Roles and responsibilities
- As one of the non-exec directors on the BBC Board, Chris is responsible for upholding and protecting the independence of the BBC by acting in the public interest and exercising independent judgement.
- He is also responsible for ensuring that the BBC 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 BBC maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, particularly with respect to financial reporting, internal control and risk management.
Term of appointment: 24 July 2023 – 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.
Chris is currently an independent non executive director and audit committee chair of Legal & General Investment Management, since May 2020, and Santander UK since March 2015; at both organisations he is also a member of their Risk Committees. He will retire from Santander UK in September 2023. Chris is also a committee member of the Audit and Risk Committee of The Wellcome Trust, since September 2016, and a Board member of the Audit Committee Chair’s 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.
Fees
The fees for non-executive directors of the BBC Board are set by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Non-executive directors receive a base fee of £33,000 per annum.
Chris Jones receives £5,000 p.a. as chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Total fees paid each year: £38,000 per annum.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC 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.