Michael Gates and Sue Sharland have been appointed as non-Executive Advisory Directors to Cefas’ Management Board.
They officially assumed their posts on 1 January 2010, and have been appointed for a period of three years. They attended their first Board meeting last week.
Michael Gates is a Chartered Accountant and has an MBA from Cranfield. He has held senior positions with a number of blue chip companies including Shell, Glaxo and KPMG. More recently, he has held non-Executive roles with the NHS and the Ministry of Defence, including nine years with the UK Hydrographic Office.
Sue Sharland is the Chief Executive of TRL Limited, a position she has held since 2001. TRL is a world-leading supplier of impartial research, consultancy, software development and certification in the fields of transport and sustainable development. She is a non-Executive Director of HR Wallingford Group and a Trustee of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
Chief Executive Richard Judge said: “I am delighted to welcome both Michael and Sue to Cefas. Both bring valuable knowledge and directly relevant experience to our Board, and I’m sure that their expertise will help us to rise to the challenges we face in the coming years.
“I also thank Hugh Walker and Alex Tweedie, their predecessors, for many years of valued service and for the enormous difference they made during a period of extensive change.”
