Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Leader, Infrastructure and Development Strategy

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/206

Contact: Chloe Taylor, Head of Economy (Chloe.Taylor@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Chief Executive. (CA9)

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to

a)    Endorse the appointment of Dr Olga Kozlova as a Board Director upon the resignation of Professor Patrick Grant

b)    Endorse the appointment of Cllr David Hingley as a Board Director upon the resignation of Cllr Barry Wood

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet had before it a report setting out the decisions taken at the OxLEP Board meeting on 11 June 2024 requiring Company Member endorsement. The recommendations related to the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors (NED’s) replacing existing NED’s who had signalled their intent to resign.

The Chair presented the report and explained the background to the appointments of the two directors in the context of the transfer of LEP functions to the County Council.

The Chair moved and Councillor Sudbury seconded the recommendations, and they were approved.

RESOLVED to:-

a)    endorse the appointment of Dr Olga Kozlova as a Board Director upon the resignation of Professor Patrick Grant

b)    endorse the appointment of Cllr David Hingley as a Board Director upon the resignation of Cllr Barry Wood