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New appointments to HMCS board
Four new non-executive members take up their positions on the HMCS Board today. Each non-executive board member has been appointed for three years.
Announcing the appointments, Sir Ron De Witt, HMCS Chief Executive said: "I am delighted with these new appointments to the Board. Each new member will bring new perspectives, experiences and skills to HMCS. The Board will work to ensure that HMCS continues to develop a court service fit for the 21st century."
The new non-executive board members are:
Faith Boardman. An Associate of the National School of Government, Office of Government Commerce, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Whitehall and Industry Group and sits on the Social Policy Forum, the Audit Committee of the Prisons Service and Public Management and Policy Association's Board. Previously she was CEO at Lambeth Council; and a member of the Board of the Department of Work and Pensions where she was CEO at both the Child Support Agency and the Contributions Agency. She began her career in the Treasury Departments working on fiscal and economic policy for 13 years before becoming Head of HR and management development for Customs and Excise and later a regional CEO.
Kenneth Ludlam. A qualified accountant who worked for Hanson PLC for 27 years holding the posts of Deputy Financial Controller, Treasurer, Group Chief Accountant, Associate Director and Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management. Since retiring from Hanson he has taken up a number of appointments including: non-executive director of the Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency; non-executive member of the Cabinet Office Audit & Risk Committee; non-executive chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the management board of the QEII Conference Centre.
Kevin King. Has since 2004, been a non-executive director for the Northern Ireland Court Service, Chair of the Audit/Risk Committee and a member of the Service's Modernisation Board. He currently runs his own consultancy, which specialises in assisting companies with the redesign of their business delivery capabilities. Before that he was a MD in VISION Consulting, a business change and Technology consultancy, where he was responsible for the NI and London markets.
Maggie Semple. Chief Executive Officer and a Director of The Experience Corps Ltd (TEC) and Director of Blue Ocean Solutions Ltd. She was previously Director of the Learning Experience at the New Millennium Experience Company Ltd; Director of Education and Training at the Arts Council of England; a teacher; school inspector; and a deputy head teacher. She serves on a number of boards, is a Civil Service Commissioner and has served on a number of Government and EU task groups including: DfEE National Curriculum; DfEE Widening Participation; DfEE Life-long Learning; and DfES e-learning.
NOTES
1. Her Majesty's Courts Service is an executive agency of the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA). Its purpose is to deliver justice effectively and efficiently to the public. It is responsible for the management of the Civil, Family and Criminal courts in England and Wales.
2. The appointments can be extended up to a maximum six-year term.
3. The HMCS Board meets quarterly.
4. The new appointments join the existing non-executive members Lord Justice Leveson (Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales) and Mee Ling Ng.
Contact: Mark Kram
HMCS Press Office
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
