Transparency data

DBT register of board members’ interests 2026 to 2027

Published 15 July 2026

Department for Business and Trade 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.

Non-executive board members

Paul Drechsler CBE  

Financial interests

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

Employment interests

• Independent Non-Executive Director at Schroders & Co (financial services) (to May 2026) (remunerated) 

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

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

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

Any other relevant interests

Various published articles in relation to business, education, science and social media.

John Latham CBE  

Employment interests

• Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University (remunerated) 

• Chair of CU Corporate Services Ltd (remunerated) 

• Non-Executive Board Member of Qualification Wales (remunerated) 

• Adviser at TechnologyOne Ltd, Australia (remunerated)

• Trustee of Palmer Foundation (non-remunerated)  

• Director of University Alliance (non-remunerated) 

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

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

• Chair of Universities UK / Jisc Software Negotiations and Strategy Group (non-remunerated)  

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

• Trustee of CU Charitable Trust (non-remunerated) 

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

• Member of Institute of Directors (non-remunerated)  

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

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

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

Dr Roni Savage 

Financial interests

• owner of Jomas Associates and JOS Invests  
• owner of Robert E Fry and Associates, known as REFA

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

Employment interests

• Policy Chair (construction) at Federation of Small Businesses (non-remunerated)  

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

• professional and chartership committee member of Geological Society of London (non-remunerated)

Nita Clarke  

Financial interests

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

Employment interests

• Director of 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 of Viscount Stansgate, a member of the House of Lords 

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

Any other relevant interests

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

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

Michael Clancy  

Employment interests

• EAT member (remunerated) 

• General Secretary of Prospect trade union (remunerated)

• Member of Defence Joint Industrial Council (non-remunerated)

• Advisory Board Member at Fair Work Agency (from 23 March 2026) (remunerated)

Any other relevant interests

• member of Labour Party since 1986 

• member of GMB and Community Trade Unions

Katharine Braddick (resigned 13 June 2026)

Financial interests

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

Employment interests

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

Iain Anderson

Financial interests

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

Employment interests

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

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

• Non-Executive Director of University of St Andrews (academic institution) (non-remunerated)

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

• Advisory Board Member at Institute of Business Ethics (non-remunerated)

• Chair of John Smith Centre (non-remunerated)

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

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

• Trustee of Belmont Cinema (non remunerated)

• Chair of Agentiv-X (from June 2026) (equity remuneration)

• Non Executive Director at Chapter Zero (from 1 July 2026) (unremunerated)

Personal interests

• shareholder of Agentiv-X (from February 2026)

• partner of Mark Twigg, who holds an equity stake in Agentiv X

Any other relevant interests

• book, ‘F Business’  

• review of government business relations for the Labour Party

David Sayer 

Financial interests

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

Employment interests

• Senior Adviser at Attain, ESG training startup (remunerated) 

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

• Senior Adviser at CEPA U.K. (remunerated)

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

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

• Advisory Board Member at Maanch – an ESG data analytics business (remunerated)

• Sector Chair of Linden Park Partners LLP (from June 2026)

Executive members

Amanda Brooks

Nil

Rebecca Woodward

Nil

Caragh McKiernan

Nil