Anne joined Fidelity International as CEO in 2018, moving to Vice Chair in 2024. Anne’s previous roles include CEO of M&G and Chief Investment Officer of Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd. She was chair of TheCityUK from 2022-2025, moving to chair of TheCityUK Leadership Council in July 2025, and is also a member of the Temasek European Advisory Panel and a director of the Institute of International Finance. Anne is a Trustee of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation.
Anne will join the board of Land Securities Group plc in September 2025. In July 2025 it was announced she will be succeeding Lord Philip Remnant as chair of Coutts in the autumn.
Anne is a Chartered Engineer and began her career as a research fellow at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research. She is a former chair of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Practitioner Panel.
Anne was appointed a Dame Commander (DBE) in 2021 for services to Financial Services, Women, Education and Science.
Anne holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BSc (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh. She holds honorary degrees from the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.