Susan Johnson OBE
Susan Johnson OBE was the Chief Executive at County Durham
and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service until her retirement
in July 2015. The appointment meant Susan was the first
woman and non-uniformed chief executive to lead a Fire and
Rescue Service in the United Kingdom.
Susan previously held the position of Chief Executive of
the Northern Business Forum and Executive Director Business
Development for the Regional Development Agency, Yorkshire
Forward. Susan has held a number of non executive roles
throughout her career including Greggs plc, Legacy Trust UK
and was a Public Member for Network Rail. She is currently
a Commissioner with the Equality and Human Rights
Commission (remunerated at £10,000 p.a for 25 days p.a); a
Non Executive Director with the Health and Safety Executive
(remunerated at £15,000 p.a for 30 days p.a); and the
Planning Inspectorate (remunerated at £10,500 p.a for 20
days p.a); and a Commissioner for the Local Government
Boundary Commission for England (remunerated at £10,140 p.a
for 30 days p.a).
Susan holds a first class honours degree in Business
Studies and an MBA from Durham University, where she also
serves as a Trustee on the Board. Susan was awarded an OBE
for services to New Deal in the North East in 2000.
Philip Kolvin
Philip Kolvin QC is a licensing barrister, and the Head of
the public law chambers Cornerstone Barristers. He also
sits as a Recorder of the Crown Court. Philip is the
author/editor of a number of textbooks in the field of
licensing and councillors’ conduct. He is a board member of
the King’s College Hospital Charitable Trust and Crystal
Palace Park Trust, an advisory board member of the
Otherworld Festival and a past chair of the Institute of
Licensing, Best Bar None, Purple Flag and the Night Time
Commission for London.
David Mackinnon
David is Regional Head of Operations for Jockey Club
Racecourses South West Region, incorporating Cheltenham,
Exeter, Warwick and Wincanton racecourses. David has
enjoyed success as Managing Director at both Windsor and
Sandown Park Racecourses and prior to that worked at the
sport’s regulatory body (then the Jockey Club) and also
spent three years as a trainee chartered accountant with
Coopers and Lybrand following the completion of his degree
in International Agribusiness Management. David has enjoyed
delivering the successful £45m development of Cheltenham
Racecourse (completed 2015) and ensures high operational
standards across the four racecourses. Cheltenham has 16
race days including The Festival which is the major jump
racing Festival in the world. In 2018, it attracted over
265,000 people over the four days in March, making it the
fourth highest attended sporting event in the UK.
These roles are remunerated at £265 per day. These
reappointments have been made in accordance with
the Cabinet Office’s
Governance Code on Public Appointments. The process is
regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The
Government’s Governance Code requires that any significant
political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last
five years is declared. This is defined as including
holding office, public speaking, making a recordable
donation or candidature for election. Susan, Philip and
David have made no such declarations.
