CAP | Meet the board

Derek Lewis

CAP Chair

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Derek Lewis brings a wealth of experience and knowledge having held executive and non-executive positions across the health, criminal justice, education, training and employability sectors, including the chairmanship of Drinkaware - a role which he held from 2008 to February 2014.

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Derek spent the first half of his career principally in Ford Motor Company and the leisure industries as CFO and then CEO of Granada Group and founder of UK Gold Television. Since then he has been involved extensively in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. He was Director General of the Prison Service in England and Wales in the mid-1970s and has subsequently been chair or non-executive director of a variety of companies, principally in the health, education, training and employability sectors. These roles have been combined with six years as a trustee of the Royal Voluntary Service (formerly WRVS) and ten years on the Council of the University of Essex, latterly as Pro-Chancellor. He is currently chair of Royal Mencap Society, West Highland College, UHI and St Columba’s Drimnin Trust.

Miles Beale

Director – Chief Executive, WSTA

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Miles Beale joined Community Alcohol Partnerships in June 2012.

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Miles is the Chief Executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association. Before this he was the Deputy Director for EU and international agriculture policy at the Department Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Miles was previously deputy director for European and global issues at the Cabinet Office and spent much of his early career at the Department of Communities and Local Government.

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Miles has worked across a broad range of public policy, including urban regeneration, drugs policy and social exclusion, and has been involved in significant negotiations at national and European level. He has also worked closely with senior Ministers in successive governments.

Elizabeth Fairhurst

Principal - Trinity Academy Grammar

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Liz Fairhurst joined the Community Alcohol Partnerships Board in January 2019 and holds the position of Principal, at Trinity Academy, a large secondary school in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire. Liz has worked within schools across Wakefield, Barnsley and Calderdale for over 25 years.

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She has worked all of her career to date in schools serving some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country and feels a huge amount of satisfaction and pride in making a difference to the lives of young people and their communities in some very challenging circumstances.

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Sarah Gregory-Anderson

Director - Food Safety & Compliance Manager, Marks & Spencer

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Sarah has spent her career in retail, with experience across operational management, learning and development, and food safety and compliance. In her current role at M&S, she supports the business in translating complex safety and compliance requirements into practical solutions. Sarah joined the CAP Board in 2026 and is passionate about responsible retailing, education and partnership working to help reduce underage drinking and alcohol-related harm in communities.

Lesley Lloyd

Director - Governor, University of Lancashire

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Lesley is an experienced CMO with a career dedicated to driving strategic business growth and performance for FTSE 500 and niche brands, working across geographies and sectors in line marketing management roles and in management consulting with PwC.

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She also has over twenty years as a NED in the charity/not for profit sector, with significant Committee experience including Chairing Sustainability/ESG, Audit & Risk, Resources, HR & Remunerations.

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Lesley provides rigorous oversight and expert advice on business strategy and planning, governance, risk management and marketing. She is also a mentor to CEO's, CMO’s, young people and senior female executives with board aspirations.

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Andy Morrice

Director – Inspector, Lincolnshire Constabulary (Observer status)

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Andy has been a police officer for 30 years, most of this served within Neighbourhood Policing tackling day-to-day community issues, working with partner agencies to resolve the matters that really impact people's lives.

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He established the very first Community Alcohol Partnership in Lincolnshire, winning a national award for the work undertaken. He was also responsible for the first Mini Police project in Lincolnshire, with both these programmes aimed at providing young people with a positive experience of policing, developing their skills and confidence, and help them understand social justice, moral responsibility and enabling them to make better life choices.

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Andy has worked in the national arena, being seconded to what is now DLUHC to help with homelessness, as well as being the Silver Commander for Lincolnshire’s response to Covid.

Hardish Purewal

Director – Licensing Manager, Tesco Stores Ltd.

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Hardish has a wealth of retail experience and has worked in a number of areas over 30 years with Tesco.

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In the last 18 years, within Group Legal, she has been responsible for Tesco’s alcohol licence as Senior Licensing Manager. This involves all aspects of alcohol retailing from training for the 300,000 UK staff to compliance and working with the Government Affairs team. Hardish is the Chair of the Retail of Alcohol Standards Group, works closely with enforcement authorities and has built excellent relationships through partnership working.

Joanne Surguy

Director - Licensing and Regulatory Adviser, Sainsbury's

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Joanne has worked for Sainsbury’s for 37 years, building a career that has developed from specialist licensing into a broad regulatory role. Beginning as a Licensing Assistant back in 1989, she progressed to Licensing Manager, developing extensive experience in licensing and its practical application across a large retail business.

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As the Sainsbury’s Group grew, including the acquisition of Argos and Habitat, Joanne’s responsibilities expanded beyond traditional licensing to encompass a wider range of regulatory matters across different brands, products and channels. Her work now includes licensing, age-restricted sales, tobacco and vaping regulation, offensive weapons legislation and wider retail compliance.

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Alongside her role, Joanne is actively involved in the Retail Alcohol Standards Group (RASG) and strongly supports its work to promote responsible alcohol retailing and industry collaboration. She is also a committed supporter of CAP and its partnership approach to tackling alcohol-related issues within local communities.

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Throughout her career, Joanne has championed responsible retailing, partnership working and positive outcomes for both the business and the communities it serves.

Will Teasdale

Director – Partner, Newton Advisory Partners

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Will joined the Board of CAP in June 2026. He is a career banker, with over 30 years’ experience working in Mergers & Acquisitions in London, Jakarta, Sydney and Melbourne for banks and firms including HSBC Investment Banking, Investec Bank Australia and KPMG Australia. He spent over 20 years in Australia, where he focused principally on the Metals & Mining industry.

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For the past five years, Will has also held Board positions in the charitable sector. In addition to his role at CAP, he currently acts as voluntary Treasurer of two not-for-profits, First Hike Project and Pacific Dermatology Limited.

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Lisa Watch

Director - Co-Director, Policy & Campaigns, Kinship

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Lisa has extensive experience leading policy, public affairs, campaigns and communications teams across the charity and public sector, delivering award winning campaigns securing major societal changes to behaviour, policy and legislation. Her main area of expertise is disadvantaged children and young people, having worked on these issues in a variety of organisations including NSPCC, Barnardo’s and the Local Government Association and Sport England.

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She is currently Co-Director of Policy and Campaigns at Kinship charity (for family and friends raising children when their parents are unable to).

Edward Woodall

Director - Chief Executive, ACS

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Edward Woodall became Chief Executive of the Association of Convenience Stores on 1 March 2026.

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Ed previously led ACS’ government relations and public affairs strategy, representing the UK’s 50,000 convenience stores across Westminster, Whitehall and the devolved nations. Over more than a decade, he has shaped the sector’s engagement on complex and high-profile issues including regulation, retail crime, business costs, and responsible retailing - giving evidence to parliamentary committees and leading national campaigns on behalf of members.

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He holds an Executive MBA from Surrey Business School and has completed the Artificial Intelligence Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Ed is passionate about ensuring local shops remain at the heart of communities and continue to have a strong, influential voice in government.