Dame Ruth Cairnie DBE
Chair
Appointed
Appointed to the Board in April 2019 and as Chair in July 2019.
Nationality
British
Experience
Ruth brings experience of the engineering sector gained from a 37-year international career spanning senior functional and line roles at Royal Dutch Shell plc. She has also advised government departments on strategic development and capability building. She has been a Non-Executive Director of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Associated British Foods plc, ContourGlobal plc and Keller Group PLC as well as a member of the finance committee of the University of Cambridge. Ruth is a Master of Advanced Studies in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge and holds a BSc Joint Honours in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Bristol.
External Appointments
Non-Executive Director of BT Group plc and Serendipity Capital, a venture capital investor focused on critical technologies. She is a patron of the Women in Defence Charter and a member of the CBI Board.
Qualifications
Dame Ruth is a Master of Advanced Studies in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge and holds a BSc Joint Honours in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Bristol.
Committee Membership
Nominations (Chair)