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MMO register of board members' interests 2026

Published 29 October 2026

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1. Background

MMO’s board members’ register of declared interests as of October 2026.

This list sets out the declared interests of non-executive members of the MMO board.

Board members are asked to declare any personal, business or related party interests that may, or may be perceived by a reasonable member of the public to, influence their judgements in performing their obligations to the department.

The purpose of this list is to meet the requirements of section 6.4.3(e) of the Government Financial Reporting Manual 2023 to 2024 and paragraph 4.15 of the Corporate governance in central departments: code of good practice.

2. Register of Interests: Non-Executive Directors

2.1 Laura Dance

Financial Interests: 

Nil Return

Employment, appointments and other outside roles (including voluntary / advisory):

  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UKRI (Unremunerated)
  • Scottish Association for Marine Science – Trustee (Unremunerated)
  • Welsh Rowing – Non-Executive Director (Unremunerated)

Personal interests:

Nil Return

2.2 Tony Delahunty OBE

Financial Interests:

Nil Return

Employment, appointments and other outside roles (including voluntary / advisory):

  • National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) – Trustee of NFFO Training Trust (Unremunerated)
  • Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society – Trustee (Unremunerated)
  • RNLI – Lifeboat Operations Manager (Unremunerated)

Personal Interests:

Nil Return

2.3 Terry Jones

Financial Interests:

Nil Return

Directorships:

  • Chainbridge Associates (Consultancy)

Employment, appointments and other outside roles (including voluntary / advisory):

  • RABI (Charity) – Trustee (Unremunerated)

Personal Interests:

  • Membership of BASC Conservation Organisation

2.4 Peter Judge MBE

Financial Interests:

  • Judge Consulting Limited – Shareholder
  • Judge Family Investment Company Ltd – Shareholder
  • Stockswood Acres – Shareholder

Directorships:

  • Judge Consulting Limited – Director and Secretary (Unremunerated)
  • Judge Family Investment Company Ltd – Director (Unremunerated)
  • SAERI (Falklands) Limited – Director (Unremunerated)
  • Stockswood Acres Limited – Director (Unremunerated)
  • South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) CIO – Chair of Trustees and Director (Unremunerated)

Employment, appointments and other outside roles (including voluntary / advisory):

  • Hadrian Learning Trust – Governor and Director (Remunerated)
  • Homes England – Group Company Secretary and Assistant Director Governance (Remunerated)
  • Northumbria University – Senior Independent Governor and Pro-Chancellor (Remunerated)
  • Falkland Islands Association – Executive Council Member (Unremunerated)
  • INEX Microtechnology Employee Benefit Trust – Trustee (Unremunerated)

Personal Interests:

Nil return

2.5 Professor Dame Judith Petts DBE

Financial Interests:

Nil return

Employment, appointments and other outside roles (including voluntary / advisory):

  • University of Plymouth – Emeritus Professor (Unremunerated)
  • Marine Biological Association – Trustee (Unremunerated)
  • Marine Science UK – Board Member (Unremunerated)
  • Great South West Pan Regional Partnership – Chair, Energy Programme Board (Unremunerated)
  • Drax Power – Independent Advisory Group Member (Unremunerated)

Personal Interests:

Nil return

2.6 Les Philpott

Financial Interests:

Nil return

Employment, appointments and other outside roles (including voluntary / advisory):

  • Government Actuary’s Department – Chair (Remunerated)
  • Northern Ireland Office – Lead Non-Executive Board Member (Remunerated)
  • Public Chairs’ Forum – Management Committee – Elected Member (Unremunerated)

Personal Interests:

Nil return

2.7 Mark Ripley

Financial Interests:

Nil return

Employment, appointments and other outside roles (including voluntary / advisory):

  • Civil Service College – Associate Trainer (Remunerated)
  • Magna Housing Ltd and Charter (SW) Limited (Magna Housing’s Development and Construction Subsidiary) – Board Member and Audit Committee Member (Remunerated)

Personal Interests:

  • Son is a director at Timera Energy

2.8 Rob Wilson

Financial Interests:

Political Insight – Shareholder

Element 2 Ltd – Shareholder

Directorships

  • Wilson Business Innovation and Technology Limited (Remunerated)

Employment, appointments and other outside roles (including voluntary / advisory):

  • Consumer Council for Water – Chair (Remunerated)
  • Transport Focus 2018 – Non-Executive Director (Remunerated)
  • CCW Trading Company Limited – Board Member/Non-Executive Director (Unremunerated)
  • WheelPower – Chair (Unremunerated)

Personal Interests:

  • Member of the Conservative Party
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