Our Board

Board Directors play a vital role in the organisation and are responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction and governance of Groundwork Wakefield, ensuring that it operates in a manner which enables it to fulfil the objectives set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.  As the company is also a registered Charity, Directors are charitable trustees and must therefore ensure that due attention is paid to both charitable and company law.

Our Board is chaired by Brian McMillan.

Our Board Directors are either nominated by the company members, Wakefield Council and Groundwork UK or co-opted from the public, private and voluntary sectors and include:

Brian McMillan – Chair, Nominated by Groundwork UK

John Mackman – Nominated by Groundwork UK

Graham Jesty – Nominated by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Ros Lund – Nominated by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Tony Wallis - Nominated by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Clive Hudson - Vice Chair (Local Authority) Nominated by Wakefield Metropolitan

District Council

Peter Cooper – Co-opted

Martin Prime - Vice Chair (Private Sector), Co-opted

David Young – Co-opted