Ian Barlow
Chairman of the Audit Committee, Smith & Nephew
Ian Barlow currently serves as a Non-Executive Director for Smith and Nephew Plc, Foxtons Plc and Brunner Investment Trust Plc, chairing the Audit Committee at each company. He is also the lead non executive director, chairing the Board, of HM Revenue and Customs and a board member of the China-Britain Business Council. Ian retired from KPMG LLP in 2008 as Senior Partner, London. He is a former member of the London Development Agency (2008-12), Chairman of Think London, the former inward investment agency (2003-11), Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces (2008-13) and Chairman of the Racecourse Association, the trade body for the UK’s racecourses (2009-15).
Ian is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser. He holds an MA in Engineering Science from Cambridge University