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Paul Garvin - Chairman
Appointed as non-executive director on 1 January 2006, acting chairman from 26 November 2008
Appointed chairman from 1 November 2009 until 31 October 2012
Member Home Office Police Appeals Tribunals, Deputy Lord Lieutenant for County Durham.
Former positions: chief constable of Durham Constabulary, chair County Durham Strategic Partnership, chair Victim Support County Durham, non-executive director Police Information Technology Organisation (NDPB).
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Brian Dinsdale - Deputy chairman
Appointed 30 November 2007 until 30 November 2011. Acting deputy chairman from 26 November 2008. Deputy chairman from 9 March 2010. Second term of office from 1 December 2011 until 30 November 2014.
Member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy; and Batchelor of Arts – Social Sciences.
Former positions: chief executive for Hartlepool Borough Council, Hartlepool (unitary) Council, Middlesbrough Council and numerous interim chief executive positions of county councils throughout the United Kingdom. Former non-executive director of Government Office North East and efficiency advisor for HM Treasury.
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Rita Taylor
Senior independent non executive director
Appointed 1 January 2006 until 31 December 2009
Re-appointed by the Council of Governors until 31 December 2012
Previous board level experience as non-executive director of County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority. Youth offending manager at Darlington Borough Council and former teacher at schools, colleges and prison service.
Steve Hall - Independent non executive director
Appointed 1 March 2007 until 28 February 2011. Second term of office from 1 March 2011 until 28 February 2014.
Independent consultant. Extensive commercial experience.
Former positions: managing director of Compass Group and Hallmark Catering Management.
Michael Bretherick - Non-executive director
Appointed as non-executive director on 1 August 2010 for three-year term of office.
Principal of Hartlepool College of Further Education. Chair of the Association of Colleges (AOC) strategic skills group for construction and champion for construction and allied trades. North East champion for UK skills.
Ken Lupton - Non-executive director
Appointed as non-executive director on 1 August 2010 for three-year term of office.
Leader of Stockton Borough Council since 2007. Sits on the boards of Durham and Tees Valley Airport and Tees Valley Unlimited and is vice chair of the North East Leaders Board