Chair of Advisory CouncilTransparency International
Following an executive career in international organisations in the private and NGO sectors, I now have a portfolio of non-executive and trustee board roles.
I'm the Chair of the Transparency International UK Advisory Council; Senior Independent Director of Drax Group plc; a Board member of the Value Reporting Foundation where I chair the Finance & Compensation Committee; a Board member of the International Budget Partnership; a member of the Ethical Investment Advisory Group of the Church of England; a member of the Advisory Council of Blueprint for Better Business; and an independent Councillor on my local Parish Council.
I was for five years the Chief Executive of The Elders, a group of independent global leaders – mainly former Presidents and UN Secretary Generals – founded by Nelson Mandela working together for peace and human rights, until October 2021. Prior to that I was Chief Executive of WWF-UK from 2007 and chaired WWF’s Global Climate and Energy Initiative. My previous roles include serving as Chief Executive of the global anti-corruption organisation Transparency International based in Berlin; as Finance Director and a Deputy Chief Executive of Oxfam, where I also headed up Oxfam’s operations in India for a period; and as Finance Director of the European packaging business Field Group plc, through its management buyout and subsequent successful flotation on the London Stock Exchange. I originally qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC, moving into venture capital with 3i, and then into manufacturing.
I have previously served as non-executive Chair of Traidcraft plc, non-executive Director of Low Carbon Accelerator, Vice-Chair of Shared Interest, Chair of Transparency International UK, Deputy Chair of the International Integrated Reporting Council, and on the Marks & Spencer plc Executive Advisory Board on Sustainability.
I have two degrees in theology, one in finance, and an honorary doctorate.