Biographies of our independent non-executives and audit non-executives
We have appointed independent non-executives (INEs) and audit non-executives (ANEs).
 | Denise Fletcher, Independent Member of the Public Interest Committee (PIC) PIC appointment: 2013 to December 2024 when her final term ends Denise Fletcher chaired the Public Interest Committee of Forvis Mazars in the UK until the end of August 2024. To ensure a controlled handover, Denise transferred chairpersonship to Lord Amyas Morse in September and remained as a member until her term ended in December 2024. Denise Fletcher is a member of the Group Governance Council of Forvis Mazars Group. She is the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of its quality and risk committee and audit committees. She is the Chair of the Ad-Hoc Nominating Committee. Denise also Chairs the Public Interest Committee of Forvis Mazars in Ireland and was a member of the Quality Advisory Board for Forvis Mazars France. She served as Chief Financial Officer of MasterCard, Bowne, DaVita and Vulcan. She has served on the Board of Directors of Inovalon, Orbitz, Unisys, Sempra Energy, EHL Ltd (Golder), Software Etc. Stores and the Hospital Group. She has Chaired the audit committees of Forvis Mazars Group, Unisys, Orbitz, Inovalon and EHL (Golder). She Chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee of Unisys and served on the Security and Risk Committee of Unisys. She also served on the Security and Compensation Committees of Inovalon. She was recognised by the National Association of Corporate Directors for exemplary board leadership. Denise is a member of the US Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, the Harvard Club of New York, and the Academy of Women Achievers. In August 2024 Denise’s annual remuneration for the UK PIC was £90,000. In addition, Denise receives remuneration in respect of her roles on the Group Governance Council, the Public Interest Committee of Forvis Mazars Ireland and received remuneration for the Quality Advisory Board of Forvis Mazars France. |
 | Guy Jubb, Independent Member of the Public Interest Committee (PIC) and the Audit Board PIC appointment: 2017 to present Audit Board appointment: 2023 to present Professor Guy Jubb is a Chartered Accountant and an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh. He was Global Head of Governance and Stewardship at Standard Life Investments, a role he fulfilled for over 20 years. During this time, he played a leading role in developing and implementing good practice in corporate governance and stewardship and was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from ICSA, the Governance Institute in 2016. Guy is a director of the European Corporate Governance Institute, and Co-Director of the Conference Board’s European Corporate Governance Council. He served for two terms as a member of the Standing Advisory Group of the PCAOB, the US audit regulator, and was a member of the Council of ICAS, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, whose Research Panel he chaired. He is a member of the Public Interest Committee and the Audit Board. The current appointments for the PIC and Audit Board end April 2025 and January 2026 (respectively). An early consideration for the new Executive will be the renewal of contracts in line with future requirements. In August 2024 Guy’s annual remuneration for the UK PIC and Audit Board was £64,050 and £38,500 respectively. |
 | Lord Amyas Morse, Independent Member of the Public Interest Committee (PIC) and the Audit Board PIC appointment: 2019 to present Having served as a member for many years, Lord Amyas Morse became the Chair of Public Interest Committee of Forvis Mazars in the UK in September 2024. Lord Morse transferred chairpersonship of the Audit Board to Oliver Tant in Autumn 2024. Lord Amyas Morse spent a large part of his career as a partner at PwC and predecessor firms. First in Scotland, becoming a regional managing partner, then in London becoming a UK Executive partner, and then in global roles, as global audit leader and then as global managing partner, Operations. He subsequently spent three years as Defence Commercial Director at the Ministry of Defence before becoming Controller and Auditor General and CEO of the National Audit Office (NAO). He fulfilled this role for the 10-year term set down by parliament and published approximately 60 reports each year focusing on value for money. The NAO also carried out the audit of all central Government. During that time, he also served on the board of audit of the United Nations, including a spell of three years as Chair. More recently he acted as independent reviewer of the Loan Charge, his report was published by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in December 2019, and all but one of the far-reaching recommendations were accepted. Amyas had recently become Chair of two NHS foundation trusts and became a member of the House of Lords in May 2021. The current Audit Board appointment ends in December 2024. The appointment for the PIC is currently due to end April 2025. An early consideration for the new Executive will be the renewal of contracts in line with future requirements. In August 2024 Amyas’ annual remuneration for the UK PIC was £64,050 and £64,000 for the Audit Board. |
 | Devyani Vaishampayan, Independent Member of the Audit Board Date first appointed to Audit Board - 2023 Devyani is currently Remco Chair & NED at Norman Broadbent Plc. She is also a Fellow at Cambridge University’s Chapter Zero which focuses on Climate issues for Board Directors and is a Board Mentor with Criticaleye where she mentors CEO’s and C Suite executives. During her executive career, Devyani has been an international and multi-sector FTSE 30 CHRO and board member effectively leading large, diverse, and multi- billion complex organizations through transformational change and leading on the culture/people agenda. She has had global roles in various industries at Citibank, AT&T, British Gas, Rolls Royce, AET Tankers and BSI. Having lived and worked in China, Singapore, and Europe (and managed teams in the Americas & Middle East) she is very international in her outlook. In addition, Devyani has been a successful AI entrepreneur using Digital/AI solutions around leadership, culture, and talent management and has recently concluded a successful exit of her business. Devyani has received several international accolades including:
The current appointment for the Audit Board ends January 2025. An early consideration for the new Executive will be the renewal of contracts in line with future requirements. In August 2024 Devyani’s annual remuneration for the UK Audit Board was £38,500. |
 | Oliver Tant, Independent Member of the Audit Board Date first appointed to Audit Board – 2024 Oliver joined the Forvis Mazars as a Double Independent Audit Non-Executive Director (DIANE) and Chair Designate of the Audit Board in February 2024 and became Chair in the Autumn of 2024. Oliver Tant is an experienced auditor, business leader and former Vice Chair and Head of Audit at a large audit firm. He is also an experienced CFO, non-executive director and Chair. Oliver is currently a non-executive director, SID (Senior Independent Director) and Chair of the audit and risk committee of B&M European Value Retail S.A. and he previously served as Audit Chair of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability and Milfield School. He served as an independent non-executive director for the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Redrow until 4 October 2024. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Imperial Brands PLC until 2021 where he was responsible for amongst other things finance, treasury, investor relations, procurement and information technology. He served as interim CFO of Modulaire between February 2022 and May 2023. Prior to these roles, Oliver held a number of senior positions in a 32-year career at KPMG, including Vice Chairman, Global Managing Director (Financial Advisory and Private Equity Divisions) and Head of UK Audit. Oliver was also a Non-Executive Director of both the UK and German Boards of KPMG. He is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and has a Joint 1st Class Honours degree in Economics and Business Economics. The current appointment for the Audit Board ends January 2026. An early consideration for the new Executive will be the renewal of contracts in line with future requirements. In August 2024 Oliver’s annual remuneration for the UK Audit Board was £40 000. |
The full details of the role and terms of reference of the Public Interest Committee are to be found here and those for the Audit Board are to be found here.
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