The Royal Mint

The Royal Mint (TRM) has a history dating back over a thousand years but is firmly focused on the future. The business has diversified, managing the impact of declining global cash use, growing its consumer division, and entering new markets and businesses to allow the organisation to grow and secure its future. Today, TRM is a portfolio of businesses, from commemorative coins, historic coins, bullion investments and recently launched luxury jewellery targeting a global audience, to providing circulating coins, and a factory that is recovering gold from electronic waste.  TRM also operates a visitor attraction at its location in Llantrisant, South Wales. TRM is at an exciting point in its development as it moves through a period of significant change and reinvention, with further opportunities for future expansion on the horizon.

HM Treasury is now seeking a Chair to lead this ambitious, diverse and multi-faceted business at a time of significant strategic change and reinvention.  The role of the Chair is to ensure the Board provides an appropriate level of oversight, challenge, and support to enable TRM to deliver on its business objectives. At a pivotal point in its development, it is vital that the new Chair can support the TRM’s strategic vision and organisational development over the next three years.

The successful candidate will possess the personal credibility, independence of thought, and experience to lead the Board of a major, high profile, national organisation.  They will have a proven ability to collaborate and communicate across a wide range of stakeholders, including working with Ministers, UKGI, HM Treasury and other senior government officials.   An understanding of how to provide leadership to an organisation committed to the highest standards of probity, inclusion and diversity, as well as offer excellent support and advice to its Chief Executive, will be imperative.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the Royal Mint on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference QATUB. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0800 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Thursday 30th May 2024.