Board committees

Membership

Chair:
   

 Judy Lewent
Members: Professor Sir Roy Anderson
Stacey Cartwright
Sir Deryck Maughan
Dr Daniel Podolsky 
Tom de Swaan 
Sir Robert Wilson

Secretary:
Victoria Whyte

In attendance:
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
General Counsel
Head of Audit & Assurance
Head of Governance, Ethics & Assurance
Chief Medical Officer
Representative of external auditors
Chairman, Research & Development
Financial Controller

 

Frequency of meetings:

 

Not less than four times a year

 

The Audit & Risk Committee reviews:

  • the integrity of our financial and internal reporting process
  • the integrity of our financial statements
  • the external and internal audit processes
  • the system of internal controls and the identification and management of risks

The committee also proposes to shareholders the appointment, re-appointment and removal of external auditors and is directly responsible for their remuneration and oversight of their work.

The committee consists entirely of Independent Non-Executive Directors.

The Audit & Risk Committee's latest report is included in our 2011 Annual Report.

Download the Audit & Risk Committee's terms of reference (PDF)