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UK Space Agency Register of Board Members’ Interests

Updated 12 March 2026

1. Non-Executive Members

Name	Position	Details
Lord David Willetts	Chair, Non-Executive Member	Remunerated positions: President, Resolution Foundation Think Tank; Chair, Regulatory Innovation Office; NED, Tekcapital; Co-Chair, SynBioVen investment; Visiting Professor, King’s College London; Director, Thames Holdings; Chair GenIP; [now ended] Non-Executive Director (NED), Biotech Growth Trust; [now ended] NED, Satixfy; [now ended] NED, Darktrace; [now ended] Advisor, Creator Fund; [now ended] Board member, Sirius Insight Constellation Ltd. Non-remunerated positions: Advisory Council Member, European Space Policy Institute; Chair, Foundation for Science and Technology; Co-Chair, Pontignano; Board Member, Royal Society, President’s Advisory Conference; Member of Advisory Board, Centre for British Studies, Humboldt University; [now ended] Steering Group member, Onward Science Superpower programme; [now ended] Member of Council, University of Southampton; [now ended] Co-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for OECD; Vice-Chair, APPG for Universities; Vice-Chair, APPG on International Students; Vice-Chair, APPG on Space.
Fiona Rayment	Non-Executive Member	Remunerated positions: NED, Nuclear Restoration Services; Member of the Science and Technology Advisory Council (DESNZ). Non-remunerated positions: Governor/Trustee, University of Central Lancashire; Nuclear Institute President
Kevin Shaw	Non-Executive Member	Remunerated positions: Consultant and Strategic Advisor, MOD & SKYNET 6; Director, Astrionic Systems Ltd (Personal Services Company); Associate/Consultant, Michaeon Limited; Consultant and Business Advisor, Global Security and Disaster Management Ltd; Non-remunerated positions: Armed Forces Christian Union Leadership Mentor
Peter Watkins	Non-Executive Member	Remunerated positions: Associate, RAND Europe research institute (ad hoc non-space related project work); Advisor, QinetiQ (specific projects for MOD/Dstl) [now ended]. Non-remunerated positions: Member of Council (and Audit and Nominations Committees), Cranfield University; Visiting Professor and Member of Advisory Board, KCL Freeman Air & Space Institute; Senior Adviser, RAND Europe; Honorary Fellow, Council on Geostrategy; Member, UK/Romania Business Advisory Board.
Keira Shepperson	Independent Non-Executive Member for ARAC, not remunerated. Left the Agency in July 2024	Remunerated positions: Employee at British Business Bank; Non-Executive Management Committee Member and Audit and Risk Committee Chair of the Parole Board
David Parker	Non-Executive Member	Remunerated positions: European Space Agency (ESA) ECSAT Development Manager (ends 31/03/2026); Visiting Professor in Space Systems and Policy at University of Southampton
Stuart Martin	Non-Executive Member	Remunerated positions: NED for AAC Clyde Space; Advisor for iSEE; Advisor for Astroscale; Advisor for Citicourt & Co; Owner and Director of Applied Orbits Ltd. Non-remunerated positions: Visiting Professor at Imperial College University; NED Chair for Watermarq; NED for OceanMind; NED Chair for Space Solar Ltd.; Chair of Board of Trustees of National Space Centre; Partner of Space4Earth Venture Capital Fund; Investor in Hydrosat.
Sarah Pumfrett	ARAC Chair and Non-Executive Member	Remunerated positions: ARAC Chair and Board member, Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board; External Audit & Risk Committee member, Scottish Fiscal Commission; Audit & Risk Committee Chair, Disclosure Scotland; Non-Executive Board Member and Chair of ARAC for the Security Industry Authority

2. Executive Directors

Name	Position	Details
Paul Bate	CEO and Board member	Trustee of the National Space Centre (non-remunerated); Council Member on the Foundation for Science and Technology (non-remunerated)
Annelies Look	DCEO / Chief Delivery Officer	None declared
Chris White-Horne	DCEO / Chief Delivery Officer	None declared
Claire Barcham	Corporate Services Director and Board member – left  the Agency in November 2025	None declared
Craig Brown	Investment Director	[now ended] Board member of Society for Space and Satellite Professionals International (non-remunerated); [now ended] Steering Board member for Space Park Leicester (non-remunerated); [now ended] Lay Member of Council at University of Leicester (non-remunerated)
Anu Ojha	Championing Space Director	[April 2018 to March 2024 – now ended] Member of STFC Council (non-remunerated from point of appointment at UK Space Agency); Honorary Professor and teaching positions, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester (non-remunerated); Board member on ISU (International Space University) Board of Trustees
Chloe Sowter	People Director - left the Agency in September 2024	None declared
Julie Black	Missions and Capabilities Director for Space Science, Space Exploration and Discovery	None declared
Matthew Archer	Missions and Capabilities Director for Launch, ISAM and Space Sustainability	None declared
Harshbir Sangha	Missions and Capabilities Director for EO, Space Security & Resilience, PNT and NSpOC	None declared
Evan Haselwood	Finance Director	None declared
Joanna Paterson	People Director - left the Agency in March 2025	None declared
Catherine Banks	Finance Director - left the Agency in July 2024	None declared