Anne Lambert, CMG, has been made the interim chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board from September 16, 2024 to June 15, 2025.
Lambert steps into the role after the passing of chair Paul Darling in August.
She has been an independent member of the Horserace Betting Levy Board since April 2020. She is currently also a board member of the Civil Aviation Authority. She was previously an inquiry chair at the Competition and Markets Authority from 2014-2019 and a board member from 2016-2018.
Previously Lambert worked for the UK Government for 30 years, focusing on regulation - insurance, telecommunications, competition and aviation - and EU policy/negotiations. She was the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU from 2003-2008.
