sentence: its board has 18 members , with places divided through the membership as follows : 9 seats for the co-operative group 1 seat for central england co-operative 4 seats elected by consumer co-operative societies ( one from each of four geographic regions : scotland , the north , the midlands and the south ) 2 seats elected by worker co-operatives and employee owned businesses 1 seat elected by the co-operative development bodies 1 seat elected by the remaining membership the current chair is nick matthews of heart of england co-operative society .