DIT departmental board members’ register of declared interests 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022
Updated 14 July 2023
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This list sets out declared interests of executive and non-executive members who have served on the Department for International Trade’s board in the 2021 to 2022 financial year. Ministers’ interests are published separately by the Cabinet Office.
Departmental 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 2021 to 2022 and paragraph 4.15 of the Corporate governance code for central departments: code of good practice.
The list is categorised into:
- company directorships and other significant interests
- non-financial interests
- related party interests
- miscellaneous
Non-executive board members
Dominic Johnson
Company directorships and other significant interests:
- CEO, Somerset Capital Management LLP
Douglas Carswell
Company directorships and other significant interests:
- President and CEO, Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Dr Dambisa Moyo
Company directorships and other significant interests:
- Non-executive Board Member, Chevron
- Non-executive Board Member, 3M
- Non-executive Board Member, Conde Nast
- Non-executive Board Member, Imagine Entertainment
- Co-Principal, Versaca Investments
- Member of Investment Committee, Oxford University Endowment Management
Non-financial interests:
- Member Bretton Woods Committee
Noël Harwerth
Company directorships and other significant interests:
- Independent member of RTGS Chaps Board, Bank of England (left May 2021)
- Board Director, One Savings Bank
- Board member, Scotia Bank Europe
- Chair of UK Export Finance Board
- Regulatory Decisions Committee, FCA
Sir Stephen O’Brien
Company directorships and other significant interests:
- Non-executive Chairman, Motability Operations Group PLC
- Non-executive Vice-Chairman, Savannah Energy PLC
- Mentor Adviser to Hala Systems, Inc
Non-financial interests:
- Advisory Council, Coalition for Global Prosperity
- Non-executive Chair, Innovative Vector Control Consortium (malaria and neglected tropical diseases)
- Non-executive Director, Friends of The Global Fund Europe.
Executive members
James Bowler
Non-financial interests:
- Trustee, Police Now. Non-remunerated
- External member, Public Policy Committee, British Academy. Non-remunerated
Crawford Falconer
No interests declared.
Catherine Vaughan
All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.
John Alty (until 15 August 2021)
All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.
Louis Taylor
Non-financial interests:
- Trustee, Sightsavers. Non-remunerated
Ceri Smith (from 12 April 2021)
Company directorships and other significant interests:
- Trustee and Company Director, MS Society. Non-remunerated
Andrew Mitchell
No interests declared.
Chris Barton (until 31 May 2021)
No interests declared.
Joanna Crellin
All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.
Amanda Brooks
No interests declared.
Special Advisers
On 31 March 2022, Special Advisers in employment had declared any relevant interests or confirmed that they do not consider they have any relevant interests. The Permanent Secretary has considered these returns and the following relevant interests are set out in public:
William Sweet (until 7 June 2022)
Miscellaneous:
- Local councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth