Drinkaware Trust Board appointedThe Drinkaware Trust (Drinkaware) has announced the Charity’s ten Trustees.
The new appointments are :
Carolyn Bradley - Commercial Director, TESCO Stores Limited (corporate responsibility page)
Tim Clarke - Chief Executive, Mitchells & Butlers PLC (social responsibility page)
John Dunsmore - Chairman and Managing Director, Scottish &Newcastle UK (responsible drinking page)
Prof. David Foxcroft - School of Health and Social Care, Oxford Brookes University
Nick Grant - Head of Legal Services, Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd (responsibility page)
Stephen Hogg - Senior Communications Officer, Centrepoint
Srabani Sen - Chief Executive, Alcohol Concern
Dr Nick Sheron - Head of Clinical Hepatology, Southampton General Hospital
Benet Slay - Managing Director, DIAGEO Great Britain (corporate citizenship page)
Dr Michael Wilks - Chairman, Representative Body, British Medical Association
The Drinkaware Trust is an independent, UK wide, public facing body with the objective of positively changing public behaviour and the national drinking culture to help reduce alcohol misuse and minimise alcohol-related harm. Launching in early 2007, it has a projected budget of £12m over its first three years. The Trust is a charity, registered number 1094586.
The appointment of Trustees follows an open competition as set out in the memorandum of understanding signed by Ministers and industry last summer. Tenure or each position is staggered to 2, 3 or 4 years (to be decided) and the positions are unpaid. The Appointments panel decided not to appoint the two lay (that is no professional interest in alcohol) posts at a later date. Drinkaware’s Independent and unpaid Chair - Debra Shipley was appointed from 1st January.
ontributor: Libby Ranzetta Alcohol Policy UK Feberuary 8, 2007
