Mike Ashley

Biography

Michael retired as the Partner and the Head of Quality and Risk Management of KPMG Europe LLP in September 2013, having spent about 35 years with the firm and its predecessor firm, Peat Marwick. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors.

Michael was a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Barclays PLC until 2023, and between 2018 and 2024 he served as a Non Executive on the Cabinet Office Board and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee .

He was also Chair of the Government Internal Audit Agency from 2014 to September 2018 and served as a member of the Treasury’s Audit Committee from 2009 to 2015.
He was a member of the UK Accounting Standards Board from 2004 to 2010 and the Technical Expert Group of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group from 2005 to 2016 (Vice-Chair from 2010).

He was a Board member of the Charity Commission from 2014 to 2020, chairing the Audit and Risk Committee 2014 – 2018, and the Policy and Guidance Committee 2019 - 2020. He was a member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants until 2021.

He was appointed a member of the UK Endorsement Board in April 2021. He is a trustee of The Scout Association and the Charities Aid Foundation.