Anita Frew

Dame Anita Margaret Frew DBE is a Scottish businesswoman and Chairman of Croda.[1]

Dame

Anita Margaret Frew

DBE
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde
OccupationBusinesswoman

Early life

Frew graduated from University of Strathclyde.[2] She also earned a master of research in Philosophy from the University of London.[3]

Career

On graduation she joined Royal Bank of Scotland, before moving to Scottish Provident where she served as Head of UK Investment.[4] Frew then became Director of Corporate Development at WPP plc.[4] She also founded an investor relations consultancy, Frew McMaster.[5]

She progressed to become a non-executive director of various commercial organisations including WPP plc and Northumbrian Water as well as Non-Executive Chairman of Victrex[6] and pro bono non-executive director roles in various artistic organisations, including the Donmar Warehouse and the Gate Theatre.[2]

Frew was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to business and the economy.[7]

Directorships

Frew is a non-executive director of: Lloyds Banking Group;[8][9] Aberdeen Asset Management;[10] Ansbacher Holdings; Securities Trust of Scotland; Northumbrian Water; Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO; STOS plc; The City of London Investment Trust Plc; Archant;[2] and NXT Plc.[4]

References
  1. "Board Directors". Croda. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. "Two new directors join board". Archant. 17 September 2001. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. "Victrex Plc (VCT:London): Anita Margaret Frew BA (Hons), MRes, Hon. D.Sc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. "Anita Frew". Business Week. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  5. "Can Rolls-Royce fly again with City veteran Anita Frew?". Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. "Anita Frew". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N9.
  8. "Non Executive Directors". Lloyds Bank. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  9. "Board Moves". Sunday Times. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  10. "Anita Frew". Aberdeen Asset Management. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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