Board of Directors

Corporate information

The Board of Co‑operatives UK is elected from constituencies representing the breadth and diversity of our membership.

Chair:           David Button

Vice Chair:   Frank Croft

There are 20 Directors in all, comprised as follows:

• Seven members and two non-voting members directly appointed by the Co‑operative Group:
  • Allen Brett
  • Chris Herries
  • Dave Pownall
  • Eric Calderwood
  • Jenny de Villiers
  • Robin Stewart
  • Steven Bayes
  • Barbara Hawkins
• One member directly appointed by Midlands Co‑operative Society:
  • Frank Croft
• One member directly appointed by the Midcounties Co‑operative Society:
  • Ben Reid
• Four elected from consumer co‑operative societies in four geographic electoral sections:
  • John Anderson - Scotland
  • Richard Scott - Northern
  • Alan Middleton - Midlands
  • Graham Bober - Southern
• Two members appointed by the Worker Co‑operative Council
  to represent worker co‑operatives and employee owned businesses:
  • Sion Whellens
  • Bob Cannell
• One member elected to represent Co‑operative Development Bodies:
  • Jo White
• One member elected to represent co‑operative federations:
  • David Button
• One member elected to represent other co‑operatives:
  • Martin Alder

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