Audit and Risk Committee

The Audit and Risk Committee will advise and may make recommendations to the Board and Accounting Officer on:

• The strategic processes for governance, risk management and control
• The content and drafting of the Governance Statement
• The accounting policies, the accounts, and the annual report of the organisation, including the process for the review of the accounts prior to submission for audit, levels of error identified, and management’s letter of representation to the external auditors
• The arrangements for and the effectiveness of internal and external audit provision, including consideration of their reports
• Assurances, including from outsourced or shared service providers, relating to the management of risk and corporate governance requirements for the organisation
• The effectiveness of the internal control environment, including data and information governance and cyber security
• Key corporate policies, including counter-fraud & bribery, information governance and security, health & safety, reserves, working capital, treasury & investments, whistleblowing, and risk management
• The framework to counter fraud, and arrangements for special investigations; the Committee Chair will be the nominated Board Member with accountability for Counter Fraud
• Health, Safety and Wellbeing across CITB
• Consider other topics, as defined by the Board.

Current committee members (as at  August 2025) are:

Julia Heap - Chairperson and CITB Trustee

Herman Kok - CITB Trustee

Lee Jones – Group Business Assurance Manager, Kier Group

Lee is the Group Business Assurance Manager for Kier Group, a publicly limited company, with responsibility for the Construction and Infrastructure Divisions, Group Functions, internal audit strategy and external ISO certification.

Before joining Kier, Lee was with Interserve for 6 years and worked with Key account clients including HSBC, BBC, and his last role as Head of Quality, Safety, Health and Environment for US Visiting Armed Forces. Prior to Interserve Lee was with Enterprise Managed Services as the Divisional Quality Manager for their Government Services Division, Lee worked with local authorities across the UK and estates management for the Ministry of Defence.

Lee qualified in building services engineering over 30 years ago, and has been lead auditor since 1995. He is also a Chartered member of IOSH and a Practitioner Member of IEMA.

Lee has been a member of the CITB Audit and Risk Committee since 2021.

Kieran Gill – Head of IDT Risk & Compliance, Jaguar Land Rover

Kieran is Head of IDT Risk & Compliance at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), where he leads the second line of defence team for Information Digital Technology spanning responsibility across external audit, risk management, GDPR, internal controls, and process excellence.

Kieran has over 15 years’ experience in the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) space and began his career at PwC, where he spent over a decade in the Risk Assurance and Audit practice. This core practice-based experience has supported Kieran in building a wealth of knowledge and expertise, notably supporting FTSE and Global clients implementing robust lines of defence and assurance programmes to safeguard and protect themselves.

With a strong track record in designing and implementing effective governance and assurance that establishes guardrails, enables innovation, and ensures resilience, Kieran brings a practical, business-aligned approach to risk and compliance across complex, regulated and fast-paced environments.

Kieran is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) with the ICAEW and holds a BSc in Accounting & Finance.

Kieran has been a member of the CITB Audit & Risk Committee since August 2025.

Daniel Maycock - Head of Audit, Risk and Assurance, National Gas

Dan is currently Head of Audit, Risk and Assurance at National Gas with responsibility for the Group’s internal audit, risk management and business assurance functions.

Dan was previously Director of Risk and Assurance at Pennon Group PLC and prior to that Risk Assurance Director at RSM, a global professional services provider, supporting large organisations in enhancing their internal control and risk management environments.

Dan has over 20 years’ experience in audit, risk and controls, and is a qualified accountant and a fellow of the ACCA.

Dan has been a member of the CITB Audit & Risk Committee since August 2025 and is also a Trustee at Somerset Activity Sports Partnership (SASP).

2025 Meetings

• 16 January
• 24 April
• 15 July
• 3 November