Commissioner Appointment

The Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of a fourth Commissioner, Mr Mark Wordsworth, as of September, 2013 who is a resident of Alderney.

Mr Wordsworth read law at Cambridge University and trained in accountancy with Price Waterhouse. He spent 20 years as a partner with the investment firm, Bridgepoint Capital. He is currently the Chairman of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s entertainment and music business, the ‘Really Useful Group’.

Mr Wordsworth has a keen interest in marine renewable energy developments in Alderney. In 2005, he served as a shadow Commissioner, where he assisted in the development of the Commission. He left the Commission as Chairman in 2007. Mr Wordsworth has also been a Chairman of the Alderney Wildlife Trust and has an interest in the environmental aspects of tidal energy developments in Alderney.