Sir Stuart Hampson

Chairman and First Commissioner

Sir Stuart took up the post of Chairman of The Crown Estate on 1 January 2010.

Sir Stuart was born in 1947 and educated at St John’s College Oxford. He spent twelve years as a civil servant before joining the John Lewis Partnership where he was Chairman for fourteen years. He was a founding member of the Oxford Retail Group and of London First, the private / public sector partnership aimed at maintaining London’s standing as a world class capital. Sir Stuart chaired the team tackling economic renewal in deprived communities, and he is one of the Prince of Wales’s Ambassadors in this area. Sir Stuart was President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England in 2005/2006. He was knighted in 1998 for services to retailing.

Aged 62.

Roger Bright CB, MA(Cantab)

Chief Executive and Second Commissioner

Roger Bright graduated from Cambridge in 1973 and joined the Department of the Environment, where he went on to hold a series of senior positions, including Principal Private Secretary and Press Secretary to the Secretary of State. He left the Civil Service and became Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Corporation in 1991 and then held senior posts at the Personal Investment Authority, including Chief Executive, and subsequently Head of the Investment Business (Personal Investment Authority firms) Department at the Financial Services Authority.

Roger Bright joined The Crown Estate in June 1999 as Director of Finance and Administration and was appointed to the Board in April 2000. In June 2001 he was appointed Chief Executive of The Crown Estate, taking up the post on 1 September 2001. In addition, he is a member of the Governing Council of City University; and a non-executive director of London First and of Heritage of London Trust.

Aged 57.

Gareth Baird

Non-Executive Board Member and Scottish Commissioner

Appointed to the Board in October 2009.

Gareth Baird is a third generation tenant farmer involved in arable and beef production near Kelso in the Borders. He is chairman of Scott Country Potato Growers Ltd, vice chairman of Grainco Ltd, and director of Scotland Food and Drink and of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. He is a former chairman of the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society; this tenure included two separate three-year terms. He also chairs the South of Scotland regional advisory board of Scottish Enterprise, and is a fellow of the Royal Agricultural Societies and Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Aged 51.

Chris Bartram MA, FRICS

Non-Executive Board Member

Appointed to the Board in January 2007.

Chris Bartram is currently Chairman of Orchard Street Investment Management and was Managing Director of Haslemere NV which was floated on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1999. Current non-executive appointments include: Chairman of Estate Management Development Fund at Cambridge University and Fellow, Downing College, Cambridge. Past appointments include: President of the British Property Federation, Chairman of the Bank of England Property Forum and a non-executive director of George Wimpey plc.

Aged 59.

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David Fursdon FRICS, FAAV

Non-Executive Board Member

Appointed to the Board in January 2008.

David Fursdon is a qualified rural chartered surveyor and agricultural valuer. He owns and manages an 800-acre family estate in Devon. He was formerly President of the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) which has 37,000 members across England and Wales. He is currently the chairman of Governors for Blundell's School, Parish Chairman, Deputy Lieutenant for Devon and a former member of the Government's Affordable Housing Commission and Heritage Protection Review. Before taking the chairmanship of the CLA board in 2003, David worked full time as an equity partner of Stags, the West Country Chartered Surveying firm.

Aged 56.

Jenefer Greenwood BSc, FRICS

Non-Executive Board Member

Appointed to the Board in February 2004.

Jenefer Greenwood is currently Grosvenor Estate's Retail Strategist, a position she took up in May 2003. Previously she worked for CB Hillier Parker for 25 years, where she was Head of Retail. Within Grosvenor she has particular responsibility for the retail positioning, leasing direction and marketing within the £3 billion development programme.

Jenefer is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the National Skills Academy for Retail. She is a past President of the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) and a member of the ICSC European Advisory Board. She is also a Governor of Westonbirt School.

Aged 51.

Martin Moore MRICS

Non-Executive Board Member

Appointed to the Board in April 2002.

Martin Moore is Managing Director of PRUPIM (Prudential Property Investment Managers) and director of M&G Ltd, the UK and European investment management arm of Prudential plc. He is a Board member and past President of the British Property Federation and chairs their sustainability committee. He also chairs the sustainability group of the Property Industry Alliance. He is a past Chairman of the Investment Property Forum and Westminster Property Owners Association, was a member of the CABE Design Review Committee and has worked on various property related panels for both the Association of British Insurers and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Aged 52.

Dinah Nichols CB

Non-Executive Board Member

Appointed to The Crown Estate Board in January 2003.

Dinah Nichols is a non-executive director of Pennon Group plc (a water and waste company) and of Shires Smaller Companies Investment Trust. In 2005 she became Chair of the National Forest Company. Until 2002 she was Director-General Environment in DEFRA, where her responsibilities covered policy for sustainable development, climate change, air and water quality, waste, chemicals and the environmental aspects of farming. In her previous posts in the Civil Service she dealt with housing, construction, property, regeneration and transport. She is also Chair of the regeneration charity, Groundwork, North London; a Trustee of ENCAMS and the Travel Foundation; and a member of CPRE's Policy Committee.

Aged 65.

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