How we are governed

Anna Tylor was born severely sight impaired and has been a life-long, vocal advocate of disability rights, most notably as a lead campaigner around accessible health information – establishing the principle of patient safety in healthcare communications. Her early career included working on employment programmes, and she has also worked in service settings delivering training and development activities.

Anna has also worked in Eastern Europe, driving a long-standing commitment to the development of community-based services in Bulgaria, working with the Karin Dom Foundation. She was involved in leading the roll out of equalities legislation and has worked on inclusion programmes – including with the City of London Police, and in the banking and retail sector. She is a trained mediator with a master’s degree in Sociology and Social Policy.

Anna established the UK educational collection, now known as RNIB Bookshare, to offer blind and partially sighted people – and other disabled learners – equal access to the curriculum. She became Chair of RNIB in 2020.

Jim joined RNIB in September 2025 as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Governance, Nominations and Remuneration Committee.

He previously served as a Permanent Secretary in the Civil Service, retiring in April 2025 after almost 41 years in HM Revenue & Customs, including over five years as Chief Executive of the tax department. During his tenure, Jim implemented a digital strategy to modernise the tax system – improving the customer experience and tax compliance and reducing costs. He also served as a Civil Service Champion for tackling workplace bullying and for LGBT+ inclusion.

Originally from Northern Ireland, Jim now lives in South West London with his husband and their Pembroke Welsh Corgi.

Andy joined RNIB in August 2025 as a Trustee of RNIB and Chair of RNIB Enterprises. He began his career in accountancy, qualifying with PwC, and then focusing on media clients both within the UK and Canada.

He has held senior financial roles within Granada and Compass, later moving into general management as European COO of BPO company Sitel. Andy returned to Compass initially as Managing Director and subsequently served as Europe and UK Sales Director.

He later focused on growth management with Bluerunner Solutions, a SAAS business within the food industry. Prior to joining RNIB, Andy was CEO of facilities management company OUTCO and worked for investment companies Literacy Capital and Longacre Group, focusing on deal origination and delivery of growth. Over the past two years, Andy has served as a Non-Executive Director of RNIB Enterprises.

Anoushka joined the Board in September 2025. She is an accomplished senior executive with a proven track record in leading transformational change and delivering impactful brand and commercial strategies.

She has held Global Head of Marketing roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, UBS Asset Management and Royal Bank of Canada.

Throughout her career, she has been committed to meaningful causes including climate resilience and biodiversity, turning grassroots initiatives into flagship events that grew participation tenfold while raising substantial funds for charity.

A CFA charter holder and chartered marketer, Anouschka was named in Marketing Week's Top 100 Most Effective Marketers in 2022 and 2023, and in 2024 completed The Marketing Academy Fellowship. She has been an active member of the IPA's Effectiveness Leadership Group since 2020.

Mary joined RNIB as an Associate Trustee in December 2023 and became a Trustee in July 2024. Associate Trusteeship is a brand new pilot scheme from RNIB which supports people on the pathway to full Board membership.

Mary is the managing partner of city law firm Fox Williams where she also heads up the firm’s publishing and digital media practice.

With a career rooted in corporate law she strongly believes that good governance, diversity and inclusion and commercial-mindedness are at the heart of success for any enterprise.

Mary is passionate about accessible content, regardless of medium, and regularly advises on the potential impact of AI for publishers, authors and other content generators as well as their end-users (i.e. the readers). She has a wealth of trustee experience, most recently having been a trustee for the Nystagmus Network and a further education college governor.

Visually impaired since birth, Mary is passionate about increasing the number of blind and partially sighted people in the workplace and is keen to encourage those who are in employment to act as role models and mentors to others.

Zayna first joined RNIB in September 2024 as a member of our Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee before being appointed to the Board of Trustees in June 2026 as Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.

A chartered accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW), Zayna began her professional career in financial regulation, working at the Bank of England before moving to the private sector, where her last executive role was Chief Risk Officer for Birmingham Bank.

Currently she is a Board member of Loughborough Building Society and sits on their Audit and Compliance committee, as well as their Risk committee and Remuneration committee.

Throughout her career Zayna has been an advocate of supporting women in the workplace, providing invaluable coaching and acting as a mentor to colleagues.

Graham joined RNIB as Treasurer in June 2026. A Chemistry graduate of the University of Exeter, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Spicer and Pegler (now Deloitte). Graham built his career in the pharmaceutical industry across financial, supply chain and commercial roles, and later served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Genomics England; here he helped deliver the 100,000 Genomes Programme for the UK Government. Graham has also held non-executive and trustee roles in the NHS, a large pension fund, and charities including Asthma + Lung UK and Arthritis UK. Graham is currently using his wide finance experience to build a portfolio of non-executive roles, volunteering and completing consulting projects into various aspects of genomics, big data and general healthcare.

Barry joined RNIB as Lead Safeguarding Trustee and Chair of the People, Culture and Safeguarding Committee in June 2026.

He recently retired from an executive career as an experienced FTSE Chief People Officer and brings extensive expertise in governance, people, culture and change management in the UK and internationally. His previous roles include Chief People Officer at Land Securities PLC, Group HR Director at Computacenter Plc, and Head of HR at Charteris PLC and the Legal Services Commission. Barry also holds a number of non-executive roles, including a trustee position at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and was formerly a trustee at Sightsavers and Stonewater.

Barry has lived experience of sight loss and personal experience of the barriers blind and partially sighted people can face.

He is thrilled to be contributing his experience to help create a more inclusive world for blind and partially sighted people across the UK.

Andrew joined RNIB as a trustee in June 2026. He began his career delivering NHS public health campaigns in Liverpool and has nearly two decades of experience in health sector communications and policy making. He is currently Director of External Affairs at Asthma + Lung UK and previously led external affairs at The King’s Fund. Andrew has also held communications and influencing roles at organisations including National Voices, London South Bank University and the Royal College of Physicians. Andrew has lived experience of sight loss, having been diagnosed in his early 20s with a form of inherited macular degeneration. He has personal experience of both the barriers people with sight loss can face and the difference the right support can make and is delighted to be using his experience to contribute to RNIB’s mission.

Nigel is serving his first term as a Trustee on the RNIB Board. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Motability Foundation, where he leads the charity’s work to improve access to life-changing transport for disabled people. He has held a number of senior transformation and business improvement roles, including Executive Director for Business Improvement at Pets at Home and Programme Director at Tesco. Nigel has lived with a vision impairment since birth and brings valuable personal insight into the barriers disabled people can face in accessing transport, opportunities and everyday independence.