Pensions - Articles - Royal London appoints Catherine Read as Head of Audit

 Royal London, the UK's largest mutual life and pensions company, has announced the appointment of Catherine Read as Head of Audit, subject to FSA approval.

 Cat will take up her role in April 2013.

 Cat joins Royal London from PricewaterhouseCoopers where she was a Director within the Insurance & Investment Management Risk Assurance division. She replaces Tracy Yam who left Royal London in January 2013.

 Cat is a Chartered Accountant and benefits from wide ranging Internal Audit experience from her time in industry at Barclays Capital and at PwC.

 Following her qualification with PwC as a Chartered Accountant, Cat moved to Barclays Capital for three years where she worked in Internal Audit and latterly in Equity Derivatives Operations before returning to PwC in 2009.

 Phil Loney, Group Chief Executive of Royal London, said:

 "Cat has extensive experience of leading successful teams focused on the insurance and asset management sectors. She also has an excellent record of working effectively with audit committees and Boards.

 "We are delighted she has decided to join the Royal London."