Crown Agents
"We are an international development company that partners with governments, aid agencies, NGOs and companies in nearly 100 countries. Taking on clients’ fundamental challenges, we make lasting change to the systems and organisations that are vital for people’s well-being and prosperity...We have subsidiaries in 12 countries, including Crown Agents USA Inc, Crown Agents Japan KK and two financial services companies: (Crown Agents Bank Ltd is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority in the UK and Crown Agents Investment Management Ltd is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK).
"We were founded in 1833 and operated as a British statutory corporation for many years before being privatised in 1997." [1]
Board
Accessed December 2014: [2]
- Paul Batchelor, Chairman (non-executive)
- David Richardson (Price Waterhouse), Interim Chief Executive Officer
- Stephen Ramsey (Commonwealth Development Corporation) FCA, Director, Chief Operating Officer
- Ken Coveney FCMA, Chief Financial Officer
- Chris Masters CBE, Director (non-executive)
- Mary Reilly FCA, Director (non-executive)
- Marie Staunton CBE, Director (non-executive)
- Maxine Drabble, Company Secretary
