Transparency data

DBT register of board members’ interests 2025 to 2026

Updated 27 March 2026

DBT board and non-ministerial board members are asked to declare any interests or related party interests that are relevant to the work of the department as well as all remunerated outside employment, work and appointments (whether relevant or not).

An individual may have other interests and while the department is aware of these, they are judged to be not relevant to the individuals’ role and therefore not in scope for publication.

All relevant interests are managed by the department to prevent the risk of perceived, potential or actual conflicts of interest.

Ministers’ interests are recorded and published by the Cabinet Office.

1. Non-Executive Board members   

1.1 Paul Drechsler CBE  

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance. 

Employment interests

• Independent Non-Executive Director Schroders & Co (Fin Serv) (remunerated) 

• Trustee The Felix Project, a food poverty-based charity (from 2024) (non-remunerated)

• President Society of Chemical Industry SCI® (from 2022) (non-remunerated)  

• Advisor Global Advisory Council Trinity College Dublin (non-remunerated) 

Any other relevant interests

• various published articles in relation to business, education, science and social media  

1.2 John Latham CBE  

Employment interests

• Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University (remunerated) 

• Chair, CU Corporate Services Ltd (remunerated) 

• Non-Executive Member of the Workforce, Training and Education Committee, NHS England, Welsh Government (remunerated) (to 31 May 2025)

• Non-Exec Board Member Qualification Wales (remunerated) 

• Advisor in TechnologyOne Ltd, Australia (remunerated) 

• Independent Panel Member on the Advisory Assessment panel for the recruitment of members to NHS Bodies (remunerated) (to 31 May 2025)

• Trustee, Palmer Foundation (non-remunerated)  

• Director, University Alliance (non-remunerated) 

• Board Member, Universities West Midlands (non-remunerated)  

• Trustee, Elsewedy Education Group, Egypt (non-remunerated)  

• Chair, UniversitiesUK / Jisc Software Negotiations & Strategy Group (non-remunerated)  

• Member, NHS Integrated Care Partnership Coventry and Warwickshire (non-remunerated)  

• Member, Advisory Panel - Home Team Academy, Singapore Government (non-remunerated) (to September 2025)

• Trustee, CU Charitable Trust (non-remunerated) 

• Trustee, Better Futures Academy Trust (non-remunerated) 

• Member, Institute of Directors (non-remunerated)  

• Life Fellow, British Computer Society (non-remunerated)  

• Extraordinary Professor, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (non-remunerated) 

• Honorary Companion, Chartered Management Institute (non-remunerated)  

1.3 Dr Roni Savage 

Financial interests

• Owner of Jomas Associates & JOS Invests  

• Owner of Robert E Fry & Associates, known as REFA

• all financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.  

Employment interests

• Policy Chair (Construction), Federation of Small Businesses (non-remunerated)  

• Mayor’s Fund for London Advisory Board (non-remunerated)  

• Professional and Chartership Committee Member, Geological Society of London (non-remunerated)  

1.4 Nita Clarke  

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance. 

Employment interests

• Director of the Involvement and Participation Association, which is part of the Institute of Employment Studies (remunerated)  

• board member of Engage for Success, a social movement arising from the 2009 Engaging for Success report to government, which is sponsored by CIPD (non-remunerated)  

Personal interests

• husband, Viscount Stansgate, is a member of the House of Lords 

• brother-in-law Hilary Benn is Secretary of State for Northern Ireland  

Any other relevant interests

• co-author of the 2009 Engaging for Success report commissioned by the government  

• author of the 2008 report The Way Forward: trade unions and the voluntary sector, commissioned by ACEVO  

1.5 Michael Clancy  

Employment interests

• ACAS Council member (remunerated) (to January 2026)

• EAT member (remunerated) 

• General Secretary of the Prospect trade union (remunerated) 

• member, Defence Joint Industrial Council (non-remunerated) (from 9 June 2025)

• advisory board member, Fair Work Agency (remunerated) (from 23 March 2026)

Any other relevant interests

• member of the Labour Party since 1986 

• member of GMB and Community Trade Unions 

1.6 Katharine Braddick 

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance. 

Employment interests

• Head of Strategic Policy for Barclays bank (to 31 March 2026)

1.7 Iain Anderson  

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance. 

Employment interests

• Executive Chairman, H/Advisors Cicero, International public policy and communications consultancy (remunerated) (to 2 July 2025)

• Non-Executive Director - Innovate Finance, Fintech trade body (remunerated)   

• Chair of the Fintech Strategy Group, forum for fintech CEOs to meet hosted by Innovate Finance and City of London Corporation (non-remunerated)    

• Non-Executive Director at the University of St Andrews Academic institution (non-remunerated)  

• City of London Corporation Competitiveness Advisory Board (non-remunerated)  

• Advisory board member - Institute of Business Ethics (non-remunerated) 

• Chair of the John Smith Centre (non-remunerated)

• Non Executive Director – British Insurance Brokers Association (remunerated) (from September 2025)

• Co Chair Great British Energy Aberdeen Taskforce (non remunerated) (from October 2025)

• Trustee – Belmont Cinema (non remunerated) (from October 2025)

Personal interests

• partner Mark Twigg is CEO of H/Advisors Cicero - and holds an equity stake in the company (to 2 July 2025)

• Shareholder in Agentiv-X (from February 2026)

Any other relevant interests

• Iain’s book ‘F Business’   

• his review of government business relations for the Labour Party  

1.8 David Sayer 

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance. 

Employment interests

• Senior advisor in Attain, ESG training startup (remunerated) 

• Senior advisor Working Eye, careers advice (non-remunerated) 

• Advisor to Culturescope which provides analytical data to HR teams and boards on culture (remunerated) 

• Advisor to BC partners, a PE House, on a potential acquisition of a medium size accounting firm (remunerated) (to June 2025)

• Advisor to PFS Tech, a Madrid based firm, supporting them to target their capital management and collections technology towards major UK Banks (remunerated)

• Advisory Board member of Maanch - an ESG data analytics business (remunerated)

Personal interests

• partner is a Non Exec on Blackrock U.K. Smaller Companies Investment Trust  (to June 2025)

2. Executive members

2.1 Gareth Davies CB

Employment interests

• Non-Executive Director at WIG (non-remunerated) (to January 2026)

• Non-Executive Director at UKGI (non-remunerated)

Related party interests

• wife, Emma Loxton, is a partner at McKinsey in the UK Travel, Transport and Logistics practice

• close friend, Miles Celic, is the CEO of CityUK, a DBT stakeholder

 Non-financial interests

• Trustee of the Heywood Foundation

• Trustee of the Chris Martin Foundation Trust

• Special Adviser to the Economics and Social Research Council (UKRI)

2.2 Tara Smith

Employment interests

• Member of the Board of Governors, Leeds Trinity University (non-remunerated)