– UK, London – Ashmore Group plc (LON: ASHM) today announced the appointment of Shirley Garrood to its Board as an Independent Non-executive Director, with effect from 1 August 2022.
Shirley Garrood will succeed Clive Adamson as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee from 14 October 2022, but Clive will remain Chair of the Board of Directors and of its Nominations Committee.
About Shirley Garrood
Shirley has extensive executive and relevant non-executive experience in financial services and is a chartered accountant.
Shirley was a Non-executive Director of esure Group plc from July 2013 to November 2019, and also a Non-executive Director of Hargreaves Lansdown plc from October 2013 to December 2020 and held various roles including Senior Independent Director and Chair of Audit and Risk committees.
Shirley is currently a Non-executive Director of Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited, and Chair of Royal London Asset Management Holdings Limited and Royal London Asset Management Limited, chairing their Risk and Capital Committee. She is a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of the BBC. Shirley is also an Independent Non-Executive Director on Deloitte LLP’s Audit Governance Board providing oversight of the external audit and assurance business only.
Shirley’s financial services experience includes being CFO and COO of Henderson Group plc; Chair of the Audit Committee, Senior Independent Director and Deputy Chair of esure Group plc; and Chair of the Audit Committee, Chair of the Risk Committee and Senior Independent Director of Hargreaves Lansdown plc. She also served as a governor of the Peabody Trust housing association.
Shirley holds a B.Sc in Economics and Accounting from the University of Bristol and is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Corporate Treasurer.
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