People
Chief Executive: Cathy James
Legal Director: Shonali Routray
Policy Director and Company Secretary: Francesca West
Development Director: Jon Cunningham
Policy Officer: Andrew Parsons
Services Manager: Olabisi Porteous
Adviser: Sam Bereket
Adviser: Ciara Bottomley
Adviser: Alexandra Smith
Adviser: Cat Tustin
Office Manager: Martina Lewis-Stasakova
Senior Consultant: Anna Myers
European Consultant: Paul Stephenson
Special Adviser to the Chair: Roger Kline
The Patrons
Lord Borrie, lately chair of the Advertising Standards Authority and previously the Director General of the Office of Fair Trading, was our founding Chairman. Michael Smyth CBE, was chairman of Public Concern at Work from 2001 to 2011. He was formerly a partner at Clifford Chance, leading the public policy and government affairs practice and also had overall responsibility for its pro bono activities. Michael is a public member of the Press Complaints Commission.
The Trustees
Carol Sergeant CBE is our Chair. The other Trustees are Peter Connor (formerly head of the Fraud Squad’s Public Sector Corruption Unit); Derek Elliott (Former Head of Governance and Counter Fraud at the Audit Commission); Joy Julien (consultant and previous Director of the Royal Courts of Justice Citizens Advice Bureau); Mandy Pursey (Head of PR at the Charities Aid Foundation); Rachel Tiffen (Head of Public Sector Fraud, National Fraud Authority); Geoff Dart (Director of the Office of Manpower Economics); Richard Vize (award winning journalist and communications expert); Ian O'Donnell (Executive Director of Corporate Resources, London Borough of Ealing); and James Laddie (QC of Matrix Chambers).
The Council
The Council has an advisory role to the charity. Michael Brindle QC is Chairman. Current members include Roger Bolton, Gerald Bowden, Tony Close CBE, Sir Ross Cranston, Dr Yvonne Cripps, Zerbanoo Gifford, Edwin Glasgow QC, Rosalie Langley Judd, David Owen, Mike Sibbald, Dr Elaine Sternberg, Dr Marie Stewart, Stephen Whittle OBE, Guy Dehn, Maurice Frankel OBE and Marlene Winfield OBE.
