Catherine was appointed in January 2025 on an interim basis to bring finance and accounting expertise to the CGMA Board while the process to recruit a permanent Finance NED is ongoing.

Catherine Dugmore, Non-Executive Director, Covent Garden Market Authority

As well as being a Chartered Accountant, Catherine was appointed as Chair of West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust in January 2025 and has held several board positions within the NHS over the last 12 years. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB.

Her wider board experience includes roles as Vice Chair of Action for Children, Chair of Victim Support and as a Trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and WWF UK. She was also recently appointed as a Trustee of the RSPB.

Alongside Catherine’s appointment, current NED Victoria Wilson has been re-appointed for a second four-year term, effective from September 2024. Following a nine-month interim appointment that started in December 2019, Victoria Wilson has been on the CGMA Board as a Non-Executive Director for the past four years.

CGMA is a public corporation that and is accountable to Defra. CGMA runs New Covent Garden Market (NCGM), the UK’s largest fresh produce market at Nine Elms in London.

Catherine and Victoria’s appointments have been made by Defra Ministers and are in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. Catherine’s interim appointment was made as an exceptional appointment without competition, following consultation with the Commissioner for Public Appointments. All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process.