Governance structure and Board membership – 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022

Founder
Robert Baden-Powell, OM,
First Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell

Patron
Her Majesty The Queen

Presidents
His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, GCVO

Vice Presidents
The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, PC

Wayne Bulpitt CBE

Peter Duncan

George Purdy CBE

Tim Kidd OBE

Chief Scout
Lt Col (Hon) Bear Grylls RM OBE

The Board of Trustees

The percentages indicate the number of eligible Board meetings each member attended.

1 = Finance Committee Member

2 = Strategy and Delivery Committee Member

3 = Nominations and Governance Committee Member

4 = People and Culture Committee Member

5 = Safeguarding Committee Member

6 = Safety Committee Member

Trustees (voting)

Mike Ashley (100%) 1, 4 Treasurer

Nigel Ball (100%) 3 (from September 2021)

David Branagh (100%) 1, 3

Craig Dewar-Willox (100%) 5

Nicola Gamlen (100%) (until September 2021)

Graham Haddock (100%) 2, 3

Carl Hankinson (100%) 2,3, UK Chief Commissioner (from September 2021)

Gareth Jones (100%) 3, Vice Chair (from September 2021)

Sharon Lee (100%) 6, (from September 2021)

Dr Ann Limb CBE DL, (100%) 3, Chair of the Board (until September 2021)

Ella MacLeod (100%) 1, 4

Kieron Moir (100%) 2, 3, 6, Vice Chair of the Board (until September 2021)

Jake Myatt (100%) 1 (from September 2021)

Peter Oliver (100%) 2

Caroline Pearce (75%) 4, 6

Jennie Price CBE (100%) 3, Chair of the Board (from September 2021)

Lexie Sims (100%) 4 (until September 2021)

David Sandall (75%) 5

Jane Simpson (100%) 6 (until September 2021)

Busola Sodeinde (100%) 1, 4

Liz Walker (100%) 3

Rhiannon Wells (100%) 3

Michael Wood-Williams (100%) 1

Ollie Wood (100%) 2, 3, UK Youth Commissioner

Tim Kidd OBE (100%) 2, 3 UK Chief Commissioner (until September 2021)

Matt Hyde OBE (75%) 2, 3 Chief Executive

Right of attendance (non-voting)
The Chief Scout, the Deputy Chief Scout, the International Commissioner, any Country/Regional/ County/Area Commissioner or Chair and Chief Commissioner

Invited to attend
Chloe Kembery 2, Director of Communications and Marketing

Mark Hislop 2, Director of Commercial Services 

Ross Maloney 2, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer

Kris Murali 1, 2, Director of Finance and Resources

Margaret Giles, Company Secretary

Apart from the Nominations and Governance Committee, all Board Committees have the Trustee members indicated above plus one or more non-Trustee members appointed for their specialist skills and at least one member who’s under the age of 25 years.