Irene Dorner
About Irene
Appointed:- Non Executive Director and Chairman Designate 1 December 2019
- Chairman 26 February 2020
Committee membership:
- Nomination & Governance Committee (Chairman)
- Remuneration Committee
External appointments:
- Non Executive Director of Rolls Royce Holdings plc
- Chairman of Control Risks Limited
- Trustee of the South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership
- Honorary Fellow of St. Anne’s College, Oxford
- Member of the Fundraising Committee at the Royal Marsden Hospital
- Chair of the Trustees for the Hampstead Theatre
Irene has strong leadership skills and commercial experience gained during her career spanning more than 30 years in banking and also through her various non executive roles. Her long and distinguished career at HSBC included a number of senior positions, including CEO of HSBC Malaysia; CEO and President of HSBC in the United States; Group Managing Director of HSBC Holdings and member of the Group Management Board. Irene was Chairman of Virgin Money (UK) plc for seven months prior to its acquisition in 2018 and was also a Non Executive Director of AXA SA.