Mary Reilly

Date of appointment to the Board

1 September 2017

Board Committees

Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee

Other current appointments

Mary is Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Essentra plc. Mary is also a Non-Executive Director of Cazoo Group Ltd. Additionally, Mary is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Gemfields Group Limited and on the Board of Mar Holdco S.a.r.l, a privately held Luxembourg company. Her current trusteeships include the PDSA and Crown Agents International Development.

Past roles

Mary was a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Travelzoo from 2013 to 2022 and a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Ferrexpo plc from 2015 to 2019. She was also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee of the UK Department for Transport and of Crown Agents Limited from 2013 to 2017. Prior to this, she was a Non-Executive Director of Cape plc from 2016 to 2017. She has served as a Non-Executive Director on several other Boards since 2000. She was a partner in Deloitte LLP (and predecessor firms) for over 25 years.

Skills and experience

• Exceptional audit, risk management and assurance experience
• Accounting, finance and international experience
• Chartered accountant, with a degree in History from University College London