Our Board

Toby has worked across national, regional and local organisations with responsibility for policing and security, consumer affairs, local government services and healthcare for over three decades. He chairs the General Dental Council and the National Preparedness Commission and is a visiting professor at Cranfield University.

Margaret is Deputy Chair of The Royal Voluntary Service, a trustee of Prior Park Schools, and an external member of the governance and finance committee of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby. She was a partner at the city law firm Travers Smith LLP for many years and former Vice Chair and trustee at Sue Ryder. Margaret is a member of our Finance, Audit and Risk Committee. 

Paul Amadi is Executive Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Communications at the British Red Cross. He has previously held similar roles at a number of large charities including MS Society, Diabetes UK, NSPCC and RNIB. Paul has worked closely with the Institute of Fundraising where he was Chair from 2007-2010. 

Reshard is a trustee of The Bell Foundation and The Early Intervention Foundation. He was the Vice Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority and a non Executive Director of the National Crime Agency. He also chaired the Muslim Community and Education Centre. Reshard is a member of our Complaints and Investigations Committee.

Lisa is Director of External Affairs at Belfast City Council. Previously she was Head of Communications and Engagement at the Social Security Agency, Northern Ireland. She is a Fulbright Scholar and Fellow at the Charted Institute of Public Relations. Lisa previously acted as Secretary for Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland and Treasurer of CIPR Northern Ireland Committee.

Anne Heal has held a range of non-executive roles in other regulators including Ofqual, the Office of Rail and Road and the General Dental Council. She also serves on enforcement bodies for the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority.  Additionally, Anne has been a trustee and then the interim Chair of NCVO and the Chair of Volunteering Matters. 

Kieron’s background is in the information communications technology (ITC) sector where he has created, scaled and exited several businesses over the last twenty years. He is currently founder and Chief Executive of the online giving platform, Wonderful.org and in 2021 launched fintech startup, Wonderful Payments Ltd. Kieron is a member of our Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.

Nick Jones is Executive Director of the animal welfare charity Humane World for Animals UK. He was previously Managing Director Fundraising, Communications and Policy at Action for Children and Interim Executive Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Communications for Save the Children UK. 

Suzanne chairs the Fire Standards Board and two charities, Lepra and Right to Succeed. She was previously on the former Institute of Fundraising’s Standards Committee and served at the UK’s immigration services. Suzanne is Chair of our Standards Committee. 

Girish Menon has considerable experience of the charity sector, having most recently been Interim Chief Executive at Unicef UK. He has also held the role of Chief Executive at STiR Education UK and ActionAid UK and he was previously Deputy Chief Executive at WaterAid. He is also a trustee on the board of Hope and Homes for Children. 

Guy is the current Chief Executive of the Advertising Standards Authority, board member of the European Advertising Standards Alliance and President of the International Council of Ad Self-regulation. He served as a Commissioner on Lord Low’s Commission on Charity Regulation in 2014. Guy is a member of our Standards Committee.

Martin has worked as a third sector consultant in Wales for many years. Martin is a past Chair of the former Institute of Fundraising Cymru and held a senior fundraising position at Mencap in Wales, as well as sitting on several public boards and grant-making bodies. Martin is a member of our Complaints and Investigations Committee.