Victoria Whyte
Company Secretary, GlaxoSmithKline
Victoria Whyte, Solicitor and FCIS has over 20 years experience as a company secretary in a wide range of businesses covering Board support, corporate governance, corporate transactions, pensions, insurance and employee and executive share plans. She joined GlaxoSmithKline in August 1998 as Director, Secretariat Services was appointed Deputy Company Secretary in 2005 and Company Secretary with effect from 1st January 2011. Her team provides company secretarial and Corporate Governance support to the GSK Board and its UK business, as well as servicing the Company’s shareholders though liaison with the Company’s registrars and depositary. Previously, she was Deputy Company Secretary at Vickers, she trained as a Company Secretary with BAE Systems and has also worked in the Secretariats of Coats Viyella, St Ives and Schroders.