Former West Ham director Tara Warren has been appointed to the Independent Football Regulator for a five-year term.

The announcement, as per GOV.UK, outlines that Warren is one of five new non-executive directors appointed this week, joining Mark McCafferty, Kevin Miles, Justine Roberts and Dr Linda Yueh on the board of English football’s new watchdog.

The announcement outlines that all within this role will receive a fee of £20,800 per year for the time commitment of one day a week.

This comes at a time when West Ham are facing their own problems behind the scenes, with continued protests around David Sullivan and Karren Brady at the helm.

Warren most recently worked as an executive for West Ham Women before her exit was confirmed at the end of 2025.

Tara Warren’s time at West Ham

Warren spent 16 years with the Hammers and played a central role in moving them into the London Stadium and the transitional period that followed.

Before her December exit, she led the development strategy for the women’s team, while serving on multiple Premier League and Women’s Super League subcommittees.

She also worked as part of the group that formed ‘NewCo’, which now controls the top two tiers of women’s football in England.

Also serving as a non-executive director at the British Horse Racing Authority, Warren has racked up years of experience at the elite level of sport before she takes on a new role with the Independent Regulator.

West Ham’s problems continue behind the scenes

While the Hammers remain locked in a relegation battle, protests continue to take place regarding the club’s ownership.

Sullivan and Brady remain highly controversial at the London Stadium, with the latter in particular coming under scrutiny for unkept promises following the stadium switch.

The Hammers have spent serious money over the last decade, without any real progress to show aside from the superb Conference League triumph of 2023.

As of now, West Ham are sinking towards the Championship, and while the gap to Nottingham Forest ahead of them sits at just three points, they need to keep up the form built since the turn of the year and hope the adage of ‘new manager bounce’ does not apply to Forest under Vitor Pereira.

The controversial Brady is set to take part in a meeting with the club’s Fan Advisory Board on 26 February, discussing tickets, the stadium, and the general direction of the club.

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