Ian Karet, who was interim chair of the Charity Commission for a year until 2022, is among three new board member appointments at the Fundraising Regulator.

Solicitor Karet, who is a partner at Linklaters LPP, is a former legal board member of the Charity Commission for four years until 2023. During this time, he stepped in to chair the Commission’s board while it searched for a permanent replacement for Baroness Stowell, who stepped down in 2021.

Karet is also a former co-chair of the British Museum Independent Collection, Security and Governance Review and an ex-board member of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He is currently a board member of the Aurora Orchestra and the Salters Institute.

Also joining the Fundraising Regulator’s board is former NPSCC executive director of income generation Jo Swinhoe. She was the first woman to hold this role at the children’s charity.

She is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and during a two-decade charity sector career has also worked at the Alzheimer’s Society as its director of fundraising and marketing.

Another new appointment to the Fundraising Regulator’s board is Barbara Kasumu, who is interim chief executive of King George and Queen’s Hospitals Charity at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

She is former executive director of charities at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, overseeing the Guys & St Thomas Charity, Guys Cancer Charity and Evelina London Children’s Charity.

“We are delighted to welcome three new members to the Fundraising Regulator’s board, each bringing considerable experience across charitable fundraising, governance, regulation and law,” said Fundraising Regulator chair Lord Toby Harris.

“The unique insights and perspectives of Jo Swinhoe, Ian Karet and Barbara Kasumu will be invaluable to our governance, especially as we implement the new Code of Fundraising practice which came into effect on 1 November.”

He added: “These board appointments further strengthen our board and demonstrate our continued commitment to ensuring the public has confidence and trust in fundraising, and the charity sector can prosper, by upholding high standards in charitable fundraising.

“I look forward to working closely with our new board members as we continue this important work.”

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