New Member appointed to The National Lottery Community Fund Board
The Secretary of State has appointed Fraser Hardie as a Board Member of The National Lottery Community Fund, for a four-year term commencing on 11 January 2027 to 10 January 2031.
Fraser Hardie
Fraser is a Senior Adviser at Teneo and an experienced consulting leader who advises boards and executive leadership across FTSE 100 and global organisations in retail, consumer healthcare, professional services, and sport. He has also advised the UK Government on policy communications relating to foreign affairs, communities, public health and the Olympic legacy. Previously, he served as Executive Chairman of Teneo Blue Rubicon and Teneo UK (2016–2022), having co-founded and led Blue Rubicon as Senior Partner. He also held senior communications roles at Rio Tinto and Powergen (now E.ON).
Fraser is currently Chair of Autism Action and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Society for Arts sitting on the Audit & Risk and People Committees. He is a Senior Advisor to Namier Capital and sits on the Council of the Marketing Group of Great Britain. He has served on charity boards for over 20 years including Autistica, New Philanthropy Capital, Access Sport and Business in the Community’s Board.
Remuneration and Governance Code
Members of The National Lottery Community Fund are remunerated at £7,848 per annum.
This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election.
Fraser Hardie has declared that between late 2022 and 2023, he served as an unpaid adviser on business engagement to the Labour Party while it was in Opposition.
Notes to Editors
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