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TRUSTEES' REPORT
RSPCA Council members
COUNCIL OFFICERS
(Appointed for one year from 19 June 2014)
Chairman
Michael Tomlinson
Member for the East Midlands 1 2 4 5 7 8 12 13 14
Vice Chairman
Paul Draycott
Member for the North West 1 4 5 13
Treasurer
**Karen Harley MBA
Member for the South West
(from 10 March 2014) 1 4 5 6 11 13
Deputy Treasurer
Paul Baxter
Member for Cymru Wales 1 3 4 5 8 9 11 13 14
Council officers are appointed from the
members of Council at the first meeting of
Council after the Society's AGM and retire at
the conclusion of the next AGM.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Who served during 2014
*Margaret Baker DChA MSc 1 2 3 4 5 11
Bob Baylis
Member for the East 2 4 6 7 8 9 10
**Christine Beaumont-Kerridge
Member for London
(from 10 March 2014) 1 4 5 6 7 8
Kay Bluett
Member for the South West
(to 10 March 2014) 4 5
Tim Bray FCA
Member for Yorkshire and
the North East 1 4 5
*David Canavan 1 4 5
*Adrian Donno 4 5 6 7
Edwin Dowling
Member for West Midlands
(to 10 March 2014) 1 4 5 6
*Barbara Gardner BA FCA
(to 14 June 2014) 1 2 6 7 8 9 10
Daphne Harris
Member for the South East 3 4 5
*Raymond Ings MSc 6 8 10
*Christopher Laurence MBE QVRM TD BVSc
MRCVS 1 4 5 6 7 14
*David Mawson 3 4
*Sally Phillips 3 5 6 7 9 10
*Joseph Piccioni
(from 14 June 2014) 1 5 6
Jean Reid
Member for South Central 1 4 5
*Linda Rimington 1 2 4 5 6 8 10
*Dr Richard Ryder 3 5 6 7 8 9 10
*Christina Tomlinson 1 2 6 7 8 9 10
*Jane Tredgett 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14
*National member
**National member up to 10 March 2014
The Rules of the RSPCA empower the
Council to appoint panels and committees
of Council and entrust to these panels and
committees such powers and duties as
the Council sees fit. The 2014 panels and
committees are listed below.
During 2014, Council members have served
as indicated for some or all of that year on
panels or committees of Council, or the
boards of directors of subsidiary companies
of the RSPCA. The Officers of Council are
ex-officio members of the finance and general
purposes panel.
1. Finance and general purposes panel
2. Ethical policy committee
3. Special awards and AGM committee
4. Branches panel
5. Operational panel
6. Strategic animal welfare panel
7. Companion animals
strategic committee
8. Farm animals strategic committee
9. Research animals strategic committee
10. Wild animals strategic committee
11. RSPCA Pension Scheme Limited board
12. RSPCA Enterprises Limited board
13. RSPCA Trading Limited board
14. Freedom Food Limited board
As at 31 December 2014:
PATRON
Her Majesty The Queen
HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS
Baroness Fookes of Plymouth DBE DL
Professor Peter Singer
Rt. Rev. Dominic Walker OGS
VICE-PRESIDENTS
Brian Blessed
Caroline Dinenage MP
Richard Howitt MEP
Dr Bill Jordan OBE
Satish Kumar
Dr Caroline Lucas MP
Dr Brian May CBE
Bill Oddie OBE
Chris Packham
Julian Richer
Cllr Imogen Walker
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Acting Chief Executive
Michael Tomlinson
Director of Resources
Michael Ward BSc FCCA
Chief Inspectorate Officer
Kevin Degenhard
Chief Veterinary Officer
James Yeates BVSc BScDWEL
DipECAWBM(WSEL) PhD MRCVS
Chief Legal Officer
Ray Goodfellow LLB LLM