The Fundraising Regulator is pleased to announce it has appointed four new members to its board to help guide the strategic direction of the organisation. Paul Amadi, Anne Heal, Nick Jones, and Girish Menon all bring extensive knowledge and experience in charity, fundraising and regulation. They will commence their new roles in April 2025.
Paul Amadi joins as a Fundraising Regulator board member with substantial expertise in charitable fundraising, including in his current role as 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.
Anne Heal brings significant knowledge of regulation to the Fundraising Regulator’s board; she holds or 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.
Anne additionally brings understanding of the charity sector, having been a trustee and then the interim Chair of NCVO and the Chair of Volunteering Matters. She is involved with a number of charities and not for profit organisations. Anne’s executive career was at BT Group where she held a number of senior positions including Director of Regulatory Affairs.
As a member of the Fundraising Regulator’s Standards Committee since 2016, Nick Jones has a rich understanding of the Fundraising Regulator’s role regulating charitable fundraising. Nick also brings thorough knowledge of the charity sector, currently serving as the Executive Director of the animal welfare charity Humane Society International 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.
Girish Menon has been appointed to the Fundraising Regulator’s board supported by his 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.
Lord Toby Harris, Chair of the Fundraising Regulator, said:
“We are delighted to welcome four leading experts in the charitable sector to join the Fundraising Regulator’s board this year. Paul Amadi, Anne Heal, Nick Jones and Girish Menon bring impressive experience that will add diverse perspectives and invaluable insight to our governance.
“Having recently also bolstered the ranks of our Standards Committee and our Complaints and Investigations Committee, we are pleased to have a range of voices guiding our strategy.
“These board appointments only serve to enhance our continued commitment to maintaining high standards in charitable fundraising, so the public has confidence and trust in fundraising and the charity sector can prosper. I greatly look forward to working with our new board members going forward.”