Board and leadership team

Our board determines policies and the strategic and business planning framework.

Board members

Catalyst is led by a board of non-executive directors. It comprises a minimum of seven and a maximum of twelve members. These include one residents’ representative and a minimum of six independent members.

Our board members

Richard Brown (Chairman)
Alison Knocker
Anne Markey
Terry Hartwell
Mike Jones
Andrew Wells
Graham Woolfman
Simon Wilkinson

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The leadership team

The leadership team acts as an executive within the authority delegated by the board. This includes detailed scrutiny of performance, the development of policy and procedures and expenditure approvals within budget.

Our leadership team includes:

Ian McDermott, Chief Executive
Rachael Dennis, Chief Operating Officer
Judith Foss, Executive Director of People and Culture
Ed Barnes, Executive Director of Development (Interim)
Joe Chambers, Executive Director of Operations (Interim)

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