Sir George Cox (Chairman)
Current main occupation: The Design Council
Directorship: Bradford & Bingley (Senior Industry Director); NYSE Euronext (Board Member); Shorts Ltd (Board Member)
Public appointments: Chair, Design Council
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: None
Charities: Royal College of Speech Therapists (President); VSO (Trustee)
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Bonnie Dean
Current main occupation: Company Director
Directorship: OISE Plc; AIM Consulting Ltd; 13 Brock Street Management Ltd,
Public appointments: Design Council, Enterprise & Business Board (BERR)
Trade associations: Engineering Federation (EEF), Institute of Directors
Professional bodies: Fellow - RSA, Fellow- RGS
Charities: FRSA
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Penny Egan
Current main occupation: Executive Director, The Fulbright Commission
Directorship: None
Public appointments: Design Council
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: None
Charities: Animarts
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
John Hollar
Current main occupation: Chairman, The Vypoint Group LLC
Directorship: The Vypoint Group LLC (US), a Delaware corporation
Public appointments: Design Council
Trade associations: British Academy of Film Television Arts (voting member)
Professional bodies: Royal Television Society; Bar Association of Maryland (US)
Charities: Royal Society for the Arts (fellow)
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Jonathan Kestenbaum
Current main occupation: Chief Executive, NESTA
Directorship: Rowley Lane Ltd, Enterprise Insight
Public appointments: None
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: Association of MBAs
Charities: Club of Three
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: Genesis Metals Ltd
Geoff Kirk
Current main occupation: Retired
Directorship: None
Public appointments: Member of Advisory Panel for 21st Century; Visiting Professor Universities of Cambridge, Nottingham and Queen Mary, University of London, Design Council
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: Royal Academy of Engineering; Royal Aeronautical Society; Institution of mechanical Engineers; Institution of Engineering Designers (President from 6 May 2006); Royal Society of Arts.
Charities: None
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Jonathan Sands
Current main occupation: Chairman, Elmwood Design
Directorship: Networking for Industry (Non Executive)
Public appointments: Design Council, past Council Member of RSA
Trade associations: Design Business Association
Professional bodies: None
Charities: None
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: Elmwood Design Ltd
Janet Walker
Current main occupation: Acting CEO, Ascot Racecourse
Directorship: Ascot Authority (Holdings)Ltd, Ascot Racecourse Ltd, Ascot Racecourse Estates (Property Development) Ltd, Royal Ascot Hotel Ltd, Ascot Racecourse Estates Ltd, The Young Vic Company, Pizza Express Plc, 4 Ventures Ltd, Channel Four Learning Limited, Channel Four Racing Limited, Channel Four Television Company Limited, E4.com Limited, E4 Television Limited, Film on Four Limited, Four Ventures Limited, Go Racing Limited, Sport on Four Limited, National Film and Television School, Channel Four Film International, Digital 3&4 Limited, The Architecture Foundation, Design Council
Public appointments: None
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Charities: None
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Peter Williams
Current main occupation: Chief Executive, Alpha Airports Group Plc
Directorship: CCap Media Plc
Public appointments: Design Council
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Charities: Red Cross Finance Committee, Advisory Board for Comic relief, Trustee of Capital Charities
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Richard Williams
Current main occupation: Director of Design Company
Directorship: Williams Murray Hamm; Design Business Association
Public appointments: Design Council
Trade associations: Design Business Association, Marketing Society
Professional bodies: CSD; RSA Fellow, Institute of Directors
Charities: None
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: Williams Murray Hamm Ltd
Chris Wise
Current main occupation: Consulting Engineer
Directorship: Expedition Engineering Ltd
Public appointments: Design Council, RSA Risk Commission
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: M.I. Struct.E, Hon FRIBA, F.R. Eng.
Charities: None
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: Main shareholder Expedition Engineering Ltd
David Kester
Current main occupation: Chief Executive, Design Council
Directorship: None
Public appointments: British Council Design Advisory Board
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: Royal Society of Arts (Council Member), Royal College of Arts (Council Member), Design Business Association (Special Advisor), Board Member of Kingston Theatre Trust.
Charities: None
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Deborah Fitzgerald
Current main occupation: Interim Director of Communications, Design Council
Directorship: None
Public appointments: None
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: None
Charities: Crusaid (trustee)
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Ruth Hasnip
Current main occupation: National Director of Dott, Design Council
Directorship: None
Public appointments: None
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: None
Charities: None
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Harry Rich
Current main occupation: Deputy Chief Executive, Design Council
Directorship: Eleven Christchurch Management Limited (residential block management company), Press Complaint Commissions's Charter Compliance Panel (non executive)
Public appointments: None
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: Law Society (member), Institute of Directors (member), Design Management Institute (advisor)
Charities: JAT (chair and trustee)
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None
Helen J Jacobs
Current main occupation: Director, Finance and Resources, Design Council
Directorship: As Above
Public appointments: None
Trade associations: None
Professional bodies: Chartered Institute of Management Accounts. Member of the Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries
Charities: None
Declared political activity: None
Significant shareholdings: None