Management Team

Kate Sawdy – Chief Officer

Kate is responsible for:

• managing the team of volunteers to provide a high quality advice service
• liaising with the Trustee Board in order to plan the strategic direction of the organisation using the resources available
• identifying future funding streams.

Helen Holbrow – Operations Manager

Helen is responsible for supporting the Chief Officer with service delivery and ensuring that this service fulfils its twin aim of ensuring people can resolve their problems and that evidence from them is used to affect change, both locally and nationally, when they have been treated unfairly.

Trustee Board

Nigel Downey – Chair

Nigel has lived in Camberley for over 30 years and was elected Chair in 2014.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has held senior executive positions in both the life assurance and pension industries. Nigel is also a Trustee of Citizens Advice Surrey.

As Chair Nigel is responsible for ensuring effective leadership and direction of the organisation, and for representing the organisation externally.

Greg Scott – Vice Chair

Rob Manning – Treasurer

Rob has lived in the local area for the past 11 years and became Treasurer and Company Secretary in 2018.

He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and currently holds a senior management position within the finance division of a major insurance company.

As Treasurer Rob is responsible for ensuring the production of financial information for the organisation and providing guidance to the board on financial matters.

Mani Rai – Trustee

Mani has lived in Camberley for 18 years and became a Trustee in 2014.

He served as an Army Officer for 42 years and retired in 2014. During his military service he was made Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for contribution and dedicated service during the Gulf War in June 1990.

Mani is a Certified Management Consultant and has worked in UK and overseas. He is also a senior partner with Aureole Inspecs (Pvt) Ltd India, owns a restaurant and is Chairman of businesses in Grayshott where he has his restaurant.

Ray McCann – Trustee

Ray lives in Bagshot and is married with 2 grown up daughters. He has retired from the computer industry after holding a wide variety of jobs including marketing, consultant, management and director roles and chair of a trade association.

Ray has been a Trustee since 2008 and has responsibility for IT and communications, including our website.

Camilla Richardson – Trustee

Camilla has lived in the local area for over 20 years after relocating from Sweden and became a Trustee in 2017.

She has a BSc and an MBA and over 20 years’ experience in the IT industry working for some well known companies as Head of Development and as a consultant.

Camilla’s responsibilities are website management and Information Assurance.

Marion Park – Trustee

Marion has lived and worked in the area for most of her life. She became a Trustee in 2017.

As a Human Resource Director, working locally and travelling internationally, Marion has a wealth of knowledge in Human Resource Management. She has an MA in European Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management.

Marion is supporting the board by ensuring that the employment policies, procedures and practices are up to date and relevant for the work that Surrey Heath Citizens Advice do. She is also providing overall advice and guidance to the local team on human resource matters as they arise.

Julie Summers – Trustee

Julie is a solicitor who has worked in Camberley since 1993.

She is a partner in the firm of Constantine & Summers and specialises in Family Law with a particular interest in Domestic Abuse cases. She also carries out residential conveyancing, wills and probate, lasting powers of attorney and deputyship work.

Julie is also on the rota of solicitors who advise clients at the Camberley CAB.

Chris Paterson – Trustee

Chris has lived in the area for most of his life and is an partner in an accountancy firm, as a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Having become a trustee in Summer 2020, Chris is keen to add his fresh ideas in support of the board.

Trevor Truman – Trustee

Trevor joined the Trustee Board in November 2020. Trained originally as an engineer that led on to management roles. He has spent a long career in the public and private sectors and as a consultant. Widely travelled, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and with experience across senior roles in business management in UK and in Europe. Now retired Trevor has lived in Camberley for 27 years.