Authority Members

The HTA Board consists of a Chair and 10 Authority Members who have been appointed by the Secretary of State for Health.

The professional Members of our Board come from medical and scientific backgrounds linked to our work, and the lay Members bring a wide range of business, commercial and public sector experience.

The work of the Board is varied and includes:

• Setting the strategic direction of the HTA;
• Monitoring progress against strategic objectives;
• Making decisions on policy issues of strategic importance;
• Challenging, scrutinising and monitoring the performance of the Senior Management Team;
• Approving and monitoring the communications strategy;
• Ensuring that the views of stakeholders are properly accounted for in decision making;
• Ensuring that resources are adequate to deliver the strategy and are used efficiently and effectively;
• Overseeing the remuneration arrangements for the Senior Management Team and staff;
• Participating in Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Members’ groups;
• Acting as a panel Member for certain decisions on living organ donation

Biographies

You can read the biographies for each Authority Member by selecting their name from the list below.

• Baroness Diana Warwick (Chair)
• Professor Michael Banner
• Ms Jodi Berg
• Mr Brian Coulter
• Professor Susan Dilly
• Rosie Glazebrook
• Ms Pamela J Goldberg
• Suzanne McCarthy
• Professor Gurch Randhawa
• Mr Keith Rigg
• Ms Catharine Seddon

 Updated March 2013