Jean Sharp

Date of appointment: 16 August 2021

Nationality: Irish

Committee membership: Audit Committee (Chair), Nomination and Governance Committee

Skills and experience:

Jean Sharp is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, and is an experienced Financial Services executive. Until 2019, she was Chief Taxation Officer at Aviva and its predecessor companies, a role she had held since 1998.

Ms Sharp is a former partner in EY, the Big Four accounting firm. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Personal Assets Trust plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. She also Chairs its Audit Committee. Ms Sharp is also an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair at Flood Re Limited.