The Board

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Michael Dobson
Michael Dobson
Chief Executive (61),
Chief Executive since November 2001, having joined the Board as a non-executive Director in April 2001.
Experience: He was previously Chief Executive of Morgan Grenfell Group and a Member of the Board of Managing Directors of Deutsche Bank AG.
External appointments: Member of The Financial Services Practitioner Panel of the FCA and Member of the Independent Compensation Review Panel of Deutsche Bank. He was a Member of the Advisory Committee of the Staff Retirement Plan of the International Monetary Fund until October 2012.
Philip Mallinckrodt

Philip Mallinckrodt
Group Head of Private Banking (50)
Appointed a Director and Chief Financial Officer in May 2013.
Experience: He started his career with Credit Suisse First Boston. He joined Schroders in 1994, and then worked for Citigroup from 2000 to 2002. He rejoined Schroders in 2002.
External appointments: Member of the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Institution.

Richard Keers
Richard Keers
Chief Financial Officer (49)
Appointed a Director and Chief Financial Officer in May 2013.
Experience: He is a chartered accountant and was a senior Audit Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).  He became a partner of PwC in 1997 and has 25 years experience in the audits of global financial services groups.  He previously led the audits of Legal & General Group plc, Schroders plc, Scottish Widows, AXA UK Group, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc and an overseas Sovereign Wealth Fund.  He was a member of PwC’s IFRS technical forum and his experience included time spent in PwC’s New York, Sydney, Edinburgh and London offices.
External appointments: None.
Massimo Tosato

Massimo Tosato
Executive Vice-Chairman and Global Head of Distribution (58)
Appointed a Director in August 2001, having joined Schroders in 1995.
Experience: He was a Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Cominvest SpA., and a Partner and Managing Director of Euromercantile SpA.
External appointments: Member of the International Advisory Board of Columbia Business School; Vice President of the European Fund and Asset Management Association; and a Trustee of the Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, London.

Ages shown are as at 13 May 2013.

Andrew Beeson

Andrew Beeson
Chairman (69)
Appointed Chairman in May 2012, having been a non-executive Director since October 2004 and the Senior Independent Director from May 2010 to May 2012.
Experience: He was the Founder and Chief Executive of the Beeson Gregory Group and subsequently Chairman of Evolution Group plc, following its merger with Beeson Gregory. He was a Founder Director of IP Group plc, and also founded what is now known as the Quoted Company Alliance.
External appointments: Member of the Advisory Committee of Westhouse Holdings plc.
Committee membership: Chairman of the Nominations Committee.

Ashley Almanza

Ashley Almanza
Independent non-executive Director (50)
Appointed a non-executive Director in August 2011.
Experience: He is a chartered accountant and has held a number of senior roles at BG Group including Managing Director – UK, Europe and Central Asia, and was Chief Financial Officer of BG Group plc from 2002 to 2011.
External appointments: Member of the Advisory Board of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation; executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of G4S plc; and non-executive Director Noble Corporation.
Committee membership: Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee; and member of the Nominations and the Remuneration Committees.

