Ruth Anderson (accountant)
Moreen Ruth Anderson CVO FCA (born 1954) is a British accountant who was the first woman board member of a top-four accounting firm KPMG, and became Vice Chairman of KPMG prior to a successful transition into a role as a FTSE Non-executive director and Charitable trustee.
Early years[edit]
Anderson grew up in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. She earned an honours degree in French and Spanish at University of Bradford.
Business[edit]
Anderson joined KPMG in 1976 and became a partner in 1989. She was appointed to the board in 1998 and promoted to Vice Chairman in 2005[1] retiring from KPMG in 2009.[2]
She was appointed non-executive director of Ocado in March 2010[3][4] and appointed non-executive director of Travis Perkins PLC on 24 October 2011.[2][5][6] On 16 April 2014 she was appointed a non-executive director of Coats Group PLC. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Charitable[edit]
She was appointed to the board of the Royal Parks in 2008.[7]
Appointed a trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award she has been a member of the DofE's Women in Business Group since its foundation in 2003[8] She was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.[9]
Articles and publications[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Davidson, Clare (27 June 2007). "Feminine Women can succeed too". BBC News. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ a b Travis Perkins PLC [1] Appointment of Non Executive Director.
- ^ Ocado [2] Ocado Directors.
- ^ Daily Telegraph [3] Ocados board won't comply with UK Corporate Governance Code.
- ^ The Times [4] Business big shot: Ruth Anderson of Ocado.
- ^ Sunday Times [5] Board Moves round up
- ^ Greater London Authority [6] Board Members of the Royal Parks.
- ^ Duke of Edinburgh's Awards [7] Trustees of the Duke of Edinburgh's Awards.
- ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N4.
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