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Meet our patron

Julie Brown

CFO of GSK plc & Non-Executive Director of the Audit Committee, Diageo plc

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ABOUT JULIE BROWN

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Career Timeline:

  • Julie received First Class Honours from Warwick University and then joined KPMG where she qualified and became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountancy and the Institute of Tax.

  • Julie has an extensive financial, life sciences and luxury consumer background, having spent 25 years with AstraZeneca, undertaking 11 roles in 4 countries and 3 continents and covering all aspects of Finance in the value chain, together with fulfilling Commercial and Strategic roles, including Head of Strategy, Marketing Company President, Regional Vice President and Interim Group CFO.

  • Julie then joined Smith & Nephew plc in 2013 as Group CFO, during which time Julie supported over 20 acquisitions, refinanced the company and supported the doubling of the company’s value.

  • Julie joined Burberry as Chief Operating and Financial Officer in 2017, where her responsibilities included Transformation, Finance, Information Technology and cyber security, Investor Relations and Sustainability. She led the Operational Excellence strategy and was part of the team that led to more than a doubling of market value.

  • From 2016 to 2022, Julie also served as a Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair at Roche Holding AG.

  • Julie joined GSK as Chief Financial Officer in 2023. As CFO, she has successfully led GSK’s financial strategy through a period of significant transformation, strengthened the company’s financial position to support sustained investment in growth and innovation, and enhanced engagement with investors and stakeholders. She has also championed inclusion across the business, and played a pivotal role in shaping GSK’s long-term growth outlook.

  • In addition to her CFO role at GSK, Julie is a Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair at Diageo plc.

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Non-executive Roles:

  • Member of the Mayor of London's Business Advisory Board

  • Member of the 100 Group Main Committee

  • Member of the CFO Leadership Network, Accounting for Sustainability (part of the King Charles III Charitable Fund Group of Companies) having previously served as Co-Chair

  • Patron of the Oxford University Women in Business

  • Ambassador for the King’s Trust Women Supporting Women Initiative

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