Ms. Kathryn A. Matthews has nearly 40 years of experience in the financial sector, with a focus on investment management. Her last executive position was at Fidelity International Investments in Hong Kong where she was the Chief Investment Officer for Asia ex Japan equities. Prior to that she held senior management roles with AXA Investment Managers, Santander Global Advisors Inc. and Baring Asset Management.

Ms. Matthews is currently a non-executive director at Barclays Bank UK Plc., the Australian Investment Management company Pendal Group Plc and its UK based subsidiary company J O Hambro Capital Management Holdings Ltd and also APERAM S.A., a stainless steel business headquartered in Luxembourg. In addition to these directorships she is a member of the charitable non listed Board of Trustees for The Nuffield Trust and a member of the Council for the Duchy of Lancaster.