Anne is the Chair of Coutts and also Chair of Evelyn Partners. She is also a Director of Land Securities Group PLC and Keppel Ltd. Anne’s previous roles include CEO & Vice-Chair of Fidelity International, 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. Anne is a Trustee of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation.
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.