It has four Member organisations:

These Member organisations have the right to nominate Trustees to the Board of the Trust. Medway Council, SMIRA and South Maritime may each nominate two Trustees, SEEDA one. The Board also contains a number of “Independent Trustees” who have no affiliation with the Member organisations, but who typically have strong local connections and relevant skills or expertise. There are typically three to six Independents at any time.

The Board of Trustees comprises of:

Stephen has spent many years in senior management of housing associations and until recently was Group Chief Executive of Amicus Horizon.  He is now an independent consultant in housing and regeneration.  Stephen offers expertise in organisations with similar challenges to the Trust and is particularly interested in governance matters.  He lives in West Malling and has history of family working in the Dockyard.  

 

Andrew's career started in retail which took him overseas to South Africa and Mauritius.  On returning to the UK in 1993 he obtained a Commercial Pilots Licence and spent two years as a commercial pilot in the UK and USA.  Andrew then returned to the world of commerce with the purchase of a franchise cleaning company and proceeded with a number of management buy outs over an eight year period.  

Andrew now works alongside his wife in her catering business and has recently established a new restaurant brand.  He was elected on 5 May 2011 as the new Ward Councillor for River and sits on a number of Council Committees as well as appointments to outside bodies, Chatham Maritime Trust being one of them. 

 

 

Tony enjoyed a professional career with the University of Greenwich as Dean of Faculty for the Medway and Dartford Faculty before being appointed as Director of National Resources Institute (NRI) until his retirement in 2003.

In addition, he was appointed as Chair of Medway NHS Trust 1997 and has been Chair of the Medway Swale Estuary Partnership serving the needs and interest of the Medway and Swale coastal areas.

He is now a Director of CoastNet, an NGO with a responsibility for national marine and coastal matters. He is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bird College of Dance, Music and Drama, which is a leading private provider in the education and training of professionals for the musical theatre.

Glyn has been an elected Councillor in Medway for over twenty years, firstly on Kent County Council and Gillingam Borough Council.  He has been a member of Medway Council since inception and was Deputy Council Leader (and Finance Chair) from 1997 to 2000.  In May this year he became Opposition Spokesperson for Regeneration, Communities and Culture.  He sits on a number of Council Committees and and has a number of appointments to outside bodies, Chatham Maritime Trust being one.  

Outside the Council Glyn served a number of years as a Non-Executive director of Medway NHS Primary Care Trust and is now a non-Executive Director of Medway Community Healthcare Community Interest Company, the social enterprise which was created in April this year and provides NHS community services in Medway.  

Glyn lives locally with his wife and teenage daughter and is a business manager of an independent commercial insurance broker in London. 

 

 

Adrian Horwood (Independent)

After thirty three years in the UK banking sector with Midland Bank and HSBC in a range of roles in the City of London and South East England Adrian retired in 2004

Adrian is married with two adult daughters. He is a non-executive Director with Medway NHS Trust and member of the Governing Body of Mid-Kent College. A member of the Salvation Army in Chatham, Adrian has a major interest in music and is a Choir Leader and plays in the brass band.

Anthony was born in Kent and has enjoyed a career in retail and property management across the UK and Europe, spending the last 5 years managing the Dockside Outlet in Chatham Maritime.  

Anthony is married with a one year old son and lives in Greenhithe.  He is a keen sportsman currently trying to master the game of golf.   

Julian has worked for SEEDA since August 2001 when he was appointed Senior Project Manager working on projects within the Chatham Maritime Estate.  As the estate has developed and various schemes concluded, Julian has focused on other projects in Medway and North Kent. 

Julian moved to Medway in 1993 and how lives in Rochester.  He therefore has an interest in the Medway Towns particularly in the future development and improvement of the towns. 

David is a nominee trustee representing St. Mary’s Island Residents Association, of which he is Company Secretary.

David is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer designing, manufacturing and installing structural steelwork and associated mechanical equipment for the construction industry. He then took up a position as Managing Director of a local company employing some sixty people before retiring in 2003 and moving to St. Mary’s Island.  David enjoys spending time with his family, golf and local issues.

Neil Garrod is Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Greenwich.

Neil graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.  He has taught and researched at universities throughout the UK and internationally in the field of accounting and finance.  His academic leadership experience is equally international.  He is a Director and Trustee of a number of educational charities.  A keen ultra runner, he completed a run from Rome to Glasgow as part of the University of Glasgow's celebration of its 550th Anniversary (the University was established in 1451 by Papal Bull), a distance of 2,451 kilometres, in 54 days of running, averaging a marathon a day for the entire period.    

Vic has a long and distinguished career with Kent Constabulary and Surrey Police (including four commendations) and is presently HM Assistant Inspector of Constabulary.  Vic lives in Dover but comes from Medway (Rochester Maths educated, with MBA from University of Kent) and still has family locally.  He has extensive knowledge of and connections in many areas of government and community.  

Allan has lived on St. Mary's Island since December 2001 and has been a SMIRA Director since August 2010.  He was involved in the campaign for improvements to bus services for St. Mary's Island and has lobbied the Chief Constable on preserving the role of the PCSO for the Chatham Maritime Estate.  He is currently engaged with others on the sustainability of landscaping services to the roadside verges around the Island.  Allan is keen to ensure that Chatham Maritime, in particular St. Mary's Island, retains its status as a much heralded 'flagship sustainable community.'

In 2008 he retired from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) after a 32-year commended career and is now employed in a civilian capacity by the MPS as a Senior Procurement Executive.