PR - Following the appointment made by Ian
Wright MP, the Minister responsible for Ordnance Survey in respect of the
government’s shareholding, Ordnance Survey is delighted to welcome Sir
Rob Margetts CBE, FREng, FIChemE as the first Non-Executive Chair in the
organisation’s 217-year history.
Sir Rob joins the national mapping agency for an initial period of three
years, bringing with him extensive experience in the business and scientific
arena.
Sir Rob began his career with the
ICI Group in 1969, progressing through a number of appointments within the
group prior to joining the Board in 1992 and being Vice-Chairman from 1998-2000.
Since 2000 he has been Chairman of Legal & General Group plc and in 2006
also became Chairman of Ensus Ltd.
He is also a non-executive
director of Anglo American plc and Chairman of the Energy Technologies Institute. In
addition, Sir Rob was Chairman of the Natural Environment Research Council
(NERC) from 2001-06.
Sir Rob’s role as
Non-Executive Chair will be to lead Ordnance Survey’s Strategy Board. Together with the other Non-Executive Directors, Executive Board
and Vanessa Lawrence
CB, Ordnance Survey’s Director General and Chief Executive, Sir Rob will
help deliver the continued strategic direction for the organisation.
Of his appointment, Sir Rob comments: “I am delighted to have been invited to chair Ordnance Survey.
It is a great privilege to join this organisation,
which provides so much benefit to its users and enjoys an excellent reputation.
I much look forward to working with Vanessa and Board colleagues as well as
staff, business partners and customers.”
Vanessa Lawrence, who remains Ordnance Survey’s Accounting Officer and continues to report directly to the Minister, welcomes the
appointment, saying: “I am delighted that Sir Rob will be joining us in
the new role of Non-Executive Chair. With his outstanding record of business
leadership and organisational development, I know that his
knowledge, skills and expertise will be invaluable as we move forward in the
coming years.”
“I and my Board colleagues very
much look forward to working closely with him.”
Sir Rob will report to Shareholder
Executive, the body that
advises Ministers and senior officials on the government’s
“shareholding” in organisations like Ordnance Survey. His
appointment brings Ordnance Survey in line with other Trading Funds with
Non-Executive Chairs who have already modernised their governance structures, such
as the Met Office and UK Hydrographic Office.
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