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About the Board
The Board of Rathbones Group Plc provides strategic leadership and ensures the company is managed responsibly to create long‑term value for shareholders and society. It sets the Group’s strategy, approves major decisions, and monitors performance, culture and client outcomes, while delegating day‑to‑day operations to the Group Executive Committee but retaining authority over matters reserved to the Board.
Our governance framework is robust and transparent — supported by specialist committees for audit, nomination, remuneration and risk, each operating under formal terms of reference reviewed annually. Through diverse expertise and independent oversight, the Board safeguards financial control, succession and leadership quality, fair and responsible pay, and prudent risk management. This approach underpins our commitment to clients, regulatory compliance and sustainable growth across the organisation.
Board members
Clive Bannister
Chair - Rathbones Group Plc
Jonathan Sorrell
Group Chief Executive Officer - Rathbones Group Plc
Iain Hooley
Group Chief Financial Officer - Rathbones Group Plc
Sarah Gentleman
Senior independent director - Rathbones Group Plc
Dharmash Mistry
Non-executive director - Rathbones Group Plc
Henrietta Baldock
Non-executive director - Rathbones Group Plc
Iain Cummings
Non-executive director - Rathbones Group Plc
Ruth Leas
Non-executive director - Rathbones Group Plc
Terri Duhon
Non-executive director - Rathbones Group Plc
Ali Johnson
Company secretary
Board committees
Discover each committee's membership and terms of reference.
Executive Committee
Ensuring the Board has effective oversight of the day-to-day management of the Group. Download the PDF overview
Attended by:
Jonathan Sorrell (Chair)
Andy Brodie
Camilla Stowell
Gaynor Gillespie
Iain Hooley
Ivo Darnley
Jayne Rogers
Sarah Owen-Jones
Simonetta Rigo
Tony Overy
Board
Providing leadership and ensuring the Company is appropriately managed to deliver long-term shareholder value and contribute to wider society. Download the PDF overview
Attended by:
Clive Bannister (Chair)
Dharmash Mistry
Henrietta Buldock
Iain Cummings
Iain Hooley
Jonathan Sorrell
Ruth Leas
Sarah Gentleman (SID)
Terri Duhon
Audit Committee
Ensuring the Board has effective oversight in the monitoring of the Group’s financial control systems and disclosures, whistle-blowing arrangements, internal and external audit support. Download the PDF overview
Attended by:
Iain Cummings (Chair)
Dharmash Mistry
Sarah Gentleman (SID)
Terri Duhon
Nomination Committee
Ensuring the Board and Executive have the right leadership with the appropriate skills to deliver on our strategic objectives. Download the PDF overview
Attended by:
Clive Bannister (Chair)
Dharmash Mistry
Iain Cummings
Sarah Gentleman (SID)
Terri Duhon
Renumeration Committee
Assisting the Board with oversight of remuneration and policy. Download the PDF overview
Attended by:
Dharmash Mistry (Chair)
Clive Bannister
Iain Cummings
Sarah Gentleman (SID)
Terri Duhon
Group Risk Committee
Providing the Board with oversights and advice in relation to risk management within the Group. Download the PDF overview
Attended by:
Terri Duhon (Chair)
Clive Bannister
Dharmash Mistry
Iain Cummings
Sarah Gentleman (SID)
The different roles within the Board
Chair
- Leads the Board and sets the agenda for board discussions
- Ensures the Board’s effectiveness
- Agrees and sets the firm’s business strategy and management objectives
- Encourages the presentation of accurate, clear and timely information
- Promotes effective and constructive discussion
- Chairs the Nomination Committee, which considers the composition of the board and its succession plans
- Evaluates the performance of the Board, its committees and individual directors on an annual basis
Senior independent director
- Acts as a sounding board for the Chair and an intermediary for the other directors
- Holds meetings with the non-executive directors (without the chairman present)
- Available to meet with a range of major shareholders
- Develops a balanced understanding of shareholder issues and reports the outcome of any meetings to the Board
- Leads the Board in the ongoing monitoring and annual performance evaluation of the chairman
Non-executive directors
- Constructively challenged management performance and strategy
- Contribute to group-wide strategy
- Provide independent judgement to the Board
- Review group financial information
- Ensure internal controls and risk management framework are appropriate and effective
- Engage with key stakeholders
- Review succession plans for the board and key senior management
Board induction programme
How we welcome new board members
Development of the Board
The firm is committed to the training and development of all employees to ensure professional standards are maintained and enhanced.
- Director’s training needs are assessed in the board evaluation process
- Non-Executive Directors have full access to senior management, in-person visits to teams in London, Glasgow and Liverpool offices and virtual events across the UK.
The company secretary assists with the board’s professional development. The board also receives mandatory annual training on:
- Client Assets and Money (CASS)
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obligations
- Internal Capital and Liquidity Adequacy Assessment Processes
- Internal Capital and Risk Assessment (ICARA).
Further corporate governance information
Group Executive Committee
Governance policies
General meetings
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