Anne Richards

Anne Richards VO, CBE, FRSE, is the chief executive officer of Fidelity International. Previously, Richards served as the chief executive officer of M&G.

Prior to this, Richards was the Global Chief Investment Officer and head of the EMEA region for Aberdeen Asset Management, where she was also a main board director. She began her career as a research fellow at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, moving into the investment world in 1992. Her career has included research analysis, portfolio management and global asset allocation, and includes time with JP Morgan and Mercury Asset Management, later MLIM. In 2002 she joined the main board of Edinburgh Fund Managers plc as Chief Investment Officer and Joint Managing Director. She continued in her role as global Chief Investment Officer for the combined entity when EFM was taken over by Aberdeen Asset Management in 2003.

Anne graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, and also holds an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainbleau, France. She is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, and holds a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance (ACCA). She is a FN100 Women in Finance, Funds Europe Awards European Chief Investment Officer 2012, a member of the Board of Leaders of 2020 Women on Boards, a US organisation dedicated to increasing the proportion of women on corporate boards and is the recipient of the 100 Women in Hedge Funds 2014 European Industry Leadership Award. In June 2014 Anne was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for services as a Member of Council of the Duchy of Lancaster and in December 2014 Anne was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Financial Services and the Voluntary sector.

Anne also holds a number of non executive positions, including the insurance company esure Group plc and the University of Edinburgh.