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Robert Napier

Chairman

Robert Napier took up the post of Chairman of English Partnerships in January 2008, having been a Non-Executive Director since March 2004. He has been appointed as Chairman Designate for the new Homes and Communities Agency.

Robert is also Chairman of the Board of the Met Office. He was Chief Executive of WWF-UK, the UK arm of the World Wide Fund for Nature, from 1999 to April 2007. Before that he spent 16 years at Redland plc, where he was successively Financial Director, Managing Director and Chief Executive.

Robert is currently a Non-Executive Director of Anglian Water Services. He was formerly a Non-Executive Director of Rentokil Initial plc, Non-Executive Director of United Biscuits plc, Chairman of the CBI Transport Policy Committee and President of the National Council of Building Material Producers.

Robert’s community activities include being Chairman of the Governors of Sedbergh School and a Trustee of Baynards Zambia Trust. He is also Chairman of the trustees of the Carbon Disclosure Project.

Register of interests

Personal shareholdings of 3% or more of the capital of a company are declared. Lesser shareholdings which might be relevant are declared at the discretion of individual Board members. All interests relate to the individual unless stated otherwise.