The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed several new members to its permanent Standards and Regulation Board.

Almost 300 candidates applied for the five RICS member and five independent members roles on the Board.

A rigorous selection process was followed by the Appointments Panel which was led by independent Standards and Regulatory Board (SRB) Chair Nigel Clarke supported by independent recruitment specialist Cindy Butts and Deputy Head of Profession at the Valuation Office Agency, Clare Johnson MBE, FRICS.

I am confident our new SRB will help inform and drive forward confidence in the quality of RICS’ regulation and strengthen trust in the profession.

The appointments follow recent appointments to RICS’ Professional Standards Steering Group and its pilot Consumer Working Group. which report to the SRB.

New SRB members

• Keith Thomas FRICS 
• Olga Turner Baker MRICS
• Sara Ensor MRICS
• David Fogarty FRICS
• Andrew Reynolds FRICS
• Yo-Hann Tan
• Lynne Livesey
• Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs
• Neil Stevenson
• Jonathan Lurie

The new SRB members commenced their appointments on 13 May 2024, with an in-depth induction held on 22nd and 23rd May.

Nigel Clarke, Chair of RICS’ Standards and Regulation Board (SRB), comments: “I am confident our new SRB will help inform and drive forward confidence in the quality of RICS’ regulation and strengthen trust in the profession.

“This is a busy time for RICS and the built environment, and the SRB is undertaking critical work on professional standards and regulation for our global profession.

“These excellent appointments arrive at the perfect moment, and with the successful inductions complete, we are already at work.”

Chris Alder, Senior Executive at RICS, adds: “Establishing and maintaining world leading standards and regulatory practices is a central tenet of RICS’ global role, and the SRB lies at the heart of strategy and decision-making in this area.”