Roger Blundell
Roger is an experienced finance executive and is currently Executive Director Finance of Grosvenor Property UK, one of the largest privately owned urban landowners in the UK. Roger has been on the board as Finance Director for 14 years and has overall responsibility for all financial aspects of the business including overseeing the strategy and research functions. During that time he has had significant exposure to asset management, property development and urban regeneration.
Previously Roger has held finance director positions in a range of sectors, including financial services, retail and broadcasting. Roger is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales and a graduate of Edinburgh University.
Roger was appointed as a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery in 2018; he Chairs the Audit and Risk Committee and is a member of the Finance Committee and the National Portrait Gallery Company Board. Roger is also a member of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee at the University of Oxford and a member of both the Finance and the Estates Committees at University College London.
National Portrait Gallery Trustees are not remunerated. Roger's term was initially extended by 5 months; he has subsequently been reappointed for a term of 3 years and 7 months.
This reappointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office's Governance Code on Public Appointments. The process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The Government's Governance Code requires that any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years is declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation or candidature for election. Roger Blundell has declared no activity.
