Companies House

Andrew Summers CMG - Chairman of the Companies House Steering Board

Andrew works in a variety of non-executive roles which include Chairman of Cala Social Capital, Chairman of Design Partners, the industry/government body which supports design companies internationally, and Director of Ramboll, a leading engineering consultancy. He is also Chairman of Westminster Business School and a council member of Kings College London. He has been independent Chairman of the Companies House Steering Board since 2007.

He was Chief Executive of the Design Council until 2003 and previously held many high profile positions for various companies including as Managing Director of Sharwoods and of RHM Foods and as the first Chief Executive of the Management Charter Initiative. His government roles have included board membership of the Small Business Service and of British Trade International and chairman of the European Trade Committee. He was awarded the CMG in 2001 for services to international business and design.

Peter Wyman

Peter Wyman has a portfolio of appointments in the private, public and third sectors including being Chairman of Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chairman of Sir Richard Sutton's Settled Estates, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Pasco Risk Management, a Senior Advisor to Albright Stonebridge Group LLC, Chairman of Somerset Community Foundation and Treasurer of the University of Bath.

Previously Peter was a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1978 until 2010, his most recent role in the Firm being Global Leader for Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs. In 2002/03 Peter was President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and was Chairman of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies. He was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday honours in 2006 for services to the accountancy profession.

Nicky Alberry

Nicky was appointed to the Steering Board in January 2009.

She started her career with HSBC where she held a number of managerial appointments, but has worked extensively in the world of business support and economic development for the last 20 years.

She is Chairman of Business West, a South West based leadership and economic development organisation. Nicky is also Chairman of Influence, Swindon's Economic Partnership, and is a Board Member of the newly established Local Enterprise Partnership for Swindon and Wiltshire. She is a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire and involved with a number of Community and Voluntary organisations in the County.

Sheila Doyle

Sheila was appointed to the steering board in January 2010.

She has extensive experience in business, in particular specialising in IT management, strategic alignment and complex program delivery. She has held senior positions, operating at board level with blue chip companies including BP, IBM, and Deutsche Bank. She consulted to financial and manufacturing firms in Asia Pacific having spent a number of years in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. More recently, Sheila has focused on delivering customer facing solutions and leveraging technology in the digital age.

Sheila completed her PhD in Australia before returning to London with her family.

Richard Carter

Richard Carter is currently BIS's Director- Business Environment where among other matters he has responsibility for company law, accounting and audit regulation and standards, and better Regulation.

A career civil servant, he has held a variety of civil service posts, including two previous periods working on company law issues. Prior to his current post, he was Director of BIS's New Industries New Jobs Directorate.