodds

Jeff is the Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Media, a leading UK telecoms company with 6.1 million cable customers and 3.5 million mobile customers. Jeff is also the Executive sponsor for Virgin Media’s ‘Belonging’ strategy – the company’s focus on diversity and inclusion.

Prior to re-joining Virgin Media in 2016, Jeff worked in the Netherlands as the CEO of telecoms company, Tele2, overseeing the build and launch of its 4G mobile network.

In addition, Jeff sits on the board of the disability equality organisation, The Valuable 500, and previously spent eight years as a Trustee and Director for Dallaglio Rugby Works - a charity focused on supporting excluded young people.  Jeff has acted as a mentor for the University of Oxford’s Ascent Mentoring Programme – supporting women in business, and the Cultural Diversity Network Mentoring scheme.

Jeff has an MBA and an MSc in International Marketing.

Further information

MHCLG and the role of the Departmental Board

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a ministerial department to create great places to work and live, and to give more power to local people to shape what happens in their area.

The Board is chaired by the Secretary of State and includes other ministers, senior officials (the Executive Team), a lead non-executive and a number of non-executive Board members. The Board’s focus is on strategic leadership, performance and delivery. The non-executive directors (NEDs) also attend the ‘non-ministerial board’ which comprises the executive team and the NEDs and whose focus is on organisational effectiveness, people, and forward planning.  

The Board operates according to recognised principles of good corporate governance:   

  • Leadership - communicating a clear vision for the department

  • Effectiveness - challenging and scrutinising performance, to ensure our plans are realistic and challenging

  • Accountability - promoting the government’s goal of transparency through clear and fair reporting

  • Sustainability - taking a long-term view about what the department is trying to achieve

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Published 30 March 2021