Independent report

Advisory Board and Auditors’ Advisory Group: members

Updated 18 December 2019

The meetings of these groups will be confidential and each individual has been invited to contribute in a personal capacity and on the basis of their skills and experience.

Advisory Board

  • Luke Chappell, Head of UK Fundamental Active Equities - Blackrock
  • Carole Cran, Finance Director - Forth Ports Ltd
  • Margaret Ewing, Chair of Audit Committee – ITV, Non Executive of ConvaTec Group plc and Trustee of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
  • Simon Fraser, Chairman - Investor Forum, F&C Investment Trust plc, Merchants Trust plc, McInroy & Wood Ltd, Fidelity Funds SICAV
  • Mark Freedman, Group Financial Controller - LSEG
  • Alison Hopkinson, CFO - Oxfam
  • Professor Chris Humphrey, Professor of Accounting - University of Manchester
  • Emme Kozloff, Partner - Capital Group
  • Natasha Landell-Mills, Partner, Head of Stewardship - Sarasin & Partners LLP
  • Michael McLintock, Chairman - AB Foods, Chairman – Grosvenor Group
  • Sarah Parkes, Partner - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Julia Wilson, Group Finance Director - 3i Group plc; Senior Independent Director and former Chair of the Audit Committee - Legal & General

Auditors’ Advisory Group

  • Hywel Ball, Head of Audit - EY
  • Gilly Lord, Head of Audit Strategy and Transformation - PwC
  • Mark Rhys, Partner - Deloitte
  • Phil Smart, Partner - KPMG
  • Scott Knight, Head of Audit and Assurance - BDO
  • Steve Gale, Head of Audit - Crowe
  • Michael Izza, Chief Executive - ICAEW
  • Maggie McGhee, Executive Director, Governance - ACCA
  • Annie Graham, ICAS