The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced the appointment of Emir Feisal as a new lay Board member.
Emir is a Chartered Accountant and a specialist in transformational change. The majority of his career was spent at the Sunday Times as Associate Managing Editor. He is a Commissioner for the Judicial Appointments Commission, which selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals. He is at present also a Board member and Audit Chair of the Serious Fraud Office, the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, the Pensions Ombudsman, the Honours Committee, and he is a trustee of the Henry Smith Charity. He is involved in a number of initiatives in the diversity and inclusion arena. He has held non-executive board member positions with Lambeth Clinical Commission group, London Metropolitan University, and the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service, amongst others.
Emir was selected from a field of strong candidates by a panel, chaired by Baroness Tessa Blackstone, Chair of the BSB.
Baroness Blackstone said: "Emir brings many skills and wide experience to the Board, and I am sure he will bring valuable new perspectives. I very much look forward to working with him.”
Emir Feisal’s appointment was effective from 1 January 2022.
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