Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Neil Fawcett and Kate Gregory.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 14 August 2025 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 August were approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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Councillor Dan Levy declared an interest in respect of item 6 as he was a non-Executive Director of Enterprise Oxfordshire and therefore left the meeting at this point.

Councillor Dan Levy left the meeting at this point.

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Cabinet Member: Future Economy and Innovation

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/210

Contact: Sadie Patamia, Corporate Governance Manager – Enterprise Oxfordshire (Sadie.Patamia@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Economy and Place (SC6).

The Shareholder Committee is RECOMMENDED to:

a)     Remove Kate Reynolds as a Non-Executive Director of Enterprise Oxfordshire.

b)     Appoint Ian Dyson (Director of Financial and Commercial Services) and Kim Sawyer (Programme Director, Devolution) to the position of Non-Executive Director of Enterprise Oxfordshire.

c)     Note that it is the intention of the Board to co-opt a member of the Oxfordshire Economy Partnership Board.

d)     Appoint Nicholas Glover to the role of Interim Managing Director.

The Shareholder Committee received a report outlining personnel changes in respect of the appointment and removal of non-Executive Directors; and the appointment of an Interim Managing Director, given the Chief Executive of Enterprise Oxfordshire had left his post at the end of September.

Councillor Ben Higgins, Cabinet Member for Future Economy and Innovation, introduced the report.

During discussion, it was noted that there was an intention to co-opt members from Oxfordshire Economy Partnership Board.

Councillor Higgins proposed and Councillor Leffman seconded the recommendations, and they were approved.

RESOLVED to:

a) Remove Kate Reynolds as a Non-Executive Director of Enterprise Oxfordshire.

b) Appoint Ian Dyson (Director of Financial and Commercial Services) and Kim Sawyer (Programme Director, Devolution) to the position of Non-Executive Director of Enterprise Oxfordshire.

c) Note that it is the intention of the Board to co-opt a member of the Oxfordshire Economy Partnership Board.

d) Appoint Nicholas Glover to the role of Interim Managing Director.