Standard Life PLC (SDLF) Board of Directors | TickerTH
Tim Harris
Life Board Audit Committee Chair
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SC
Sherry Coutu
Chair of the Group Board Remuneration Committee
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KM
Katie Murray
Chair of the Joint Group Board and Life Companies Audit Committee
4 yrs 3 mosAge: 57British
MM
Mr Mark Julian Gregory
Chair of the Group Board and Life Companies Risk Committee
3 yrs 3 mosAge: 62British
NS
Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons
Chair of the Joint Group Board and Life Companies Nomination Committee
2 yrs 7 mosAge: 67Irish
AB
Andy Briggs
Group Chief Executive Officer
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Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou
Group Chief Financial Officer
1 yrs 7 mosAge: 60British
CA
Managing Director, Individual Retirement
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Independent Non-Executive Director and Designated NED for Workforce Engagement
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KG
Karen Green
Non-Executive Director
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AD
Andrew David Briggs
Executive Director
6 yrs 5 mosAge: 60British
Sherry Leigh Coutu
Independent Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 2 mosAge: 62Canadian
Andrew Golder
Senior Public Relations Manager, Centre for the Future of Retirement and customer media complaints
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Head of Media Campaigns & Strategy Coordination
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TS
The Standard Life Board
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Head of Public Relations
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Public Relations Manager, Adviser, Centre for the Future of Retirement
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Darragh Leeson
Senior Public Relations Manager, B2B trade media lead, Pensions and Retirement
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Senior Corporate Communications Manager, Corporate, City & Exec Strategy
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Public Relations Manager, Centre for the Future of Retirement, People
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Public Relations Manager, Consumer finance and campaigns
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Corporate Communications Director
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Public Relations Manager, Workplace & Adviser
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Senior Public Relations Manager, Investment, Asset Management and Sustainability
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Public Relations Consultant, Consumer finance
–
Public Relations Manager, Pensions Risk Transfer and Individual Retirement
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Hiroyuki Iioka
Shareholder Nominated Director
6 yrsAge: 61Japanese
KK
Kulbinder Kaur Dosanjh
Secretary
4 yrs 3 mos
MO
Margaret Olivia Semple
Director
4 yrs 1 mosAge: 72British
EC
Director
2 yrs 7 mosAge: 46British
KA
Karin Alexandra Cook
Director
11 mosAge: 59British
Siobhan Geraldine Boylan
Shareholder Nominated Director
10 mosAge: 56Irish
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Life Board Audit Committee Chair | – | – | – |
| Chair of the Group Board Remuneration Committee | – | – | – |
| Chair of the Joint Group Board and Life Companies Audit Committee | 1 Apr 2022 | 4 yrs 3 mos | British |
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Director Remuneration (FYE 2024)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| Andy Briggs | Executive Director | £844,000 | £11,000 | £1,323,000 | £1,181,000 | £89,000 |
Karen Ann Green
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Jun 2026
David Campbell Scott
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 3 mosResigned: 31 Aug 2025
Belinda Jane Richards
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 10 mosResigned: 24 Aug 2025
Nicholas Roland Shott
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Jun 2025
John Brackenridge Pollock
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2024
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Tim Harris
Life Board Audit Committee Chair
–
SC
Sherry Coutu
Chair of the Group Board Remuneration Committee
–
KM
Katie Murray
Chair of the Joint Group Board and Life Companies Audit Committee
4 yrs 3 mosAge: 57British
MM
Mr Mark Julian Gregory
Chair of the Group Board and Life Companies Risk Committee
3 yrs 3 mosAge: 62British
NS
Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons
Chair of the Joint Group Board and Life Companies Nomination Committee
2 yrs 7 mosAge: 67Irish
AB
Andy Briggs
Group Chief Executive Officer
–
Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou
Group Chief Financial Officer
