CDS Board
The CDS Programme Board meets quarterly to ensure that the programme is delivered in accordance with the Local Broadband Plan. The board includes cabinet members and chief executives from the Devon and Somerset Councils, CDS officers, representatives from the other authorities and central government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) team.

Councillor Mike Rigby
Somerset County Council

Councillor Rufus Gilbert
Devon County Council
Michele Cusack
Somerset County Council
Simon Furminger
Broadband Delivery UK/Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)
Alex Hearn
North Somerset Council
David Trethewey
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Councillor Michael Caswell
Sedgemoor District Council
Councillor Charles Nuttall
Teignbridge District Council
Councillor Simon Carswell
Mendip District Council
Steve Mullineaux
South Hams and West Devon Councils
David Ralph
Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership
Michael Kelly
Broadband Delivery UK/Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)
CDS Team Members
Keri Denton
Programme Director
Katriona Lovelock
Programme Manager
Phil Roberts
Programme Manager
Matt Barrow
Stakeholder Engagement Officer
Susanna Jones
Stakeholder Engagement Officer
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