• Welcome
• Overview of WRAP
  • Who are we?
  • Our four priorities
  • Our impact
  • Business plans
  • Further reading
  • Useful links
• Governance and structure
  • Structuring WRAP to deliver Resource Efficiency
  • Finance and evaluation structure
• The role
  • Job description
  • Person specification
  • Remuneration and indicative timetable
• How to apply
• Candidate information pack

Governance and structure

Established as a not-for-profit company in 2000, WRAP is backed by government funding from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. WRAP is a private company limited by guarantee.

The culture at WRAP is one of focus, challenge, commitment and passion – although publicly funded, we have a private sector ethos. We have recruited very talented individuals within their specialist areas and there is a high level of intellect and knowledge in the business which must be channelled effectively by the Chief Executive and Directors.

WRAP’s knowledge and delivery capability are also held in high esteem externally, amongst the business community, in Central Government, in the Waste sector and in Brussels.

There is a very strong Board, consisting of key industry players and other relevant stakeholders. 

Board members

• Peter Stone – Chairman
• Tim Sweeney - Deputy Chairman
• Dr. Liz Goodwin - Chief Executive Officer
• Dr Robert Chilton - Non-executive Director
• Tony Elmer - Non-executive Director
• Hugh Etheridge - Chief Finance Officer and Company Secretary - Executive Director
• Kim Fellow – Non-executive Director (appointed by Scottish Government)
• Andy Hinton - Non-executive Director
• Maggie Jones (Baroness Jones of Whitchurch) - Non-executive Director
• Neil Thornton - Non-executive Director (appointed by Defra)
• Phillip Ward - Director for Local Government Services - Executive Director
• Jenny Watson - Non-executive Director
• David Palmer-Jones - Non-executive Director
• Councillor Clare Whelan - Non-executive Director

As a company limited by guarantee, WRAP also has 25 Members, rather than shareholders. Each one has undertaken to pay in £1 in the event of liquidation. As WRAP is established on a not-for-profit basis, in the event of winding up, they do not share in any surplus.

The members are

• British Glass
• British Plastics Federation
• British Retail Consortium
• CBI
• Chartered Institute of Wastes Management
• Community Recycling Network
• The Association for Organics Recycling
• Confederation of Paper Industries
• COSLA
• County Surveyors Society
• The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
• The Department of Environment, Northern Ireland
• The Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
• The Environmental Services Association
• Food and Drink Federation
• Institution of Civil Engineers
• Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining
• Local Government Association
• The Mineral Products Association
• Recycling Industries Alliance
• Scottish Government
• SEPA
• Wastewatch
• The Welsh Assembly Government

WRAP’s Executive Directors

• Dr. Liz Goodwin – Chief Executive Officer
• Steve Creed - Director of Business Growth
• Hugh Etheridge - Chief Finance Officer and Company Secretary
• Nick Gammage - Director of Communications
• Dr Marcus Gover - Director of Market Development
• Iain Gulland - Director for Scotland
• Dr Richard Swannell - Director of Retail and Organics Programmes
• Phillip Ward - Director for Local Government Services

The profiles of the Executive Directors can accessed through the following link: http://www.wrap.org.uk/wrap_corporate/about_wrap/wrap_directors.html

Financial Overview

Our total income for the year ended 31st March 2009 from grants and project income was £58,997,000. The Annual report and Consolidated Accounts can be downloaded from: http://www.wrap.org.uk/downloads/WRAP_AnnRep09_WEB_3.f5c0bb47.7448.pdf