Worker Co-operative Council Members

The worker co-operative council is elected by worker co-operative and employee owned members of Co-operatives UK.

They act as a sounding board on issues affecting worker co-operatives and nominate two places on to the Board of Directors. Members stand for two year years and one is currently co-opted as a Co-operative Development Body.

• Alison Banton – Dulas
• Bob Cannell – Suma (elected to Board of Directors)
• Richard Crook - Essential Trading
• Gareth Nash – Co-operative and Mutual Solutions (Co-opted)
• Ed Russell – Co-operative Web
• Athene Richford - Greencity
• Britta Werner – Unicorn Grocery
• Sion Whellens – Calvert’s (elected to Board of Directors)

Visit our governance section to find out more about how Co-operatives UK is run for and by our members.