The ADA Advisory Committee guides ADA’s Board of Director on the management and finances of the association as a corporation and membership body. The Committee supports ADA’s Board of Directors in setting the strategic direction of ADA.
The Committee helps order, regulate, and supervise ADA’s finances, monitoring the overall financial performance of the association, recommending the annual budget to deliver ADA’s strategic objectives, and proposing subscription fee levels to ADA’s Board of Directors. The Committee helps ensure that ADA’s corporate governance framework reflects good practice and sound running, overseeing matters related to ADA’s external auditor. The Committee guides ADA’s Board of Directors in the remuneration and conditions of service for employees of the association, and the organisation, running, and finances of events, projects, and contracts undertaken by ADA.
Terms of Reference
Name |
Role |
Organisation |
End of current term |
Tim Farr (Committee Chair) | Vice Chair | ADA | 31/03/2027 |
Jane Froggatt | Chief Executive | Witham & Humber Drainage Boards | 31/03/2027 |
Josie Bateman | Director of Innovation Systems and Services | Environment Agency | n/a |
Glen Westmore | SAB Implementation Manager / Vice Chair | Surrey County Council / ASA | 31/03/2027 |
Jim Hutchinson | Sector Director Flood and Coastal Risk Management | Balfour Beatty | 31/03/2027 |
Catherine Harris | Partner & Head of Agriculture | Wilkin Chapman LLP | 31/03/2025 |
Peter Bateson (ex-officio) | Company Secretary | ADA | n/a |
Charles Mills (ex-officio) | Vice Chair | ADA | n/a |
Innes Thomson (ex-officio) | Chief Executive | ADA | n/a |
Robert Caudwell (ex-officio) | Chair | ADA | n/a |