SERVICES CUSTOMERS ABOUT ABOUT US TEAM BOARD NEWS PARTNERSHIP CAREERS CONTACT OUR BOARD proud to be pioneering an innovative company The Board of Directors of Hoople is made up of representatives of the shareholding partners – The Herefordshire Council and Wye Valley NHS Trust. Each partner has nominated two Directors to act as 'Non-Executive Directors'. The current board consists of: Nigel Sellar – The Chairman of the Board Nigel is a chartered accountant who was finance director of international engineering companies for over fifteen years, including Rolls-Royce Power Engineering plc and VATECH Transmission & Distribution Ltd. Nigel is a non-executive director of Hereford Futures Ltd, a non-executive director of an Italian engineering company and trustee of a UK pension scheme. He has also been director of mergers & acquisitions for a European engineering group. Nigel is active in the local community as a parish councillor and treasurer of Brewardine PCC Anne-Louise Phillips – Hoople Head of Financial Services Anne-Louise worked in public sector finance for over twenty years, more recently as Deputy 151 Officer for local authorities in both England and Wales. This role was the strategic lead for financial services, facilitating many developments in response to the ever changing financial climate in the public sector. At Hoople, She has an oversight of financial services to a range of customers, with a strong emphasis on quality and improved processes, delivering both within ever changing and developing environments. She provides direction and leadership, financial modelling, ensures legal and regulatory compliance, as well as stakeholder management. Cllr Carl Attwood – Non-Executive Director Carl was the Rector of Colwall for 27 years and is an honorary Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral. He was chairman of St Michael's Hospice for 10 years, national chairman of the 200+ UK Independent Hospice chairmen, and Chairmen/Governor of a number of schools, maintained and independent. He is currently a Herefordshire County Councillor for Hope End ward, Chairman of Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and a member of the Audit and Governance Committee. Frank Myers MBE – Non - Executive Director BTech (Hons), GDMA, FCMI, FIC, MIET Non Executive Director of The Wye Valley NHS Trust, Chairman of Charitable Funds Committee An engineering graduate, Frank Myers is a business man and founder of Myers Road Safety Ltd. He has received the MBE for services to road safety and to export. As Director of MCP Systems Consultants Ltd, he won E Health Insider Award for Innovation in 2009. For twelve years Frank was Manufacturing Director of Royal British Legion Industries and is currently a Director, Trustee and Pension Fund Trustee of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People, a charity working with people living with physical and learning disabilities and assisting them to gain new skills and increase independence. Also a Councillor, Frank is Chairman of Walford Parish Council. Jill Youds – Non-Executive Director Independent non-executive director Jill is a specialist in shared services, transformation, human resources and training with 25 years’ experience in the field, working with blue chip organisations such as Virgin Media and Lloyds Group. She is also an experienced senior leader with both executive and non-executive experience at board level. Her board roles have spanned the public, not for profit and commercial sectors. Jill is a non-executive observer at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust. Jill is MD of her own consultancy providing executive coaching services to senior leaders. Cllr Roger Phillips – Non-Executive Director Roger has been a Herefordshire County Councillor since 1997 and is a former Leader of the Council. Under his leadership, Herefordshire became the first local authority to appoint a joint Chief Executive and Management Team with the Primary Care Trust, and a shared services agreement across the Council, PCT and local Hospital – which led to the formation of Hoople Ltd. He chaired the LGPS2014 Project Board (2011-2013) which was responsible for redesigning the Local Government Pension Scheme, implementing the new scheme 12 months ahead of other public sector schemes. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Minister's Shadow LGPS Advisory Board for England and Wales. Roger is also Chairman of Marches LEP Funding Forum, a Director of Hereford Enterprise Zone and Chairman of West Midland Local Government Employers. He is a Herefordshire County Councillor for Pembridge & Lyonshall with Titley ward and Cabinet Support Member External Liaison. Andrew Cottom – Non-Executive Director Andrew Cottom is a Non-Executive Director for Hoople Ltd. Having trained as an accountant in the West Midlands Regional Health Authority area, Andrew pursued a very successful career in NHS Wales. He has worked at a very senior level in complex NHS organisations, covering most aspects of the NHS. This has been in both urban and very rural settings, the latter being in Powys where he was Chief Executive of the Powys Health Board for four years. Following a national role that he undertook on a part time basis, Andrew left the NHS at the end of August 2014 to enable him to spend more time on voluntary work mainly associated with his local church in Abergavenny. The role of the Board is to set the strategic direction of the company, to oversee development of the company's business plan and the plans that support it, and to ensure it meets its performance and financial objectives on behalf of the shareholders. The Board supports the drive to win new business and secure the future of the company. The Board also focuses on providing opportunities for all our staff to shape the company's destiny, to make it a great place to work and make it an organisation we can all take pride in. Board Committees The Board has three standing committees: Nomination Committee Audit Committee Remuneration Committee Schools online CPD Hoople Resourcing Accessibility Terms of use Privacy Disclaimer Cookies Copyright Downloads Hoople Ltd is a company influenced by Herefordshire Council and Wye Valley NHS Trust Hoople Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales No. 7556595 © Hoople Ltd 2015