Man Group plc (LON:EMG) has announced the appointment of Laurie Fitch as a non-executive director of the Company and as a member of the Audit & Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee with effect from today, 25 August 2023. It is intended that Laurie will be appointed as Chair of the Remuneration Committee when Anne Wade steps down from this role upon her appointment as Chair of the Man Group Board following John Cryan’s departure later in the year.
John Cryan, Chair of Man Group, said: “I am delighted to welcome Laurie to the Man Group Board. She brings extensive experience as an equity investor and banker, as well as strong strategic insight and international perspective. I’m sure that Laurie will add significant value to Man Group and complement the skillset of the Board as a whole.”
Laurie Fitch – previous experience
Laurie’s background spans asset management and investment banking, with extensive experience in both capital markets and M&A. She is currently a partner in the Strategic Advisory Group of the investment banking firm, PJT Partners. Prior to this, Laurie spent four years in the Global Power and Global Industrials groups at Morgan Stanley, most recently as Head of the Global Industrials Group in Europe. Before that, she spent the majority of her career as an Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Artisan Partners and TIAA-CREF. She was a non-executive director of EnQuest PLC from 2018 – 2021 where she served as a member and, subsequently Chair, of the Remuneration Committee and as a member of the Risk Committee.
Laurie currently serves on the Board of EDP (Energias de Portugal), the Portuguese listed utility company and one of the world’s largest renewables developers, where she is a member of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee and the US Business Affairs Monitoring Committee. She is a Trustee of the American University in Cairo, a co-opted member of the Audit Committee and the Finance & Operations Committee of the Tate Board of Trustees, and the Chair of Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies’ Advisory Board.
