Go to... Home/About us/Our governance Our governance The Company voluntarily follows the spirit of the UK Corporate Governance Code (‘the Code’) as a way of providing assurance to stakeholders around our operations and control framework. Technically the Code only applies to premium listed companies but the Board firmly believes in the benefits of good governance practices. To ensure the successful delivery of the Company’s strategy, the Board consists of Directors with a wide range of relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Please click here to read our recent corporate governance report. RFL Board Committee membership key Committee Chairman Audit and Risk Committee Investment Committee Remuneration Committee Nomination Committee COMPANY SECRETARY: Vistra Company Secretaries Limited JANE HANSON JP, BA (Hons), FCA Chairman Jane joined the Board in 2011 and served as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee prior to being appointed as Board Chair on 18 August 2014. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants with over 30 years’ experience in financial services, Jane’s current roles include Chair of Audit Committee and Non-Executive Director of Welsh Water plc, Audit Committee Chair at the Civil Aviation Authority and Audit Committee Chair designate at Rothesay plc. Jane has also served as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Board Risk Committee at Direct Line Insurance Group plc, Old Mutual plc and William Hill plc. She is also the Honorary Treasurer at the Disasters Emergency Committee. Her previous executive roles include Risk and Governance Director at Aviva plc. Jane is also a Magistrate. ADRIAN SMITH MBA Chief Executive Adrian joined the Board in 2010. He was previously a senior leader at Britannia Building Society, Bank of Ireland and Bristol & West Building Society and a former Non-Executive Director of Mutual Plus Ltd. Adrian was responsible for leading the project to establish Reclaim Fund Ltd during 2009/10 and was subsequently appointed as Chief Executive. Adrian is currently a member of the Dormant Assets Advisory Board and also a Non-Executive Director and Trustee at Co-operative and Community Finance. KATHERINE GARNER BSc (Hons), FIA Non-Executive Director Katherine joined the Board in 2018. A Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries since 1997, she is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Sun Life Financial of Canada in the UK and a member of its Board of Directors. Katherine started her employment with Sun Life Financial of Canada in 2008 and held various positions before taking the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2013. Prior to this Katherine was employed by HSBC, where her roles included, Head of Operations, Head of Life Insurance and also Finance Director of the Dublin life company and Deputy Head of Investments in the UK. JONATHAN GORRIE MA (Oxon), MPhil, MFin Non-Executive Director Jonathan joined the Board in June 2021 and is the Shareholder Non-Executive Director, acting as shareholder representative for RLF’s owner, HM Treasury. He is an Executive Director at UK Government Investments, HMG’s centre of excellence for governance and corporate finance, which he rejoined in 2021 having also worked at the organisation between 2015-2019. Prior to UKGI, Jonathan worked in investment management. His previous roles were as a portfolio manager at the BT Pension Scheme, running secure income and infrastructure equity portfolios, and at BlackRock, where he helped establish its infrastructure debt business. He began his career at ING Barings in its Energy, Transport, and Infrastructure group. JAMES HARDIE MA (Hons), MBA Non-Executive Director James joined the Board in July 2015 as an independent Non-Executive Director and is Chair of the Investment Committee. James is Director of Investment Management and Treasury at Direct Line Insurance Group plc. GLYN SMITH MA, FCA Senior Independent Director Glyn joined the Board in February 2015 and was appointed Senior Independent Director in 2020. He is also Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. A chartered accountant with over 40 years’ experience in financial services, Glyn held a number of senior executive positions at Barclays Bank and was Group Finance Director of Portman Building Society. He is currently also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of The Co-operative Bank plc and Chair of the West Bromwich Building Society Pension Trustees. He has held a number of public and private sector Non-Executive Directorships, including Domestic & General Group, Coventry Building Society, Stroud & Swindon Building Society, FCO Services and Covent Garden Market Authority. JENNY WATSON CBE, BA, MA Non-Executive Director Jenny joined the Board in 2019. She is Chair of the House of St. Barnabas, a social purpose business in London’s Soho and of GAMSTOP. A previous Chair of the Electoral Commission and Equal Opportunities Commission, she started her early career in the not for profit sector. She is currently a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Financial Reporting Council. Participant Portal Keep In Touch Authorised and regulated Cookies Freedom of Information Privacy Policy Security Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement Terms and conditions ©2016-2021 Reclaim Fund Ltd.