Environment Secretary has
appointed Dr Stewart Davies, Ines Faden da Silva and Lilli
Matson to the Environment Agency Board. The appointments
began on 1 February 2021 and will run for four years until
31 January 2025.
Board members provide non-executive leadership challenge
and support to the Environment Agency’s executive through
regular Board meetings, committees and groups. They also
undertake individual lead roles on relevant issues and with
local operational teams.
All appointments to the Environment Agency Board are made
on merit following open competition. The appointments
comply with the Ministerial Code of Governance on Public
Appointments. There is a requirement for appointees’
political activity (if significant) to be declared. All
three appointees have declared that they have not taken
part in any significant political activity in the past five
years.
Environment Secretary said:
It is great to welcome Stewart, Ines, and Lilli. Their
knowledge and experience will be an asset to the
Environment Agency Board as we all work together to
improve and enhance the natural environment.
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, said:
The Environment Agency Board’s remit covers about 13
million hectares of land, 22,000 miles of river, 3,100
miles of coastline and 2 million hectares of coastal
waters. It’s a big responsibility but it’s a privilege to
work with and learn from the Environment Agency’s, and
wider Defra Group’s, experienced and expert staff.
I look forward to working with Stewart, Ines and Lilli.
They have the skills and knowledge to help the
Environment Agency better prepare the country for climate
shocks, like flood and drought, and deliver on the
Government’s 10-point plan for a green industrial
revolution.
The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body
set up under the Environment Act 1995 to take an integrated
approach to environmental protection and enhancement in
England. It has major responsibilities in flood management,
water resources and quality, climate change, land quality,
chemicals, pollution prevention and control, waste,
conservation and biodiversity, fisheries conservation, air
quality and navigation.
The new appointments are based on a time commitment of four
days per month and receive a remuneration rate of £16,800
per annum.
Biographies
Dr Stewart Davies
Stewart is Chair of the Sustainable Development Partnership
for the City of Bradford Metropolitan District. He was
formerly Chair of the Environmental Services Association
and the Innovation Advisory Board at the Natural
Environment Research Council, having served on the board of
Innovate UK and the Sustainable Development Commission.
Ines Faden da Silva
Ines is group treasurer at Tideway, a regulated utility and
the company building London’s super sewer. Tideway has
issued £1.7 billion of sustainable finance, including
seventeen green bonds in public and private markets, a
green US private placement and a sustainability linked
revolving credit facility. Prior to Tideway, Ines worked
for Citigroup where she advised and arranged financing for
infrastructure and energy projects and later managed a
portfolio of structured assets.
Lilli Matson
Lilli has worked for Transport for London since 2006,
currently as Chief Officer of Safety, Health &
Environment, delivering the Mayor’s Transport Strategy, the
Vision Zero Action plan for London and working to address
the climate crisis and to ensure TfL’s environmental
performance is exemplary. Previously Lilli was a member of
the UK Government’s Commission for Integrated Transport and
ran her own transport consultancy, leading major projects
on sustainable transport for a range of clients.
