Environment Secretary appoints two Non-Executive Directors to the Environment Agency

The Environment Secretary has appointed Brittany Harris and Maya Leibman as Non-Executive Directors to the Environment Agency Board. The appointments began on 1 April 2024 and will run for three years, until 31 March 2027.

Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency said:

“I am delighted to welcome Maya and Brittany to the Board. They both bring invaluable experience in innovation and the use of data. I have no doubt that they will both make significant contributions, particularly in those vital areas.”

Brittany Harris is a Civil Engineer. She founded Qualis Flow in 2018, sat on the board of Cambridge Wireless from 2020-2023 and is an Enterprise Fellow at the Royal Academy of Engineering, member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and guest lecturer at multiple Universities. Brittany was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 by West Country Women.

Maya Leibman has served as Chief Information Officer at American Airlines for the past decade. She is Non-Executive Director, member of the Governance Committee and Chairperson for the Remuneration Committee for $4B Acuity Brands, an industrial technology company. Maya has also recently become Chairperson of Enterprise Alumni, a technology company, and is a board member for a non-for-profit organisation called Breaking Down Barriers, which focusses on making the pilot profession accessible to youth from diverse backgrounds.

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