PRESS RELEASE : Joanne Prowse reappointed to the Charity Commission Board
The press release issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 2 September 2022.
The Secretary of State has reappointed Joanne Prowse for a term of 15 months and 17 days, commencing 14 November 2022 until 1 March 2024.
Joanne Prowse
Joanne Prowse joined the Charity Commission Board in November 2019. She chairs the Remuneration and Appointments Committee.
Jo is the Chief Executive and a Board member of the Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA), the UK regulator for content, goods and services charged to a phone bill. Jo has extensive leadership experience in strategy execution, policy development, operations, consumer protection, stakeholder management and organisational change in the regulatory, not-for-profit, digital, and commercial sectors.
She was previously the Director of Operations and IT at PSA. Jo has held senior roles at PRS for Music, the music copyright, licensing, and royalty distribution organisation, culminating as Managing Director for Membership and Operations with previous appointments of Executive Director for Membership and of Communications Director.
Jo has a BSc in Music from City University, a Master of Business Administration from the Open University, and a Diploma in Music Performance from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. Current voluntary roles include Committee member of Chorleywood Music and producer of the Rickmansworth Young Musician of the Year Competition.
Remuneration and Governance Code
Charity Commission board members are remunerated £350 per day for approximately 24 days per year. 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. Joanne Prowse has declared no activity.
