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Our leadership and governance

Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL) is a private company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales. It is an umbrella organisation that does not provide services to clients. Services are delivered by Grant Thornton member firms around the world. GTIL and the member firms collectively are referred to as Grant Thornton.

With more than 56,000 people in over 140 countries, we are truly a global organisation with a huge reach.

Board of governors

The Board of Governors (the Board) is the principal and overriding authority in GTIL. The Board exercises governance over GTIL and comprises the chair of the Board; the chief executive officer of GTIL; managing partners from Grant Thornton member firms; and independent directors. The Board aims for a reasonable balance of diversity and representation from different geographical areas, including emerging markets.

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Transparency report 2019

The current Board members are:
  • Judith Sprieser, Chair and Independent
  • Peter Bodin, CEO, Grant Thornton International Ltd
  • Mauricio Brizuela, Mexico
  • Vishesh Chandiok, India
  • Robert Dambo, France
  • David Dunckley, UK
  • Martin Geh, Independent
  • Ngozi Ogwo, Nigeria
  • Emilio Imbriglio, Canada
  • Anna Johnson, Sweden
  • Kevin Ladner, Canada, observer
  • Mick McAteer, Ireland
  • Brad Preber, US
  • Victor Sekese, South Africa
  • Li Hiqui, China
  • Shigeyoshi Yamada, Japan

The global leadership team

The global leadership team (GLT) drives the execution of the global strategy and is chaired by the CEO. It is a full-time management group and its current members are shown below. If you are looking for contacts in your local market, please visit our locations page where you can find your local Grant Thornton member firm.

Peter Bodin

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Hilary East

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Paul English

Francesca Lagerberg

David Peneycad

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Jason Ramey

Kim Schmidt