Lord Sharman of Redlynch OBE

Lord Sharman of Redlynch OBE
chairman, Aviva plc

chairman

born February 1943, British

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Appointed to the Aviva plc board in January 2005 and became chairman in January 2006.

He joined the KPMG partnership in 1966 and spent most of the 1970s in Europe, latterly with responsibility for the Benelux and Scandinavian countries. He is a specialist in financial and economic aspects of large scale investment. He was also responsible for KPMG's national marketing from 1987-1990 and in 1990 took over the responsibility for KPMG's operations in London and the South-East. From 1991 to 1994 he was chairman of KPMG Management Consulting world-wide. He was also a member of KPMG International Executive Committee and KPMG European Board. In 1994 he took over as the UK senior partner.

On 1 February 1997 he assumed responsibilities as chairman KPMG International and retired as international chairman and from the partnership on 30 September 1999. On 27 October 1999 he was sworn into the House of Lords. In February 2002, Lord Sharman completed a study of Central Government Audit and Accountability commissioned by the chief secretary to The Treasury, the Right Honourable Andrew Smith MP.

External board appointments and affiliations

Current

• President, GamCare (appointed 1 September 2011)
• Honorary member, Securities Institute
• Honorary doctorate, Cranfield University
• Companion, British Institute of Management.

Recent

• Non-executive director, BG Group plc (October 2000 - May 2011)
• Non-executive director, Reed Elsevier plc (January 2002 - April 2011)
• Chairman, Aegis Group plc (September 1999 - July 2008)
• Member, supervisory board of ABN AMRO Holding NV (April 2003 - October 2007)
• Chairman, Securicor plc (May 2003 - September 2004)
• Deputy chairman, Group 4 Securicor plc (May 2004 - December 2005)
• Non-executive director, Young & Co's Brewery plc (October 1999 - September 2002)
• Non-executive director, AEA Technology plc (March 1996 - December 2002)

Skills and experience

Lord Sharman possesses a wealth of international business experience and is a highly experienced management professional with a very strong financial background.

Membership of board committees

• Nomination committee (chairman)
• Corporate responsibility committee

Presentations and interviews

• 17 Oct 07 - Aviva US investor and analyst conference, New York - Interview

  • View the Aviva US investor and analyst conference interview