Mike Clasper - Chairman
Lesley Strathie - CEO
Dave Hartnett - Permanent Secretary for Tax
Colin Cobain - Non-executive Director
Melanie Dawes - Acting Director General Business Tax
Mike Eland - Director General Enforcement and Compliance
Mark Haysom - Non-executive Director
Philippa Hird - Non-executive Director
Phil Hodkinson - Non-executive Director
Bernadette Kenny - Director General Personal Tax
Steve Lamey - Director General Benefits and Credits
John Spence - Non-executive Director
Sue Street - Non-executive Director
Anthony Inglese - General Counsel and Solicitor
Simon Hopkins - Director Financial Planning and Analysis
Mary Aiston - Director Governance and Security (item 4)
Michelle Wyer - Chairman’s Private Secretary
Cathy Wilcher - Chief People Officer (item 4)
Deepak Singh - Acting Chief Information Officer (item 4)
Jeremy Greenfield - Director of Strategy Development (item 4)
The new non-executive directors were introduced and welcomed to the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Board.
Minutes of 8 December 2008 Board meeting were agreed. The presentation of risks, disappointments and achievements to the Board was discussed, which will be picked up in more detail at a future meeting.
The performance update focused on the latest position in relation to the Government Banking Programme and the financial position year to date.
Mike Clasper briefed members on the current version of the strategic objectives and noted some additional changes suggested. Lesley updated the meeting on the work completed so far on strategic choices and the work in progress in readiness for the February Strategy event.
There were no items for any other business.
The Committee members discussed hot topics from within their portfolios.
The next meeting of the Board Committee will be on 3 February 2009.
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