ExDRA's Board & Leadership

ExDRA is led strategically by a Board of Directors who have a wealth of experience in the public and private sectors.

The Board comprises:

Theo Steel Chairman, Project Director One Railway Theo Steel, Chairman
Project Director, National Express East Anglia
Robert Davidson Leader of Colchester Borough Council Cllr Robert Davidson
Councillor, Colchester Borough Council
George Kieffer, Deputy Chairman, East of England Development Agency George Kieffer
Chairman, Haven Gateway Partnership
Michael Large, Vice Chairman (UK) - Institute of Directors, Chairman - East of England Business Group Michael Large OBE
Chairman - Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
Graham Tombs, Essex County Council Graham Tombs
Executive Director (Acting) – ECC Schools, Children & Family Services
Mervyn Rogers, Programme Director, IBM Global Business Services Mervyn Rogers
Programme Director, IBM Global Business Services
Cllr Roger Walters, Essex County Council, Deputy Cabinet Member for Planning, Environment and Culture Cllr Roger Walters
Essex County Council Councillor - Deputy Cabinet Member for Environment & Waste

The Senior Management Team comprises:

Peter Cook, Director of Inward Investment & Innovation Peter Cook
Acting Chief Executive
Martin Woodrow, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance Martin Woodrow
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance
David Adlington, Director of Inward Investment and Business Competitiveness David Adlington
Director of Inward Investment and Business Competitiveness
Lynn Ballard, Director of Partnership Engagement Lynn Ballard
Director of Partnership Engagement
Angela Littlewood, sportessex Director Angela Littlewood
sportessex Director

A series of Programme Managers deliver the various programmes of activity being undertaken by ExDRA.