The government has made six new appointments at a variety of
levels to join the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB).
The SSRB provides
independent advice to the Prime Minister and senior ministers on
the pay of many of the nation's top public servants.
The appointment process for these roles was in full accordance
with the Commissioner for Public Appointments' Code of Practice.
Pippa Lambert has been appointed as
the Interim Chair to
the SSRB for a period of
six months.
Pippa was appointed as Generalist Member in October 2018 and has
served as interim Chair since 2022. She was previously Global
Head of HR for the Deutsche Bank and has held previous roles
including Director of Global Reward at the Royal Bank of Scotland
and Global Head of Reward at Deutsche Bank.
Sharon Witherspoon MBE has been
appointed Interim Judicial Member to
the SSRB for a period of
six months.
Sharon was previously a Judicial Member of the SSRB. She is a social
scientist who specialises in statistical work for practical
policy. Sharon served as the Head of Policy of the Academy of
Social Sciences and was previously Director of the Nuffield
Foundation.
CBE has been
appointed as the ex-officio Policing
Member to the SSRB for a period of 12
months.
Zoë brings years of policing experience having served as Her
Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue for 12
years. She is currently the Chair of the Police Remuneration
Review Body (PRRB) and the National Crime Agency Remuneration
Review Body (NCARRB)
Mark Polin OBE is a newly
appointed board member who will serve
a three year term commencing March 2024.
Mark's career has predominantly been in policing, and was Chief
Constable of North Wales Police before retiring in 2018. He was
previously Chair of the Health Board for North Wales.
David Stanton is also a newly
appointed board member who will serve
a three year term commencing March 2024.
David is Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer at Westminster Abbey Abbey,
as well as a Distinguished Friend of Oxford University, Governor
at both Westminster School and Westminster University. He is an
Independent Member of the Public Services Honours
Committee.
Ian McCafferty CBE has been reappointed as
a member for a second term as of March
2024.
Ian was previously a member of the Monetary Policy Committee at
the Bank of England having spent his career as an economist in
senior roles in BP and the City. He is currently senior adviser
to London Wall Partners, a senior adviser to Oxford Economics,
and a Visiting Professor at King's College, London.
Notes
- The SSRB provides
independent advice to the Prime Minister and senior Ministers on
the pay of many of the nation's top public servants.
- The SSRB's remit covers senior
civil servants, the judiciary, the senior military, certain
senior managers in the NHS, Police and Crime Commissioners and
chief police officers.
Find out more about the Senior Salaries Review Body here.
