Jonathan Asquith

Jonathan has considerable experience as a non-executive director within the investment management and wealth industry. This brings important insight to his roles as Senior Independent Director and Chair of our Remuneration Committee.

Jonathan is a non-executive director of CiCap Limited and its regulated subsidiary Coller Capital Limited. He is also a non-executive director of Northill Capital Services Limited and a number of its subsidiaries – Vantage Infrastructure Holdings, Securis Investment Partners and Capital Four Holding A/S. At the end of 2020 he stepped down as deputy chairman of 3i Group plc after nearly ten years as a board member. Previously, he has been chairman of Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Citibank International Limited, Dexion Capital PLC and AXA Investment Managers. He has also been a director of Tilney, Ashmore Group plc and AXA UK PLC.

In his executive career Jonathan worked at Morgan Grenfell for 18 years, rising to become group finance director of Morgan Grenfell Group, before going on to take the roles of chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. From 2002 to 2008 he was a director of Schroders plc, during which time he was chief financial officer and later executive vice chairman.

He holds an MA from the University of Cambridge.