Trustees

Bill Olner MP

Chairman of the Trustees Bill Olner has represented the constituency of Nuneaton as an MP since 1992. Prior to that, he served as a Nuneaton Local Councillor for 25 years. His interest in industry, however, did not come from his past political experience. On leaving school, he obtained an apprenticeship at Armstrong Siddeley & Bristol Siddeley Motors, where he became qualified as a skilled jig and vertical borer, hence beginning his involvement in industrial matters. He joined IPT after his election to Parliament, undertaking a Fellowship with GKN. This provided him with a proper understanding of the decision-making processes which are necessary for business and product development.

David Amess MP

David Amess has been a Conservative MP since 1983. He represented Basildon from 1983-1997 and has been the MP for Southend West since 1997. He is currently Chair of the Conservative Party Backbench Committee for Health. He became a Fellow of the IPT in 1994 after spending time with Esso.

Sir David Arculus

Sir David is an IPT Corporate Fellow, having attended both the European and Parliamentary Study Programmes for Industry. From 2002 to 2005 he was the Chairman of the Government's Better Regulation Task Force and he has also been a member of the National Consumer Council. He is currently a Director of Telefonica O2 and Pearson and Chairman to a number of Private Equity backed companies. He also chairs the Advisory Board of the British Library.

Rosemary Brook MA

FIPR Rosemary Brook is Chairman of The Argyll Consultancies Plc and has been actively involved with the IPT for over 20 years, previously chairing its Profile Group. She is an IPT Corporate Fellow and Chair of the Executive Committee. In 1993 she was named by "Best of British Women" as one of Britain's top six public relations women. She was President of the Institute of Public Relations in 1996 and Master of the City of London Guild of Public Relations Practitioners in 2004.

Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP

Richard has been the Labour MP for Sheffield Central since 1983 and was the Minister for Sport from 2001 to 2007. He became a Fellow of the IPT after spending time with The Standard Life Assurance Company.

Rt Hon the Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde

Lady Dean has six honorary degrees and was raised to the peerage in 1993. She became a Fellow of the IPT after spending time with Motorola and she currently chairs IPT's Membership Working Group.

Rt Hon Sir David Edward KCMG QC

Sir David Edward was the British judge at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg 1992-2004. During these years he welcomed the delegates on IPT's European Study Programme for Industry (ESPI) at the Court of Justice. He became an IPT Trustee in 1995 and he is also a Vice President of IABP.

The Baroness Harris of Richmond DL

Baroness Harris is an IPT Parliamentary Fellow, having completed a Fellowship with Six Continents Plc in 2003. She chaired the ESPI in Brussels in 2003 and has spoken on the PSPI programme as well. She has been a Magistrate for 16 years and a non-executive Director of an NHS Trust from 1990-1997.

Dr Evan Harris MP

Dr Harris is the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Science and has been the Member for Oxford West and Abingdon since the May 1997 General Election. He completed his IPT Fellowship with GlaxoSmithKline Ltd.

The Baroness Hooper CMG

Lady Hooper was raised to the peerage in 1985. She is a solicitor and corporate lawyer by background and was an elected MEP. She became a Fellow of the IPT in 1983 with Reed Elsevier plc (then Reed International PLC). She has been a Non-Executive Director on a number of Boards and is currently a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords and a member of the Parliamentary Delegation to the Council of Europe.

Miller McLean FCIBS

Miller was appointed Group Secretary and General Counsel of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc in October 2003. In addition to his role with the Industry and Parliament Trust, he is also a non-executive chairman of The Whitehall and Industry Group and a director of The Scottish Parliament and Business Exchange.

Jim Meredith

Jim is the Chief Executive of Waste Recycling Group Ltd and served as Chairman of the IPT's Executive Committee until 2007.

Douglas Millar CB

Douglas Millar is Clerk Assistant of the House of Commons and represents the official Administration of the House on the Trustee Board. Although he has not done a Fellowship, he has spoken on courses arranged by the IPT over a number of years. He has been a Clerk in the House of Commons since 1968 and in recent years has been head of the Table Office and the Legislation Service. He now spends much of his time advising the Speaker and Deputy Speakers at the Table of the House.

Michael Pownall

Michael Pownall is Clerk of the Parliaments in the House of Lords and is the representative of the Lords Administration on the Board of Trustees. His current post involves being chief procedural adviser and chief executive. He is also Chairman of the House of Lords' Administration Management Board.

Mark Prisk MP

Mark Prisk MP is Shadow Minister for Business and Enterprise. He has been the Conservative MP for Hertford and Stortford since 2001 and he is the Treasurer of the All-Party Entrepreneurship Group. He became an IPT Trustee in 2007.

Barry Stickings CBE

Barry is a Corporate Fellow of the IPT, having completed the Parliamentary Study Programme for Industry (PSPI) in 1995. He was a member of the Executive Committee from 1995 to 2003, including four years as Chairman. He has been a Trustee since 1999 and now chairs the Audit Committee. Barry retired as Chairman of BASF plc at the end of 2004 and now holds a number of positions in both the public and private sectors.