Graham Staples

Graham has over 25 years of experience of the financial services industry. He is currently Group Company Secretary of Schroders plc, Europe’s largest independent listed asset management company, where he is responsible for the Group’s governance framework and advising the Schroders Board and Executive Management team on all governance matters. Graham started his career as a graduate trainee with the NFU Mutual Insurance Company. He subsequently moved to TSB Group where he held a number of roles in the legal, compliance and company secretarial departments. He was Assistant Company Secretary for NatWest Group for six years prior to their takeover by the Royal Bank of Scotland. He was responsible for the European share plan administration business of Computershare, the global registrar, prior to joining Schroders in 2004. He holds a law degree from Leeds University and an MBA from Henley Management College.