Our managing team
Who we are
Our managing team
The Executive is responsible for setting and overseeing our strategy in the UK, in alignment with the firm’s international strategy.
In the UK, our voluntarily abides by the professionalism, openness and risk management principles outlined in the Financial Reporting Council’s Audit Firm Governance Code. Each year our progress is outlined in our Transparency Report and on our website. We are committed to engaging in dialogue about matters covered by the Code and you can read more about this here.
we have implemented clear governance structures and strong management to set an appropriate tone at all levels of the firm. We encourage a culture of openness, consultation and the sharing of problems, knowledge and experience. These factors contribute to delivering quality work in a way that fully considers the public interest.
The terms of reference of the Executive can be found here.
The Executive consists of the National Senior Partner and the seven additional members as set out below:
The UK Executive
James Gilbey Head of Financial Advisory Services
David Herbinet Head of Audit & Assurance - UK and Global
Mark Kennedy Head of Sector Development
Margaret Laidlaw Head of People
Elisabeth Maxwell Deputy CEO
Toby Stanbrook Chief Operating Officer
Phil Verity UK CEO
Governance Council
The Governance Council is responsible for the supervisory oversight of the LLP and the Business.
UK Public Interest Committee
The independent non executives serve on the Public Interest Committee
UK Audit Board
The purpose of this Charter is to provide to all stakeholders a guide to the firm’s Audit Board, how it operates and its priorities. It should be read in conjunction with the Audit Board’s Terms of Reference which sets out its formal responsibilities.
Our values & culture
Our values are set out on the firm’s website, they guide the firm and its people in daily actions, providing a common base of values that all our partners and teams share and respect. Further information regarding our values is detailed in our Charter, individually signed by each partner.
Group independent non-executive
Since December 2011, the Group Governance Council (GGC) has included independent external members appointed by the Partners at our General Meeting.
Transparency reports
We believe transparency is vital for our clients, people and broader society. That is why we voluntarily apply the same level of transparency required of our publicly listed clients to ourselves, and why we publish an Annual Report and audited financial statements every year.