Governance and accountability

How Board, management and public records support independent, ethical and transparent decision-making.

NLB is governed by a Board of Directors and supported by a professional management team serving the public interest.

Governance is more than a biography

Office and public responsibility
Approved biography and appointment status
Conflict-of-interest and ethical conduct expectations
Related decisions, notices and documents
Visible treatment of vacancies and acting appointments

Accountability through records

The proposed estate connects leadership information to the policies, decisions, notices and review dates that make institutional accountability visible.

Office-led governance

Know the office, responsibility and record.

Leadership information is useful when it connects to the decisions and duties attached to the office.

Chairperson and Board

Provide strategic direction, oversight and accountable public leadership.

Verified biographies on the official NLB site

Management

Turn the Board’s mandate into operational readiness, public service and governed delivery.

Appointment status and review date remain visible

Public record

Policies, notices, vacancies and decisions remain addressable after publication.

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Accountability controls

A biography is the start, not the record.

01Approved role and appointment status

02Ethical conduct and conflict-of-interest expectations

03Related notices, policies and decisions

04Clear treatment of acting roles and vacancies

Reviewed leadership record

Current offices, presented as accountable public roles.

Names and appointment wording below were reviewed against the official NLB website on 3 August 2026.

Chairperson, National Lottery Board

Dr. Farida Karoney, EGH

Board leadership and strategic oversight

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Martin Talian, PhD, OGW

Operationalisation, stakeholder coordination and institutional readiness

Principal Secretary, The National Treasury

Dr. Christopher Kiptoo, CBS

Public-finance and national-development oversight

Principal Secretary, State Department for Culture, the Arts and Heritage

Ms. Ummi Bashir, CBS

Culture, public policy and stakeholder coordination

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Continue through the public estate

Read the records connected to governance.

Search notices, documents and approved public information.

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Institutional boundary

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Any appointed-operator service is external and must be introduced through a clearly labelled hand-off.

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