Richard Sheath
Co-Founder, Independent Audit
A co-founder of Independent Audit, Richard has worked extensively with clients on governance and has particular expertise in risk, assurance and ethics. His clients include numerous global and FTSE 100 companies where he has undertaken reviews of board and committee effectiveness and provided support to audit committees with independent reviews of the effectiveness of internal audit, external audit and risk management. He has published widely on governance issues, particularly around behaviour and culture and its impact on governance.
Richard is currently audit committee chairman of Russia’s largest coal producer, SUEK and previously chaired the audit committee of Eurochem a global fertiliser company. He was formerly a partner in the risk management practice of PwC and started his career with the Bank of England and HM Treasury.