Our Leadership Team

Gillian Karran-Cumberlege is a co-founder of Fidelio Partners with its remit of “Building Better Boards”. She advises Chairs internationally on Board effectiveness and composition with a clear focus on delivering value for shareholders and stakeholders. Gillian is recognised for her commitment and contribution to embedding D&I (Fidelio is accredited by the UK’s Hampton-Alexander Review) and ESG, including promoting climate change competence in the Boardroom.

Gillian is a Board and Steering Committee Member of Chapter Zero, the Directors’ Climate Forum; a Board Member of the German British Roundtable; Stipends Committee Member, Trinity Hall, Cambridge and President of the Trinity Hall Association. Previously Gillian served as an Independent Board Member of Jaguar Land Rover India and a Member of the Harvard Business School Alumni Board.

Prior to founding Fidelio Gillian held senior executive roles within some of Europe’s leading corporates; this included Global Head of Investor Relations for Volkswagen AG (2000 – 2007) where she was the most senior female executive globally. Previously Gillian had enjoyed a highly successful career in banking for example heading Group Investor Relations for UBS (1998- 2000). She started her career in Banking Supervision with the Bank of England.

Gillian has an MA in History from Trinity Hall, Cambridge, attended the Harvard General Management Programme and is a Fellow of the UK IR Society.