Non-Executive Director — Audit Committee Chair Designate

United Kingdom·Consumer & Retail··Posted 6 September 2026

FTSE 250 consumer group

The problem this seat exists to solve

Provision 29 of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 requires a board declaration on the effectiveness of material controls — including operational and compliance controls — for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2026. The current committee is strong on financial reporting and thin on operational control environments.

The remit

Succeed to the audit committee chair after a handover period
Lead the board's readiness for the Provision 29 material-controls declaration
Oversee the assurance map across financial, operational, reporting and compliance controls
Work with the risk function on the supply chain and third-party control environment

What the sponsor will not compromise on

Recent and relevant financial experience as required by Code Provision 24
Direct experience of owning an operational or compliance control environment, not only a financial one
Prior UK listed-company non-executive experience, or equivalent from another major market
Independence under Provision 10, including no prior employment by the group

Terms

Engagement: Three-year term, renewable, within the nine-year independence expectation.
Compensation: GBP 75,000 – 95,000 a year including audit chair fee.
Cross-border: The UK imposes no residency or nationality test on directors. Identity verification under the ECCTA regime applies wherever you are based.
Time commitment in this market: Typically 6–9 board meetings a year plus committee cycles and a strategy day; audit-committee chairs should expect materially more.

Before you apply — United Kingdom

Neither the Companies Act 2006 nor the Code imposes any residency or nationality test on a director. A foreign national can be appointed to a UK board without a permit, a filing exemption or a local counterpart.

Residency test: None.
Nationality test: None.
Work authorisation: A non-executive director attending board meetings does not require a work visa; permitted business activities cover it. An executive or interim operating role requires a Skilled Worker visa or equivalent.
Tenure limit once appointed: No hard cap. Provision 10 treats service of more than nine years from first appointment as a circumstance that may impair independence, and Provision 19 limits the chair's total tenure to nine years with limited flexibility.

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