Luc Bertrand
Luc Bertrand
Senior Independent Director (62)
Appointed Senior Independent Director in May 2012, having been a non-executive Director since March 2006.
Experience: He started his career with Bankers Trust and held various corporate finance positions in New York, London and Amsterdam (1974 – 1980). He is Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive of Ackermans & van Haaren N.V.
External appointments: Independent Director of ING Belgium and a number of other profit and not-for-profit companies; Chairman of the Guberna Belgian Institute; and Member of the Advisory Council of INSEAD Belgium.
Committee membership: Member of the Nominations and the Remuneration Committees.
Robin Buchanan
Robin Buchanan
Independent non-executive Director (61)
Appointed a non-executive Director in March 2010.
Experience: He served as the Senior Partner of Bain & Company Inc. in the UK until 2007 and remains a Senior Adviser. He was Dean and President of London Business School.
External appointments: Chairman of Michael Page International plc and a non-executive Director of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. He is a Member of the Trilateral Commission; the International Advisory Council of Recipco; and the Remuneration Committee of Coller Capital Ltd.
Committee membership: Member of the Nominations and the Audit and Risk Committees.
Lord Howard of Penrith
Lord Howard of Penrith
Independent non-executive Director (68)
Appointed a non-executive Director in November 2008.
Experience: He was previously the Deputy to the Chairman of Lehman in Europe until 1998 and was the Partner in charge of international fixed income at Phillips & Drew. He was previously Chairman of Tarchon Capital Management LLP.
External appointments: Chief Investment Officer at Beazley plc and a Member of the Advisory Board of Ondra Partners.
Committee membership: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Member of the Nominations and the Audit and Risk Committees.
Nichola Pease
Nichola Pease
Independent non-executive Director (51)
Appointed a non-executive Director in September 2012.
Experience: She has 30 years' experience in the asset management and stock broking industries. Most recently she was the Chief Executive and then Deputy Chairman of JO Hambro Capital Management Ltd.
External appointments: Non-executive Member of the Executive Committee of the Army Board and recently appointed Chairman of the Army Independent Assurance Committee; Trustee, Chairman of the Investment Committee and Member of the Audit Committee of Guy's and St. Thomas' Charity; and Member of the Eton College Investment Committee.
Committee membership: Member of the Nominations and the Audit and Risk Committees.
Bruno Schroder
Bruno Schroder
Non-executive Director (80)
Appointed a Director in January 1963.
Experience: He is the great-great-grandson of Johann Heinrich Schroder, co-founder of the Schroders businesses in 1804. He joined the Schroder Group in London where he worked in the Commercial Banking and Corporate Finance divisions of J. Henry Schroder Wagg & Co Ltd, London.
External appointments: Director of a number of private limited companies.
Committee membership: Member of the Nominations Committee.

Ages shown are as at 13 May 2013.

Executive Directors

Michael Dobson
Michael Dobson
Chief Executive (61),
Chief Executive since November 2001, having joined the Board as a non-executive Director in April 2001.
Experience: He was previously Chief Executive of Morgan Grenfell Group and a Member of the Board of Managing Directors of Deutsche Bank AG.
External appointments: Member of The Financial Services Practitioner Panel of the FCA and Member of the Independent Compensation Review Panel of Deutsche Bank. He was a Member of the Advisory Committee of the Staff Retirement Plan of the International Monetary Fund until October 2012.
Philip Mallinckrodt

Philip Mallinckrodt
Group Head of Private Banking (50)
Appointed a Director and Chief Financial Officer in May 2013.
Experience: He started his career with Credit Suisse First Boston. He joined Schroders in 1994, and then worked for Citigroup from 2000 to 2002. He rejoined Schroders in 2002.
External appointments: Member of the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Institution.

Richard Keers
Richard Keers
Chief Financial Officer (49)
Appointed a Director and Chief Financial Officer in May 2013.
Experience: He is a chartered accountant and was a senior Audit Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).  He became a partner of PwC in 1997 and has 25 years experience in the audits of global financial services groups.  He previously led the audits of Legal & General Group plc, Schroders plc, Scottish Widows, AXA UK Group, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc and an overseas Sovereign Wealth Fund.  He was a member of PwC’s IFRS technical forum and his experience included time spent in PwC’s New York, Sydney, Edinburgh and London offices.
External appointments: None.
Massimo Tosato

Massimo Tosato
Executive Vice-Chairman and Global Head of Distribution (58)
Appointed a Director in August 2001, having joined Schroders in 1995.
Experience: He was a Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Cominvest SpA., and a Partner and Managing Director of Euromercantile SpA.
External appointments: Member of the International Advisory Board of Columbia Business School; Vice President of the European Fund and Asset Management Association; and a Trustee of the Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, London.

Ages shown are as at 13 May 2013.

