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Quilter Board Composition

Published: 2022-05-30 09:01:45 ET
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QUILTER PLC
(Incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 with registered number 06404270 and re-
registered as a public limited company under the Companies Act 2006)
ISIN CODE: GB00BDCXV269
JSE SHARE CODE: QLT
Quilter plc (the "Company")




30 May 2022

                                            Quilter plc

                                   Quilter Board Composition


Quilter plc (“Quilter” or “the Company”) announces that Neeta Atkar has been appointed as a Non-
executive Director and Chair of the Board Risk Committee. Ms Atkar will join the Quilter Board
and become a member of the Board Audit Committee, the Board Risk Committee and the Board
Technology and Operations Committee on 11 August 2022. After completion of her induction as
a Quilter Board member, Ms Atkar will become the Chair of the Board Risk Committee with effect
from 1 October 2022. George Reid will continue to chair the Board Risk Committee until Ms Atkar
is appointed to the role.

Ms Atkar has a deep understanding of risk and regulation having spent her executive career
working at the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority before taking on roles in the
financial services industry with Andersen Consulting, Abbey National, Royal & Sun Alliance, Lloyds
Banking Group and TSB Bank where she was the Chief Risk Officer. Ms Atkar is currently a Non-
executive Director and chairs the risk committees of British Business Bank plc (where she is also
the Senior Independent Director), Nomura Europe Holdings plc and Yorkshire Building Society.

Ruth Markland, Chair of Quilter, commented:

“I am delighted that we have been able to appoint such a capable and experienced risk
professional to chair our Board Risk Committee. Neeta Atkar has deep experience as both a Chief
Risk Officer and as a risk committee chair in the financial services sector. This will enable her to
make a significant contribution to the work of the Quilter Board as we strive to continue to ensure
that Quilter delivers on its clear strategy within a robust risk management framework.”

Neeta Atkar commented:

“I am pleased to be joining the Quilter Board and am looking forward to using my experience and
expertise to contribute to the delivery of Quilter’s strategy, and the continued enhancement of
Quilter’s risk management arrangements that have served it well since its Listing in 2018.”

Biographical details for Neeta Atkar are attached.

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Enquiries:
Investor Relations:
John-Paul Crutchley              +44 (0)7741 385 251
Keilah Codd                      +44 (0)7776 649 681

Company Secretary:
Patrick Gonsalves                +44 (0)7375 978 887

Media:
Tim Skelton-Smith                +44 (0)782 414 5076

Camarco:
Geoffrey Pelham-Lane             +44 (0)20 3757 4985




About Quilter plc:
Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business in the UK and internationally, helping to
create prosperity for the generations of today and tomorrow.

Quilter oversees £107.2 billion in customer investments (as at 31 March 2022).

It has an adviser and customer offering spanning: financial advice, investment platforms, multi-
asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management.

The business is being reorganised into two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.

Affluent encompasses the financial planning businesses, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter
Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the Multi-asset investment solutions business.

High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together
with Quilter Private Client Advisers.


Biographical details for Neeta Atkar MBE


Executive Career
                        Company / Position
Year
2012 – 2016             TSB BANK
                        Chief Risk Officer
2007 – 2012             LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
2011 – 2012             Project Verde Chief Risk Officer and Accountable Executive for RRP
2009 – 2011             Group Operational Risk & Financial Crime Director
2008 – 2009             Regulatory Risk Director, Retail Bank, Lloyds TSB Bank plc
2007 – 2008             Operational Risk Director, Retail Bank, Lloyds TSB Bank plc
2004 – 2007             ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE
                        Director, Operational & Financial Risks, Group Risk
2002 – 2004             ABBEY NATIONAL
                        Head, Basel Credit Risk Implementation Project
2001 – 2002             ANDERSEN CONSULTING
                        Senior Manager, Regulatory Consulting, Financial Services
1998 – 2000             FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
                        Manager, Policy Department, Major Financial Groups
1988 – 1998             BANK OF ENGLAND

Non-executive Directorships
Year                 Company / Position
2018 – present       Nomura Europe Holdings plc
                     Non-executive Director & Chair, Risk
2017 – present       Yorkshire Building Society
                     Non-executive Director & Chair, Risk
2016 – present       British Business Bank plc
                     Non-Executive Director Chair, Risk & Senior Independent Director from
                     2019
2018 – present       Prince’s Trust
                     Ambassador, Women Supporting Women
1997 – present       Justice of the Peace
                     Presiding Magistrate (chairperson)
2017 – 2021          National Skills Academy for Financial Services
                     Trustee of Charity

There are no other details that are required to be disclosed in respect of these appointments
under Paragraph 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority save as disclosed in this
announcement.

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