Transparency data

Register of board members' interests 2024

Published 21 May 2024

Applies to England

The list is categorised into:

• remunerated
• shareholding
• unremunerated
• other

Register of interests: Board members

Alan Lovell, Chair

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
SIG plc Senior Independent	Non-Executive Director	Remunerated
Progressive Energy	Shareholder	Shareholding
Palace House International (Two) LLP	Partner	Other	Underwriting member at Lloyd’s, in partnership with relative
Highview Power	Shareholder	Shareholding
Abundance Investments	Shareholder	Shareholding
Owns land in Wilshire	Owns interest in 50 acres of woodland and arable field in Wiltshire. Recipient of small grants for a Woodland Management Plan and replacement tree planting.	Other

Judith Batchelar, Deputy Chair

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
In Ovo B.V.	Advisor	Remunerated
Oscar Mayer Limited	Advisor	Remunerated
AgriSound	Advisor	Unremunerated
Thatchers Cider Company Ltd	External Advisor	Remunerated
North Highland Products	Chair	Remunerated
Farm Africa	Ambassador	Unremunerated
British Nutrition Foundation	Honorary President	Unremunerated
Food Matters International Ltd	Director	Remunerated
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)	Council member	Remunerated
MicroSalt Inc	Non-Executive Director	Remunerated
Daemon	Non-Executive Director	Remunerated	IT services and consultancy company
Monaghan Mushroom	Non-Executive Director	Remunerated
AMC Group	External advisor	Remunerated
Which?	External advisor	Remunerated
Food, Farming and Countryside Commission RSA / Esmee Fairbairn Foundation	Commissioner	Unremunerated
A4S, Accounting for Sustainability	Trustee	Unremunerated
Matt Hampson Foundation	Trustee	Unremunerated
The Rugby Players Association	Chair	Unremunerated
Royal Botanical Gardens Kew	Trustee and Member	Unremunerated
The Nature Conservancy, European Council for Global Conservation	Advisory Council Member	Unremunerated
National Trust	Member	Unremunerated
Woodland Trust	Member	Unremunerated
Institute of Food Science and Technology	Fellow	Unremunerated
Royal Society of Arts and Manufacturers	Fellow	Unremunerated
J Sainsburys Plc	Shareholder	Shareholding
Stratfield Mortimer Relief in Need	Relative is employee	Other: family member interests
Jamie Oliver Group	Relative is employee	Other: family member interests
John Lewis Partnership	Relative is employee	Other: family member interests

Robert Gould, Board member   

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
Brunel Pension Partnership Ltd	Oversight Board Chair	Unremunerated
A4S, Accounting for Sustainability	Environment Agency Pension Fund representative	Unremunerated
Poyntington Village Hall	Trustee	Unremunerated
All Saints’ Church, Poyntington	Church warden	Unremunerated
Conservative Party	Member	Unremunerated
Local Government Pension Scheme - Dorset	Deferred member	Other
Intercontinental Hotels Group	Shareholder	Shareholding
Centrica	Shareholder	Shareholding
Mitchells and Butlers	Shareholder	Shareholding
BT Group	Shareholder	Shareholding
National Grid	Shareholder	Shareholding
Royal Dutch Shell	Shareholder	Shareholding
Owns a farm in Dorset	Manages family farm. Receives payments from Basic Payments and Countryside Stewardship Schemes.	Other

Mark Suthern, Board member  

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
Ceres Agri-Tech	Member of the Investment Committee	Unremunerated
Farm Assurance Review Leadership Group	Independent commissioner	Remunerated	An independent review jointly commissioned by the National Farmers Union and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board to strategically review farm assurance in the UK.
Rural Payments Agency	Non-Executive member of Advisory Management Board and Audit & Risk Assurance Committee	Remunerated
Mark Suthern 63 Limited	Owner	Other	Consultancy Business focused on agriculture and supply chain
Robofruits.AI. Limited	Part-time CEO	Unremunerated Shareholder	Agri-food technology company linked to the University of Lincoln.
The Farming Community Network Limited	Chair	Unremunerated
Institute of Agricultural management	Trustee	Unremunerated
Lincoln Cathedral	Lay canon and Chapter member	Unremunerated
Lincoln       Diocesan Synod and Deanery Synod	Churchwarden and member	Unremunerated
College of the Chapel of St George	Organiser	Unremunerated
Fix Our Food	Chair of Advisory Board	Unremunerated
Lincolnshire Agricultural Society	Member	Unremunerated
The Farmers Club	Member	Unremunerated
Defra – Farming Innovation Programme	Committee member	Unremunerated
Barclays Plc	Shareholder	Shareholding
St James Place – Managed Fund	Investor	Investment

