Sara Mathew, a former chair and chief executive of Dun & Bradstreet Inc (D&B), has become a non-executive director of Shire Plc to advise the company on its global business strategy. Ms Mathew will also join Shire’s audit, compliance and risk committee.
Ms Mathew is currently also a director of Avon Products Inc, Campbell Soup Company and Freddie Mac and a member of the international advisory council for Zurich Financial Services Group. She holds an MBA from Xavier University in the US, an accounting degree from the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants in Chennai, India and a Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics and chemistry from the University of Madras, also in India.
Shire announced the appointment on 1 September 2015.
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