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Maurice Goddard
Hampshire
About Maurice
Maurice Goddard is an Executive Finance, Internal Audit, Risk and Governance Leader; possessing significant international business experience, predominantly in financial services. He has over 30 years work experience and has held senior audit, risk & assurance roles in his career to-date. He is presently the Executive Director of Internal Audit & J-Sox for Astellas Pharma Europe in the United Kingdom. Looking to transition to a portfolio career.
Financial services industry and product knowledge - fund management, investment and private banking, Insurance (Life and Non-Life), Securities trading and broking, Payments and Financial Technology. Also has experience in FMCG and the Pharmaceutical industry.
A focus on building and developing teams to achieve their potential and have a proven track record of being a credible partner and adviser to Boards on risk control and governance related matters, across a range of companies within complex business environments. Comfortable operating in regulated environments and liaising with regulators in the UK and internationally.
Previously held senior leadership positions at UK Payments (including CHAPS, BACS, Faster Payments etc.), RSA Plc (UK&Western Europe Chief Auditor and UK Executive member), Prudential Plc (Deputy Head of Group-wide Internal Audit & Chief Operating Officer GwIA), the Prebon Group (Group Internal Auditor), Cox Insurance Holdings Plc (Head of Group Internal Audit) and the Gerrard Group Plc (Head of Group Internal Audit). Also worked at the Chemical and Chase Manhattan Banks and J Sainsbury plc.
I have been a Trustee of the Brendoncare Foundation and the Independent Member of the Audit and RIsk Committee of the UK National Archives. I sit on the Assurance Oversight Committee of the CGIAR as an independent member. Maurice holds National security vetting Security Check (SC) accreditation.
Educated at Bristol and London Universities and Wellington School.
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA) ; Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and Certified PRINCE 2 Practitioner and AMBCS.
Maurice's Career History
Astellas Pharmaceuticals
Chief Audit Executive & JSOX - EMEA
July 2017 - Ongoing
Astellas is a global Japanese pharmaceutical company listed on the Nikkei. Astellas is the second largest pharmaceutical company in Japan and among the top 20 globally. It focuses on prescription medication to meet patient need in the treatment areas of urology, oncology, transplantation, anti-infectives and pain management. I lead the Internal Audit and J-Sox function for the EMEA / Established Commercial Region. I am a member of the EMEA Management Committee and the European Leadership Team. Promoted from Senior Director to Executive Director 1.4.18.
UK Payments Administration Limited
Head of Internal Audit
December 2013 - July 2017
RSA Plc
UK Chief Internal Auditor
January 2011 - August 2013
Prudential Plc
Deputy Group-wide Internal Audit Director
November 2004 - December 2010
Tullet Prebon
Group Internal Auditor
August 2002 - November 2004
Cox Insurance Holdings Plc
Head of Group Internal Audit
February 1999 - July 2002
Gerrard Group Plc
Head of Group Internal Audit
August 1996 - February 1999
Chase Manhattan
Senior Internal Auditor
August 1994 - August 1996
J Sainsbury
Various roles
September 1989 - August 1994