Lilli Matson, Board member  

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
Transport for London	Chief Safety Health and Environment Officer	Remunerated
London Underground Limited	Director	Role part of employment by TfL
Rail for London Limited	Director	Role part of employment by TfL
London Transport Museum	Trustee	Unremunerated

Sarah Mukherjee, Board member  

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)	Chief Executive Officer	Remunerated
John Lewis Partnership plc - Ethics and Sustainability Committee	Advisor	Remunerated
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Pension fund	Investor	Pension
Royal Air Force	Relative is a serving military officer	Other: family member interests

Ines Faden da Silva, Board member  

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
Bazalgette Tunnel Limited (Tideway)	Consultant	Remunerated
LSE Transition Pathway Initiative Centre	Member of Commercialisation Committee	Unremunerated
Accounting for Sustainability	Member of Expert Panel	Unremunerated
Chapter Zero	Member	Unremunerated
International Distributions Services Plc	Shareholder	Shareholding
Citigroup Inc	Shareholder	Shareholding
HSBC	Relative is a shareholder	Other: family member interests
Two Temple Place	Relative is an employee	Other: family member interests

John Lelliott, Board member  

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
University Hospitals Dorset	Non-Executive Director	Remunerated
Covent Garden Market Authority	Interim Chair	Remunerated
Capitals Coalition	Non-Executive Director	Unremunerated
JTL – Training People	Trustee and Chair of Audit Committee	Unremunerated
Royal Agriculture Benevolent Institution (RABI)	Trustee	Unremunerated
Parkstone Golf Club	Member	Unremunerated

Stewart Davies, Board member  

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
University of Bradford - Council	Lay Member and Trustee	Unremunerated
OPRL Limited	Non-Executive Chair	Remunerated
Bradford District Sustainable Development Partnership	Chair	Unremunerated
Tata Steel Pension Fund	Investor	Pension
Cemex Executive Pension Fund	Investor	Pension
River flows at boundary of owned property	Oak Beck river located at boundary of owned property in Yorkshire	Other

Maya Leibman, Board member  

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
McKinsey  Company	Senior Advisor	Remunerated
Enterprise Alumni	Non-Executive Director	Remunerated	Software company
Breaking Down Barriers	Non-Executive Director	Unremunerated	Nonprofit assisting diverse youth access careers in aviation
Acuity Brands	Non-Executive Director	Remunerated	Lighting and Building Management System Manufacturer based in Atlanta USA
Childrens Eye Specialist	Relative is an employee	Other: family member interests

Brittany Harris, Board member  

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest	Other relevant information
Qualis Flow	Chief Executive Officer	Remunerated	A software company which helps developers and construction teams manage their social and environmental impact.
WSP	Relative is an employee	Other: family member interests	Environmental consultancy company

Register of interests: Executive Directors

Philip Duffy, Chief Executive

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest
Owns property in Kent which is protected by an Environment Agency asset	Not applicable	Other

John Leyland, Executive Director Environment and Business 

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest
No interests declared.

Sarah Chare, Executive Director Local Operations

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest
The Land Trust	Non-Executive Director	Unremunerated
EDF energy	Relative is an employee	Other: family member interests

Caroline Douglass, Executive Director Flood and Coastal Risk Management  

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest
Institute of Directors	Member	Unremunerated
National Trust	Member	Unremunerated
Ramblers	Member	Unremunerated

Tamara Bruck, Executive Director Strategy, Transformation and Assurance

Name of company or organisation	Position held	Type of interest
Douglas Dickson Property Management	Relative is an employee	Other: family member interests