Jitesh Gadhia has been appointed to the board of Rolls-Royce as a non-executive director.
Gadhia has held senior roles at Blackstone, Barclays Capital and ABN AMRO, is a member of the UK-India Advisory Council, and a trustee and chair elect of the British Asian Trust. He is also a non-executive director of Taylor Wimpey, Compare the Market and Accord Healthcare, and an HM Treasury appointment to the board of UK Government Investments.
Gadhia will become a member of the nominations and governance and remuneration committees when he joins the Rolls-Royce board on 1 April, and will chair the remuneration committee from the conclusion of the company AGM in May.