Harbours & Airport Shadow Board

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A decision made 5 November 2010 regarding: Harbours & Airport Shadow Board.

Decision Reference: MD-E-2010-0193
Decision Summary Title :	Harbours & Airport Shadow Board		Date of Decision Summary:	2nd November 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Senior HR Business Partner		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Harbours & Airport Shadow Board Appointment		Date of Written Report:	28th October 2010
Written Report Author:	Chief Executive Officer		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Announcement of newly appointed Harbour & Airport Shadow Board
Decision(s): The Minister for EDD agreed to appoint the Harbour & Airport Shadow Boards as follows: Chair Mr Charles Clarke Non-Executive Director (Marine) Mrs Margaret Llewellyn MBE Non-Executive Director (Aviation) Mr Mike Collett Non-Executive Director Mr Frank Walker Non-Executive Director Mr Allan Smith OBE Non-Executive Director Mr John Mills CBE EDD Minister’s Representative Mr Mike King
Reason(s) for Decision: During the States sitting on 5th July 2010, the Minister for EDD, Senator AJ Maclean announced the intention to create a shadow board to oversee all aspects of Jersey Harbours and Jersey Airport activity.
Resource Implications: The Board will be funded via Harbours and Airport Budget. No additional funding or resources are required as a consequence of this decision.
Action required: The Minister has informed the States Assembly by forwarding the press release prior to circulation to the media.
Signature: Senator AJ Maclean		Position: Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed: 5.11.10		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Harbours and Airport Shadow Board

Economic Development Minister Announces Membership of Jersey Harbours and Jersey Airport Shadow Board

During the States sitting on 6th July 2010, the Minister for Economic Development, Senator Alan Maclean, announced the intention to create a Shadow Board to oversee all aspects of Jersey Harbours and Jersey Airport activity. The Minister stated that the key objectives of the Shadow Board would be:

To define the optimum operational and governance structure and make a recommendation to the Minister for Economic Development to implement changes as necessary
To strengthen governance and good practice in all areas of Harbour and Airport operations
To challenge and support the executive teams
To develop strategy and business operations and ensure they are subject to rigorous independent commercial challenge in a manner which enhances governance at a pivotal time
To protect the interests of Jersey Airport and Jersey Harbours in moving towards the Aims and Objectives agreed by the States of Jersey
To ensure the ability of the Trading Operations to meet the objective of being self-funding and sustainable.
To undertake any other appropriate roles as agreed with the Minister for Economic Development

Following a recruitment process overseen by the Appointments Commission, Economic Development Minister, Senator Alan Maclean has announced the composition of the Shadow Board:

Chair Mr. Charles Clarke

Non-Executive Director (Marine) Mrs. Margaret Llewellyn OBE

Non-Executive Director (Aviation) Mr. Mike Collett

Non-Executive Director Mr Frank Walker

Non-Executive Director Mr Alan Smith MBE

Non-Executive Director Mr John Mills CBE

ED Minister’s Representative Mr Mike King, Chief Officer, EDD

In addition, the Airport Director, Chief Executive and Harbour Master and the Finance Directors of Jersey Airport and Jersey Harbours will attend Shadow Board meetings.

Senator Maclean commented: “I am delighted that the appointment process has delivered a Shadow Board with great strength and depth. Both Jersey Harbour and Jersey Airport face significant challenges as they seek to combine their role as the Island’s strategic transport assets with sustainable commercial operations. I am confident that both organisations, working with the Shadow Board and the EDD Ministerial team, are well placed to rise to the challenge and deliver success”

Charles Clarke, newly appointed Chair of the Shadow Board commented: “I am delighted to have the chance to work with such capable executive and non-executive teams in the further development of these key strategic assets."

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For further information please contact Senator Alan Maclean 07797 719202

Notes to Editors:

Biographies of the Shadow Board members:

CHARLES CLARKE – CHAIR

Charles Clarke is a Chartered Accountant. After 30 years with KPMG in London, Malaysia and Jersey, he retired in 2005 having been Senior Partner of the Channel Island firm and Chairman of KPMG's grouping of firms in offshore jurisdictions. His current appointments include NED roles at SG Hambros, Phoenix Group Holdings and Thomas & Dessain, as well as being President of the Jersey branch of the Institute of Directors, Chairman of the statistics Users' Group and a member of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Governance Committee.

MIKE COLLETT

Mike Collett has been in the aviation business for many years. He started Air Atlantique in Jersey in 1969 and has experience in air taxi, cargo, passenger scheduled services and charter, professional flying training, and airport management and operation. Mike is a qualified pilot with an Air Transport Pilots Licence (ATPL).

MARGARET LLEWELLYN O.B.E.

Margaret Llewellyn has been in the shipping and port industry for over 30 years. For nine years she was Deputy Chairman of the Port of Dover, as well as their senior independent director and Chairman of the Pension Fund. She was a ship owner and operator of an Integrated container shipping Line on the Irish Sea and Managing Director of two container terminals in Ireland and Wales.
She was also Vice Chairman of the Welsh Development Agency and is presently a Ministerial Advisor to the Welsh Assembly Government.

JOHN MILLS C.B.E.

John Mills’ career was spent in the public service. He held several senior positions in Whitehall, UK local government and overseas, including a member of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit and as Chief Executive of Cornwall County Council. He was Chief Executive of the former Policy and Resources Department in Jersey.

He is vice-chairman of the Board of the Port of London Authority. Last year he undertook a public inquiry for Cornwall Council into the temporary closure of Newquay Cornwall Airport.

FRANK WALKER

Frank Walker has held senior positions in business and politics most recently as Jersey’s first Chief Minister. In addition to his business and political interests, Mr Walker has a life-long interest in boating and in aviation.

ALLAN SMITH M.B.E.

Allan Smith has been in a number of senior management positions including General Manager/Chief Executive of The Channel Islands Co-operative Society for over 27 years. He has also been a Director and Deputy Chairman of the Co-operative Group in Manchester. Allan has an M.B.E. for services to Jersey and Overseas along with an Honorary Master of Arts for services to education and training. He is also a Trustee and Chairman of Community Savings Limited.

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