Martyn Burke

Biography

Martyn joined the LAA in summer 2026. Within the MoJ he also serves the Office of Public Guardian (OPG) as NEBM & ARAC Chair. He is a qualified accountant whose senior executive career culminated in a move to the grocery giant Sainsbury’s where he held various Director and Governance roles between 2005 to 2019.

Now as a Non-Executive, Martyn focuses on serving organisations with a strong social purpose. He is currently Chair of the Board at Town & Country Housing, NEDBM at Peabody Trust, Chair of the Audit & Standards Committee at Warwickshire County Council, Audit Chair & NEDBM of OPG and a member of St Paul’s Cathedral Audit & Risk committee. Previously he served the Board of an NHS Trust as Audit Chair.

Martyn, originally from Brighton, now lives too far from the sea - in the heart of Warwick – with his family and a boisterous German Shepherd!