Derek has a background in public finance and prior to retirement was Chief Executive of Rother District Council. He has a wide range of interests including membership of the De la Warr Pavilons’ Capital Appeals Committee, is Treasurer of the Rural Rother Trust and as a former G.B. International marathon runner, has been pleased to return to his old club as a Trustee of Hastings A.C. An active Deputy Lieutenant in East Sussex he has been extremely pleased to see Charity Mentors develop from humble beginnings into a much valued Sussex wide organisation.