Our governance

The board is responsible for establishing and taking forward the strategic aims and objectives of the Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA). The OPA, as a statutory public corporation, is governed according to The Oil and Pipelines Act 1985, and other HMG guidelines and, conforms, where appropriate, to best practice in corporate governance as represented by the 2017 code, ‘Corporate governance in central government departments: code of good practice’.

The board also has 3 sub-committees which are:

  • audit
  • health, safety, environment and quality
  • remuneration and nominations

The Chair of the OPA Board is Kate Ellis who sits alongside 4 other board members who are listed below:-

  • Adrian Jackson (member, CE and Accounting Officer) appointed 1 May 2015
  • Simon Wills (member) appointed 8 August 2021
  • Alison White (member) appointed 15 January 2022
  • Joe Dean (member) appointed 29 January 2024