Simon Jeffreys

Simon brings experience of the auditing world and financial services. Until 2023 he chaired AON UK Limited and Henderson International Income Trust plc. He is a Non-Executive Director of St James’s Place plc where he chairs the Audit Committee, and is a member of the Risk, Remuneration and Nominations Committees. He was a senior audit partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1986 to 2006 where he also led their Global Investment Management practice. Between 2006 and 2014, Simon was CFO and Chief Operating Officer at Fidelity International and at The Wellcome Trust.

Simon chairs the Board of St James Place International plc, and is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committees of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc, SimCorp A/S, a listed Danish financial services software company, and the Crown Prosecution Service.