Duncan Baker
My name is Duncan Baker, and I was elected MP for North Norfolk in December 2019 – the first time a Conservative has won this seat for eighteen years.
I am ‘North Norfolk’ through and through: I was born here, educated here, live here, and work here. For the past ten years, I have been working hard in local politics and the wider community. I understand local issues and am able to speak with an authentic voice about what matters to people who live and work here. I was a town councillor in Holt, and continue to serve as a district councillor. I have a background in business, working for a well-known and respected local company. With a fantastic skills base behind me (Chartered Accountancy) I have real-world experience learned outside the world of politics.
Family life is very important to me. I have been married to my wife Nina for over ten years – who is also a Chartered Accountant and works locally. We have two daughters, Isabelle and Eleanor. When we’re not working, family time is important, but I also enjoy tennis, golf, and walks around our beautiful North Norfolk countryside.
Julie Furnell
Julie Furnell is the Managing Director of Mobilityways, an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to decarbonising the commute. Julie is an experienced Commercial Director, with proven success scaling innovative technology companies. She has successfully launched Mobilityways, a technology platform developed to support large employers Measure, Reduce and Report on their Scope 3 commuter emissions to meet their net zero goals.
Jonathan Denby
Jonathan Denby is Head of Corporate Affairs for Greater Anglia – a role that encompasses PR, public affairs, stakeholder relations, community engagement, integrated transport, accessibility and regional rail strategy. He has held a number of senior positions in train operating companies in East Anglia over the last 30 years. One of the architects of the East Anglian Rail Prospectus, he is a key player on the Great Eastern Main Line Taskforce, the West Anglia Main Line Taskforce and the Ely Taskforce. A committed ambassador for rail travel and its wider contribution to society, he is also a member of the National Community Rail Steering Group. Another common thread through his career is pivotal roles in customer-focused service improvements, from new and more frequent services to wi-fi facilities on trains and the introduction of new trains – including the high quality new intercity and regional trains Greater Anglia has already introduced on its Norfolk routes, as part of its network-wide fleet replacement programme. Jonathan lives in Norwich and, outside the railways, his interests include fell walking, travel, the theatre and music.
Chris Spinks
Chris is a former Police Chief Inspector; he retired in Dec 2015 as the Head of the Roads Policing and Firearms Operations Unit for Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies. He retired after completing 30 yrs. service. Throughout his police service he was passionate about Road Safety. He led on numerous campaigns culminating in the production of Davids Story a video aimed at car drivers and motorcyclists. The video was designed to raise the awareness of road users in relation to driver behaviour and depicts a motorcyclist’s last journey captured on his helmet camera as he was tragically killed as a result of a collision with a car. The video received several hundred thousand views in the first 24 hours going on to receive millions of views over the next few months. He qualified as a Serious and Fatal Collision Senior Investigating Officer, as well as a Firearms and a Public Order Incident Commander After his retirement he took up a position at Westcotec within the Sales Team On 1st August 2018 Westcotec became an employee-owned company with the owner passing the company into an Employee Ownership Trust with Chris being appointed as Managing Director of the new company. He is an Associate Member of Institute of Highways Engineers
Richard Pace
Norwich Airport’s Managing Director Richard Pace is a 30 plus-year aviation industry veteran. After serving in the RAF as an ATC Officer he joined Norwich as a civil air traffic controller in 1995 and held various technical roles within the airport, including ATC Examiner, before being appointed General Manager Air Traffic Services in 2007. He became Operations Director in 2009, managing a raft of upgrade projects including the installation of a new radar system, navigating two airspace change proposals and the construction of hangars, aprons, and taxiways. Richard was appointed General Manager in April 2015 and Managing Director in July 2016 and now has commercial accountability for the airport.
Steve Royal
Having worked in the local bus industry since 1988, first for Eastern Counties buses as a customer service assistant at Norwich Bus Station, then in their schedules and network planning section for 10 years, before becoming Operations Manager at the Norwich depot.
Steve joined Konectbus in 2006 as Operations Manager in 2006 before moving to Network Manager, responsible for schedules and network planning in 2019. Steve continues to work extensively with both the local authority and our stakeholders to ensure that our local bus services meet their needs.
