Today we have announced that Professor Christopher Bones will succeed Kathryn Stone OBE as our new Chair on 1 September 2025.
Commenting on his appointment, Professor Christopher Bones said:
"I am delighted to have been appointed as the new Chair of the Bar Standards Board and I’m looking forward to helping the organisation to regulate the Bar in the public interest. As the Bar Standards Board prepares its strategy for the rest of the decade it is a good time to join and to understand the challenges and the opportunities for the profession.”
Welcoming the appointment, Mark Neale, Director General, The Bar Standards Board said:
"Christopher is an experienced Board Director in global businesses across a range of different sectors. I very much look forward to working with him in the new role as Chair in taking forward our reforms of the Bar Standards Board and in setting a new strategic direction to ensure that the profession continues to serve the public interest.”
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