1 yrs 7 mosAge: 60British
CA
Managing Director, Individual Retirement
–
Independent Non-Executive Director and Designated NED for Workforce Engagement
–
KG
Karen Green
Non-Executive Director
–
AD
Andrew David Briggs
Executive Director
6 yrs 5 mosAge: 60British
Sherry Leigh Coutu
Independent Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 2 mosAge: 62Canadian
Andrew Golder
Senior Public Relations Manager, Centre for the Future of Retirement and customer media complaints
–
Head of Media Campaigns & Strategy Coordination
–
TS
The Standard Life Board
–
–
Head of Public Relations
–
Public Relations Manager, Adviser, Centre for the Future of Retirement
–
Darragh Leeson
Senior Public Relations Manager, B2B trade media lead, Pensions and Retirement
–
Senior Corporate Communications Manager, Corporate, City & Exec Strategy
–
Public Relations Manager, Centre for the Future of Retirement, People
–
Public Relations Manager, Consumer finance and campaigns
–
Corporate Communications Director
–
Public Relations Manager, Workplace & Adviser
–
Senior Public Relations Manager, Investment, Asset Management and Sustainability
–
Public Relations Consultant, Consumer finance
–
Public Relations Manager, Pensions Risk Transfer and Individual Retirement
–
Hiroyuki Iioka
Shareholder Nominated Director
6 yrsAge: 61Japanese
KK
Kulbinder Kaur Dosanjh
Secretary
4 yrs 3 mos
MO
Margaret Olivia Semple
Director
4 yrs 1 mosAge: 72British
EC
Director
2 yrs 7 mosAge: 46British
KA
Karin Alexandra Cook
Director
11 mosAge: 59British
Siobhan Geraldine Boylan
Shareholder Nominated Director
10 mosAge: 56Irish
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Life Board Audit Committee Chair | – | – | – |
| Chair of the Group Board Remuneration Committee | – | – | – |
| Chair of the Joint Group Board and Life Companies Audit Committee | 1 Apr 2022 | 4 yrs 3 mos | British |
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Director Remuneration (FYE 2024)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| Andy Briggs | Executive Director | £844,000 | £11,000 | £1,323,000 | £1,181,000 | £89,000 |
Karen Ann Green
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Jun 2026
David Campbell Scott
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 3 mosResigned: 31 Aug 2025
Belinda Jane Richards
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 10 mosResigned: 24 Aug 2025
Nicholas Roland Shott
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Jun 2025
John Brackenridge Pollock
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2024
| Chair of the Group Board and Life Companies Risk Committee |
NS Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons | Chair of the Joint Group Board and Life Companies Nomination Committee | 1 Dec 2023 | 2 yrs 7 mos | Irish |
| Group Chief Executive Officer | – | – | – |
Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou | Group Chief Financial Officer | 2 Dec 2024 | 1 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Managing Director, Individual Retirement | – | – | – |
| Independent Non-Executive Director and Designated NED for Workforce Engagement | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Executive Director | 10 Feb 2020 | 6 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1 May 2025 | 1 yrs 2 mos | Canadian |
| Senior Public Relations Manager, Centre for the Future of Retirement and customer media complaints | – | – | – |
| Head of Media Campaigns & Strategy Coordination | – | – | – |
TS The Standard Life Board | – | – | – | – |
| Head of Public Relations | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Adviser, Centre for the Future of Retirement | – | – | – |
| Senior Public Relations Manager, B2B trade media lead, Pensions and Retirement | – | – | – |
| Senior Corporate Communications Manager, Corporate, City & Exec Strategy | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Centre for the Future of Retirement, People | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Consumer finance and campaigns | – | – | – |
| Corporate Communications Director | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Workplace & Adviser | – | – | – |
| Senior Public Relations Manager, Investment, Asset Management and Sustainability | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Consultant, Consumer finance | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Pensions Risk Transfer and Individual Retirement | – | – | – |
| Shareholder Nominated Director | 23 Jul 2020 | 6 yrs | Japanese |
| Secretary | 1 Apr 2022 | 4 yrs 3 mos | – |
| Director | 1 Jun 2022 | 4 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Director | 1 Dec 2023 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Director | 25 Aug 2025 | 11 mos | British |
| Shareholder Nominated Director | 1 Sept 2025 | 10 mos | Irish |
