Ann Frances Godbehere

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Career

Ann Godbehere started her career with Sun Life of Canada in 1976 in Montreal, Canada. She joined M&G Group in 1981, where she served as Senior Vice President and Controller for both life and health, and property and casualty businesses throughout North America. She joined Swiss Re in 1996, after it acquired the M&G Group, and served as Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2007. From 2008 to 2009, she was interim CFO and an Executive Director of Northern Rock bank in the initial period following its nationalisation.

Ann has also held several non-executive director positions at Prudential plc, British American Tobacco plc, UBS AG, and UBS Group AG. Ann served as a Non-executive Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited until May 2019, and she was also Senior Independent Director of Rio Tinto plc. In January 2021, Ann joined the Board of Stellantis N.V., and she chairs its Audit Committee. In September 2023, Ann joined the Board of HSBC Holdings plc.

Relevant skills and experience
Ann is a former CFO and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants and a Fellow of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, and she has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. Her extensive international business experience, including serving on boards in nine countries, enables Ann to make significant and valuable contributions and bring a global perspective to Board discussions.

Ann’s long and varied international business career powered by her financial acumen is reflected in the insights and constructive challenges she brings to the boardroom. As Audit and Risk Committee Chair, Ann leverages her background to ensure robust discussions are consistently held as the Audit and Risk Committee delivers its remit.

 

Personal Details

Title: Ms
Surname: Godbehere
DoB: 01/01/1955
Age: 71 years
M/F: Female
Nationality: Canada
Country of Birth: Canada
Language: English
Qualification: Certified General Accountants, CPA
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Committee/s

CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
HSBC Holdings plcBoardMember01/09/2023
HSBC Holdings plcRemunerationMember01/09/2023
HSBC Holdings plcNominations & GovernanceMember01/09/2023
HSBC Holdings plcAuditMember01/09/2023
StellantisBoardMember17/01/2021
StellantisAuditChairperson17/01/2021
Royal Dutch ShellBoardMember23/05/2018
Royal Dutch ShellAuditChairperson23/05/2018
Royal Dutch ShellRisk & ComplianceMember23/05/2018
Royal Dutch ShellNominations & GovernanceMember23/05/2018

 

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