Maggie Semple, OBE

Appointed:

1 June 2022

Committee:

Remuneration Committee, Risk Committee and Sustainability Committee.

Designated NED for Workforce Engagement.

Career and experience:

Maggie is currently a business owner and co-founder of three businesses; The Experience Corps, Maggie Semple Limited and I-Cubed Group Ltd. Prior to this, Maggie acted as Director of Learning Experience at the  New Millennium Experience Co and Director of Education and Training for the Arts Council England. She began her career in education as a teacher and later an education inspector and has received an OBE for her services to learning. Maggie’s NED experience includes roles as NED of PwC Business Restructuring Services, JN Bank UK Limited, McDonald’s Restaurants Limited and as an Ambassador of the Black British Voices Project.

Key skills and competencies:

• A combination of experience and passion for sustainability, ethics and inclusivity which brings a breadth of knowledge across the broad ESG agenda and informs development of operations and strategy in this area.
• Brings a strong sense of social purpose and depth of perspective to Board considerations and distinguished stakeholder engagement with a highly personable style, as is evident in her role as Designated NED for Workforce Engagement.

Current external appointments:

NED of JN Bank UK Limited and Crest Nicholson Holdings plc; HR Committee Member at the University of Cambridge; and Ambassador of Black British Voices Project.