Sir Tony Hawkhead CBE
Biography
Sir Tony Hawkhead was appointed as a non-executive member of the board in July 2011.
Tony is Chief Executive at Action for Children.
Previously he was Chief Executive at Groundwork a charity with a £140m annual turnover delivering 6000 projects a year, with national reach across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Tony chaired the Department for Work and Pensions Third Sector Welfare to Work Taskforce, which reported in 2009, and was a member of the Local Government Association Climate Change Commission in 2007.
In 2003, Tony was awarded the CBE for services to the environment. In 2011 he was further honoured with a Knighthood for services to environmental regeneration.
Previous roles in government
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Non-executive board member