Our governance
Minutes, terms of reference and register of members' interests for the Export Guarantees Advisory Council.
Role of the group
The Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC) is a statutory body which advises the Secretary of State on UK Export Finance’s operations, with a specific duty to provide advice about the provision of reinsurance to the private sector.
Minutes
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For previous minutes please go to the National Archives.
Register of members’ interests
Directorships and shareholdings held by the members of the EGAC, advising UK Export Finance.
Members’ directorships
| Member | Name of company or organisation | Position held |
|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Havard-Williams | Linklaters | Consultant |
| Lead, UK Transition Finance Market Review | Lead | |
| Belinda Howell | Decarbonize Limited | Managing Director |
| Defence Safety & Environment Committee (MOD) | Non-Executive Director | |
| Marine Management Organisation | Non-Executive Board member | |
| London Pensions Fund Authority | Non-Executive Board member | |
| Digital Catapult | Non-Executive Board member | |
| Ben Caldecott | University of Oxford - Oxford Sustainable Finance Group Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment and the Lombard Odier | Director |
| ATLAS Infrastructure, Climate Advisory Board | Board Member | |
| Attain Learning, Advisory Board | Board Member | |
| Climate Impact X, International Advisory Council | Board Member | |
| Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Responsible Investment Advisory Council | Board Member | |
| Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative | Board Member/Trustee | |
| DBS Bank, Board Sustainability Committee | Committee Member | |
| Conservative Environment Network, Advisory Council | Board Member | |
| Global Infrastructure Partners | Senior Advisor | |
| Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment | Board Member/Trustee | |
| Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment | Associate Editor | |
| Neuberger Berman, ESG Advisory Council | Board Member | |
| Oriel College | Supernumerary Fellow | |
| Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford | Senior Fellow | |
| Payne Institute for Earth Resources, Colorado School of Mines | Non-Resident Fellow | |
| Policy Exchange | Senior Fellow | |
| Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) | Council Member/Trustee | |
| Science Based Targets Initiative, Technical Council | Board Member | |
| The Alan Turing Institute | Researcher | |
| UK Climate Change Committee, Adaptation Committee | Committee Member | |
| Wealth Management Institute | Visiting Professor | |
| Harold Freeman | Independent Commission for Aid Impact | Part-time Commissioner |
| John Morrison | Centro Regional de Empresas y Emprendimientos Responsables (CREER) | Chief Executive |
| The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business Ltd | Chief Executive | |
| Institute for Human Rights and Business USA | Chief Executive | |
| Institute for Human Rights and Business Nordic | Chief Executive | |
| UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational | Steering Board member | |
| Enterprises (Department for Business and Trade) | Committee Member | |
| John Lewis Partnership’s Board Ethics and Sustainability Committee | Independent Committee member | |
| Stephen Prior | Nothing to declare | |
| Sarah Steele | Nothing to declare |
Members’ shareholdings
Council members must declare any substantial shareholding held by them or a member of their immediate family (defined as a partner or children under 18 years old).
A substantial shareholding is defined as shares in any one company worth more than £50,000, or more than 1% of the share capital of any company.
| Member | Shareholding | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Caldecott | None | |
| Alistair Clark | No substantial shareholdings | |
| John Morrison | None | |
| Stephen Prior | None | |
| Roseline Wanjiru | None | |
| Vanessa Havard Williams | None |
The UK Export Finance annual report includes the annual report of the work of the Export Guarantees Advisory Council.