Non-Executive Directors

Andrew Beeson

Andrew Beeson
Chairman (69)
Appointed Chairman in May 2012, having been a non-executive Director since October 2004 and the Senior Independent Director from May 2010 to May 2012.
Experience: He was the Founder and Chief Executive of the Beeson Gregory Group and subsequently Chairman of Evolution Group plc, following its merger with Beeson Gregory. He was a Founder Director of IP Group plc, and also founded what is now known as the Quoted Company Alliance.
External appointments: Member of the Advisory Committee of Westhouse Holdings plc.
Committee membership: Chairman of the Nominations Committee.

Ashley Almanza

Ashley Almanza
Independent non-executive Director (50)
Appointed a non-executive Director in August 2011.
Experience: He is a chartered accountant and has held a number of senior roles at BG Group including Managing Director – UK, Europe and Central Asia, and was Chief Financial Officer of BG Group plc from 2002 to 2011.
External appointments: Member of the Advisory Board of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation; executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of G4S plc; and non-executive Director Noble Corporation.
Committee membership: Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee; and member of the Nominations and the Remuneration Committees.

Luc Bertrand
Luc Bertrand
Senior Independent Director (62)
Appointed Senior Independent Director in May 2012, having been a non-executive Director since March 2006.
Experience: He started his career with Bankers Trust and held various corporate finance positions in New York, London and Amsterdam (1974 – 1980). He is Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive of Ackermans & van Haaren N.V.
External appointments: Independent Director of ING Belgium and a number of other profit and not-for-profit companies; Chairman of the Guberna Belgian Institute; and Member of the Advisory Council of INSEAD Belgium.
Committee membership: Member of the Nominations and the Remuneration Committees.
Robin Buchanan
Robin Buchanan
Independent non-executive Director (61)
Appointed a non-executive Director in March 2010.
Experience: He served as the Senior Partner of Bain & Company Inc. in the UK until 2007 and remains a Senior Adviser. He was Dean and President of London Business School.
External appointments: Chairman of Michael Page International plc and a non-executive Director of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. He is a Member of the Trilateral Commission; the International Advisory Council of Recipco; and the Remuneration Committee of Coller Capital Ltd.
Committee membership: Member of the Nominations and the Audit and Risk Committees.
Lord Howard of Penrith
Lord Howard of Penrith
Independent non-executive Director (68)
Appointed a non-executive Director in November 2008.
Experience: He was previously the Deputy to the Chairman of Lehman in Europe until 1998 and was the Partner in charge of international fixed income at Phillips & Drew. He was previously Chairman of Tarchon Capital Management LLP.
External appointments: Chief Investment Officer at Beazley plc and a Member of the Advisory Board of Ondra Partners.
Committee membership: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Member of the Nominations and the Audit and Risk Committees.
Nichola Pease
Nichola Pease
Independent non-executive Director (51)
Appointed a non-executive Director in September 2012.
Experience: She has 30 years' experience in the asset management and stock broking industries. Most recently she was the Chief Executive and then Deputy Chairman of JO Hambro Capital Management Ltd.
External appointments: Non-executive Member of the Executive Committee of the Army Board and recently appointed Chairman of the Army Independent Assurance Committee; Trustee, Chairman of the Investment Committee and Member of the Audit Committee of Guy's and St. Thomas' Charity; and Member of the Eton College Investment Committee.
Committee membership: Member of the Nominations and the Audit and Risk Committees.
Bruno Schroder
Bruno Schroder
Non-executive Director (80)
Appointed a Director in January 1963.
Experience: He is the great-great-grandson of Johann Heinrich Schroder, co-founder of the Schroders businesses in 1804. He joined the Schroder Group in London where he worked in the Commercial Banking and Corporate Finance divisions of J. Henry Schroder Wagg & Co Ltd, London.
External appointments: Director of a number of private limited companies.
Committee membership: Member of the Nominations Committee.

Ages shown are as at 13 May 2013.