| Rakesh Thakrar | Executive Director | £347,000 | £8,000 | £516,000 | – | £38,000 | £1,007,000 |
| Nicolaos Nicandrou | Executive Director | £61,000 | £0 | £100,000 | – | £7,000 | £168,000 |
Prior year comparison (3 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| Andy Briggs | Executive Director | £836,000 | £11,000 | £1,227,000 | £813,000 | £88,000 | £2,975,000 |
| Rakesh Thakrar | Executive Director | £500,000 | £11,000 | £689,000 | £318,000 | £54,000 | £1,572,000 |
| Nicolaos Nicandrou | Executive Director | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 8 Sept 2024
Alastair William Stewart Barbour
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2023
Kory Beth Sorenson
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Jun 2023
Stephanie Jane Bruce
Director
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 11 May 2023
Wendy Madeleine Mayall
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2022
Sir Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2022
Tenure: 2 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Jun 2022
Gerald Alistair Watson
Secretary
Tenure: 3 yrs 5 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2022
Christopher John Minter
Director
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 25 Jun 2021
Campbell David Fleming
Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 9 mosResigned: 23 Jul 2020
Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 15 May 2020
Clive Christopher Roger Bannister
Chair
Tenure: 1 yrs 5 mosResigned: 10 Mar 2020
Finbar Anthony O'dwyer
Director
Tenure: 8 mosResigned: 28 Jun 2019
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Karen Ann Green | Non-Executive Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 30 Jun 2026 | 7 yrs 8 mos | British |
| David Campbell Scott | Director | 11 May 2023 | 31 Aug 2025 | 2 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Belinda Jane Richards | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 24 Aug 2025 | 6 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Nicholas Roland Shott | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 30 Jun 2025 | 6 yrs 8 mos | British |
| John Brackenridge Pollock | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 31 Dec 2024 | 6 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Rakesh Kishore Thakrar | Executive Director | 15 May 2020 |
| Chair of the Group Board and Life Companies Risk Committee |
NS Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons | Chair of the Joint Group Board and Life Companies Nomination Committee | 1 Dec 2023 | 2 yrs 7 mos | Irish |
| Group Chief Executive Officer | – | – | – |
Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou | Group Chief Financial Officer | 2 Dec 2024 | 1 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Managing Director, Individual Retirement | – | – | – |
| Independent Non-Executive Director and Designated NED for Workforce Engagement | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Executive Director | 10 Feb 2020 | 6 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1 May 2025 | 1 yrs 2 mos | Canadian |
| Senior Public Relations Manager, Centre for the Future of Retirement and customer media complaints | – | – | – |
| Head of Media Campaigns & Strategy Coordination | – | – | – |
TS The Standard Life Board | – | – | – | – |
| Head of Public Relations | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Adviser, Centre for the Future of Retirement | – | – | – |
| Senior Public Relations Manager, B2B trade media lead, Pensions and Retirement | – | – | – |
| Senior Corporate Communications Manager, Corporate, City & Exec Strategy | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Centre for the Future of Retirement, People | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Consumer finance and campaigns | – | – | – |
| Corporate Communications Director | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Workplace & Adviser | – | – | – |
| Senior Public Relations Manager, Investment, Asset Management and Sustainability | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Consultant, Consumer finance | – | – | – |
| Public Relations Manager, Pensions Risk Transfer and Individual Retirement | – | – | – |
| Shareholder Nominated Director | 23 Jul 2020 | 6 yrs | Japanese |
| Secretary | 1 Apr 2022 | 4 yrs 3 mos | – |
| Director | 1 Jun 2022 | 4 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Director | 1 Dec 2023 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Director | 25 Aug 2025 | 11 mos | British |
| Shareholder Nominated Director | 1 Sept 2025 | 10 mos | Irish |
| Rakesh Thakrar | Executive Director | £347,000 | £8,000 | £516,000 | – | £38,000 | £1,007,000 |
| Nicolaos Nicandrou | Executive Director | £61,000 | £0 | £100,000 | – | £7,000 | £168,000 |
