ARB Welcomes New Board Members

ARB Welcomes New Board Members (22/04/2002)

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has today announced the appointment to the Board of three new members, Bill Morris, Jane Rees and Freida Stack. They will each serve for a period of 3 years. Mr Morris, Miss Rees and Mrs Stack replace Barbara Kelly, Mike Dewey and Michael Rose, whose terms of office expired on 31 March 2002.

The statutory regulator of UK architects, the Board comprises fifteen members, seven of whom are architects elected by the profession. The other eight members are appointed by the Privy Council, and represent the interests of users of architectural services and the general public. ARB is unique among statutory regulators in having a lay majority, underlining its commitment to protecting consumers and upholding the integrity of the profession.

Acting Chairman Owen Luder expressed himself “delighted” with the new appointments. He said:

“We are indeed fortunate that three such eminent individuals are joining the Board. The wealth of knowledge and experience they bring with them will be of tremendous benefit to the Board’s work.”

Bill Morris has been active in the Transport & General Workers Union since he joined it in 1958. He was elected General Secretary in 1991, a post to which he was re-elected in 1995. In addition to his trade union work, Mr Morris has served on a wide range of national, public and government bodies, including that of non-executive Director of the Bank of England.

Jane Rees has extensive experience in the field of regulation, and was Registrar and Secretary of the Insurance Brokers Registration Council from 1986 to 1998. She now works as a regulatory consultant and, as such, served as Acting Registrar of ARB from September 1999 to April 2000.

Freida Stack is an independent consultant, with a number of consumer associations among her clients. She has held a number of public and government appointments. Most recently, Mrs Stack was the Deputy Parliamentary Secretary of the Co-operative Parliamentary Office, which represents the interests of consumer co-operatives in the UK.