Our Board
Richard Bisson
Joined the Board in 2022
Chair since December 2024, Chair of Finance & Governance Committee
A career in the fund management industry, latterly as Chief Executive of Nomura Asset Management UK. Trustee of Rye Golf Club. Living in Icklesham since 2005.
Jacky Dudfield
Joined the Board in 2014
Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Friends and Chair of the Liaison Committee
Before retirement was a Nurse Consultant at the Department of Health. Nurse and midwife with national and international experience. Family connections with Rye for 45 years and a resident in Brede/Iden for 22 years.
Dr Mahendra Kondagari
Board Member since 2019
Medical degree from India, GP training in Hastings, dermatology degree from Cardiff university. Currently working as GP at Rye Medical Centre and community Dermatologist working at both Rye Hospital and Conquest Hospital.
Dr Rob McNeilly
Joined the Board in 2020
General Practitioner in Battle and Robertsbridge (until his retirement in March 2021) and Joint Clinical Director of Rother Primary Care Network. Medical training at Westminster Medical School and Exeter University. In 1989 first joined the Oldwood Surgery & Battle Health Centre (until 2000), the practice commenced by his uncle and father, returning in 2006. Lives in Winchelsea.
Rosy Clarke
Joined the Board in 2022
A resident of Rye, a retired Dental Hygienist with a background in the criminal justice system as a Magistrate and an Independent Monitoring Board Member of a prison where she chaired and fundraised for a charity that supported the rehabilitation of offenders. A very keen personal supporter of the development of the Charity’s care home project.
Martyn Phillips
Joined the Board in 2022
Chair of Property Committee, Member of the Finance & Governance Committee
Forty one year career in property and facilities management, including Head of Facilities Management for the BBC (England and Scotland), Operations Director at Land Securities Trillium, Divisional Managing Director (Corporate Services & Operational Development) at Carillion Services, independent consultancy and most recently Chief Operating Officer of RWDMH Ltd until September 2022. Family connection with Rye since 1980.
Sarah Webb
Joined the Board in 2024
Member of the Finance & Governance Committee
Retired Solicitor having worked in London for many years, specialising in Defamation, Privacy and Data Protection. Moved to Rye in 2022 having lived in Kent and East Sussex for the last 35 years.
Jeremy Maynard
Joined the Board in 2025
Member of the Finance & Governance Committee
Business career as director and chairman of several private and public companies in the FMCG and food manufacturing sectors. Has lived in the Rye area since 2010.