Roles and responsibilities
- As one of the non-exec directors on the 成人快手 Board, Chris is responsible for upholding and protecting the independence of the 成人快手 by acting in the public interest and exercising independent judgement.
- He is also responsible for ensuring that the 成人快手 fulfils its mission to inform, educate and entertain and promotes its public purposes.
- Chris helps ensure that the Board's decision-making is in the public interest, informed by the best interests of the audience and with appropriate regard to the impact of decisions on the wider media market in the UK.
- Non-executive directors play a key role in ensuring that the 成人快手 maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, particularly with respect to financial reporting, internal control and risk management.
Term of appointment: 24 July 2023 鈥� 23 July 2027
Biography
Chris Jones is a chartered accountant who was a Senior Audit Partner at PwC specialising in the audit of banks and other financial services companies. He also led their EMEA Financial Services practice and was a member of their Financial Services global leadership team until his retirement from his executive career in 2014.
Since May 2020, Chris has been an independent non-executive director, Audit committee chair and a member of the Risk committee of Legal & General Investment Management and is also a non-executive director of Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited.
Chris has been a member of the Audit and Risk committee of The Wellcome Trust, since September 2016, and a Board member of the Audit Committee Chair鈥檚 Independent Forum since January 2019. Chris is a past president of the Association of Corporate Treasurers and chaired their Advisory Board from 2010 to 2018 and from March 2015 to September 2023 Chris was an independent non-executive director, Audit committee chair and a member of the Risk committee of Santander UK.
Fees
The fees for non-executive directors of the 成人快手 Board are set by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Non-executive directors receive a base fee of 拢33,000 per annum.
Chris Jones receives 拢5,000 p.a. as chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Total fees paid each year: 拢38,000 per annum.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by 成人快手 staff on behalf of the 成人快手 and claimed through the 成人快手's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the 成人快手 and booked through the 成人快手's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- Chris Jones had no expenses paid in Q3 2023-24
- Chris Jones central bookings Q3 2023-24
- Chris Jones had no expenses paid in Q2 2023-24
- Chris Jones had no expenses paid in Q1 2023-24
- Chris Jones had no central bookings in Q1 2023-24
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with 成人快手 policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.