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Independent non-executive director
Date of appointment:
3 November 2025
Contribution to the Board:
Josh is a senior leader in financial services, having spent 32 years in investment banking, advising boards and management teams across multiple industries and geographies on complex capital markets, financial and operational issues.
Josh’s strengths in capital markets and investment banking enhance the overall knowledge and experience of the Board, particularly in support of our strategic direction and growth opportunities.
Relevant experience:
Josh is a former Vice Chair of Global Investment Banking for the Royal Bank of Canada. He was previously their long-time Head of European and Asian Investment Banking, serving in that role for twelve years (2011-2022), including seven years as a member of RBC Capital Markets' Global Operating Committee (2015-2022).
He joined RBC in 2009 to help lead the build-out of RBC's investment banking and equities footprint in Europe as part of RBC becoming a full-service investment banking provider. Before Royal Bank of Canada, Josh held senior roles at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch.
Current external appointments:
- Trustee and Investment Committee Chair at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity
- Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School, City St. George’s, University of London