Anne Richards — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Chair at Coutts & Co. (since 2025) and Vice-Chair at Fidelity International (since early 2024).
Previously served as CEO of Fidelity International (2018-2024), CEO of M&G Investments (from 2016), and Chief Investment Officer of Aberdeen Asset Management (from 2003).
Appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2021 for services to financial services, women, education and science.
Appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 2014 and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2015.
Holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from INSEAD.
Serves as a Non Executive Board Member at Land Securities Group PLC and on the Board of Trustees for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

Biography

Dame Anne Richards is a distinguished executive in the financial services sector, currently serving as Chair of Coutts & Co. and Vice-Chair at Fidelity International. Her career, spanning four decades, includes significant leadership roles such as Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity International from 2018 to 2024, CEO of M&G Investments from 2016, and Chief Investment Officer of Aberdeen Asset Management from 2003.