Sarika Patel joined the ONR Board in October 2017, initially for a five year term; Sarika has since been re-appointed for a second term to 30 September 2027. Sarika brings to the Board significant commercial and leadership experience in the public and private sectors, both nationally and internationally.
Sarika Patel is a business leader with nearly 30 years of public and private organisational experience. Sarika is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Marketer, and is also a graduate in law.
Sarika has a number of non-executive positions in her portfolio. She is chair of Action for Children and of Aberdeen Equity Investment Trust. She is a Non-Executive Director and chair of the Audit committee at SEEIT plc, and has recently been appointed by the Department for Transport (Dft) to lead a review of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
Her previous non-exec roles include being a Commissioner at the Gambling Commission where she chaired the Audit, Risk and Assurance committee, being the Chair of the Audit committee at Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited and the Foresight Sustainable Forestry Co plc, being on the Board of Imperial Healthcare Trust, and member of the Court, University of Greenwich.
Sarika chairs the ONR Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.
Register of Interests
| 1 | Companies, partnerships, trusts or other bodies of which you are a paid employee. | None |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Companies and organisations in which you or your family or close associates: |
a) London General Surgery b) Chair of Aberdeen Equity Investment Trust Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc DfT Lead Reviewer of the DVSA (appointment expected to end December 2024) c) None d) None |
| a) has/have a controlling interest, or | ||
| b) is/are a Director or Partner, or | ||
| c) has/have shares or securities with a nominal value of more than £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issues share capital, and | ||
| d) could be involved in the supply of goods or services to, or have business dealings with the ONR | ||
| 3 | Non-profit making organisations (e.g. charities, housing associations) where you or your close family are Trustees, or on the Committee of Management or other controlling body and which might receive grants, carry out activities designed to promote or develop the organisation, or have other significant dealings with the ONR. | Chair of Action for Children |
| 4 | Any land or property in which a member has a direct interest and is clearly within ONR's sphere of activities. | None |
| 5 | Membership of local authorities, health authorities and trusts, the Magistrates Bench, and relevant voluntary sector bodies. | None |