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Gareth Mostyn
Independent Member of Council since 1 August 2025
Member of Finance and Investment Committee
Member of Audit and Risk Committee
Member of and Endowment and Investment Committee
Gareth Mostyn has broad experience spanning the corporate and not-for-profit sectors, drawn from board-level roles across finance, strategy and general management. He is currently Non-Executive Director of South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (where he chairs the Finance, Performance & Investment Committee) and Non-Executive Director of Sovereign Network Group (SNG) Housing Association (where he chairs the Audit & Risk Committee).
Gareth was Chief Executive of the Church Commissioners for England from 2020-2025, prior to which he was the Chief Finance & Operations Officer for the Church of England (2018-2020). Previously, Gareth held senior roles in large multi-national companies, including at De Beers Group where he was Chief Financial Officer and latterly the Board Director responsible for Strategy and Corporate Affairs. He is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and a graduate of Durham University in Business Economics.
Register of Members' Interests 2025/26
| Organisation in which interest exists | Nature of Interest (directorship, shareholding, membership etc.) |
| Sovereign Network Group (SNG) Housing Association | Non-Executive Director |
| South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | Non-Executive Director |
| University of Exeter | Familial connection to current student |