The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has launched a campaign to recruit a chair and five other council members.

The regulator started a recruitment drive last week to appoint members who could "bring a fresh perspective to the council", stressing that experience of commerce or education and training would be particularly desirable.

The incumbent members will see their terms of office end in March next year, but will be able to reapply for their position. Current GPhC chair Bob Nicholls has held the position since the GPhC was set up in 2010.

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	The GPhC will take applications for the role of chair, who does not need to be a registered pharmacy professional, until June 14. An independent panel will look to appoint a chair by September.

Candidates will have until September 13 to apply for the council member vacancies, which are for a mix of registered professionals and lay members. The appointments will be announced in January next year.

The GPhC council has 14 members in total, split equally between pharmacy professionals and lay members. The council is responsible for setting the strategic direction and objectives for the GPhC and ensuring it has delivered on its objectives