Prior year comparison (3 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| Andy Briggs | Executive Director | £836,000 | £11,000 | £1,227,000 | £813,000 | £88,000 | £2,975,000 |
| Rakesh Thakrar | Executive Director | £500,000 | £11,000 | £689,000 | £318,000 | £54,000 | £1,572,000 |
| Nicolaos Nicandrou | Executive Director | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 8 Sept 2024
Alastair William Stewart Barbour
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2023
Kory Beth Sorenson
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Jun 2023
Stephanie Jane Bruce
Director
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 11 May 2023
Wendy Madeleine Mayall
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2022
Sir Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2022
Tenure: 2 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Jun 2022
Gerald Alistair Watson
Secretary
Tenure: 3 yrs 5 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2022
Christopher John Minter
Director
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 25 Jun 2021
Campbell David Fleming
Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 9 mosResigned: 23 Jul 2020
Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 15 May 2020
Clive Christopher Roger Bannister
Chair
Tenure: 1 yrs 5 mosResigned: 10 Mar 2020
Finbar Anthony O'dwyer
Director
Tenure: 8 mosResigned: 28 Jun 2019
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Karen Ann Green | Non-Executive Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 30 Jun 2026 | 7 yrs 8 mos | British |
| David Campbell Scott | Director | 11 May 2023 | 31 Aug 2025 | 2 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Belinda Jane Richards | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 24 Aug 2025 | 6 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Nicholas Roland Shott | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 30 Jun 2025 | 6 yrs 8 mos | British |
| John Brackenridge Pollock | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 31 Dec 2024 | 6 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Rakesh Kishore Thakrar | Executive Director | 15 May 2020 |
| Alastair William Stewart Barbour | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 31 Dec 2023 | 5 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Kory Beth Sorenson | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 30 Jun 2023 | 4 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Stephanie Jane Bruce | Director | 1 Jul 2022 | 11 May 2023 | 10 mos | British |
| Wendy Madeleine Mayall | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 31 Dec 2022 | 4 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Sir Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 1 Sept 2022 | 3 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Michael Tumilty | Director | 1 Sept 2019 | 30 Jun 2022 | 2 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Gerald Alistair Watson | Secretary | 5 Oct 2018 | 31 Mar 2022 | 3 yrs 5 mos | – |
| Christopher John Minter | Director | 23 Jul 2020 | 25 Jun 2021 | 11 mos | British |
| Campbell David Fleming | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 23 Jul 2020 | 1 yrs 9 mos | Australian |
| James McConville | Director | 5 Oct 2018 | 15 May 2020 | 1 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Clive Christopher Roger Bannister | Chair | 5 Oct 2018 | 10 Mar 2020 | 1 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Finbar Anthony O'dwyer | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 28 Jun 2019 | 8 mos | Irish |
| Alastair William Stewart Barbour | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 31 Dec 2023 | 5 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Kory Beth Sorenson | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 30 Jun 2023 | 4 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Stephanie Jane Bruce | Director | 1 Jul 2022 | 11 May 2023 | 10 mos | British |
| Wendy Madeleine Mayall | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 31 Dec 2022 | 4 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Sir Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 1 Sept 2022 | 3 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Michael Tumilty | Director | 1 Sept 2019 | 30 Jun 2022 | 2 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Gerald Alistair Watson | Secretary | 5 Oct 2018 | 31 Mar 2022 | 3 yrs 5 mos | – |
| Christopher John Minter | Director | 23 Jul 2020 | 25 Jun 2021 | 11 mos | British |
| Campbell David Fleming | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 23 Jul 2020 | 1 yrs 9 mos | Australian |
| James McConville | Director | 5 Oct 2018 | 15 May 2020 | 1 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Clive Christopher Roger Bannister | Chair | 5 Oct 2018 | 10 Mar 2020 | 1 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Finbar Anthony O'dwyer | Director | 15 Oct 2018 | 28 Jun 2019 | 8 mos | Irish |
