Board of Directors
The Directors of the Company who were in office during the year and up to the date of signing the Consolidated financial statements are documented below.
Chair
Executive Directors
Read more about our corporate governance on pages 60 and 61 Read more about our Nomination Committee’s activities over the year on pages 75 to 77 Read more about our Remuneration Committee’s activities over the year on pages 78 to 96 Read more about our Risk and Compliance Committee’s activities over the year on pages 97 to 99
Maarten Slendebroek Chair
Andrew Shepherd CEO
Andrea Montague CEO Designate and Chief Financial Officer
Key skills and experience Distinctive people leader, fostering collaboration and driving innovation across diverse and dynamic teams. Over 30 years of experience in financial services, with deep knowledge of financial planning and investment management. Deep affinity with the Brooks Macdonald culture, driving the Group’s commitment to client service and growth.
Key skills and experience Substantial strategic leadership experience in the UK long-term savings and asset management industry. Commercially and client focused to deliver improved tangible performance value and outcomes. Significant expertise of delivering transformational change in a highly regulated environment. Andrea joined Brooks Macdonald in August 2023 as Chief Financial Officer, and was appointed CEO Designate from 1 July 2024, assuming the role of CEO from 1 October 2024, subject to regulatory approval. Andrea brings an impressive track record and experience of operating at Board and Executive level across the UK long-term savings and asset management sector. Before joining Brooks Macdonald, Andrea was Group Chief Risk Officer at Aviva, where she had previously been Group Chief Financial Controller. Prior to that, Andrea has held senior leadership roles including Deputy Group CFO at Royal London and Group Chief Internal Auditor at Standard Life plc.
Key skills and experience Open, inclusive, collaborative leadership style enabling high-quality debate and decision- making at board level.
Experience of initiating M&A projects across jurisdictions.
Significant experience of asset and wealth management, including administration and portfolio management systems. Maarten joined Brooks Macdonald in November 2023 as a Non-Executive Director, taking over as Chair in March 2024. Maarten has extensive experience in financial services, including as CEO of Jupiter Fund Management for five years from 2014 until 2019, having joined the firm as Strategy and Distribution Director in 2012. Prior to that, he worked at Blackrock and predecessor companies from 1994, holding several positions including head of BlackRock Solutions EMEA and head of International Retail. Maarten started his career in 1987 as an equity analyst at Enskilda Securities in London. He is Chair of the Supervisory Board of Robeco, a global asset management company with its HQ in Rotterdam, and Chairman of Mintus, a London-based art investment fintech start-up. Maarten is also a Non-Executive Director of Law Debenture Corporation plc.
Andrew joined Brooks Macdonald in 2002 and was appointed CEO in 2021.
He has held numerous roles across the Group, including MD of Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Limited, CEO of Brooks Macdonald International Limited and Group Deputy CEO (between 2015 and 2021). Andrew has worked in investment management and financial services since 1994. Prior to joining Brooks Macdonald, Andrew worked at Shepherd Associates Financial Management, holding the position of Investment Director. Andrew is also a Member of the Board of the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (“PIMFA”).
Andrea trained as a chartered accountant at PwC.
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