Phoenix Group Holdings plc has today announced the appointment of Sherry Coutu CBE to its board of directors as an independent non-executive director and member of the remuneration committee with effect from 1 May 2025.

Coutu is currently non-executive director of Pearson plc, where she chairs the remuneration committee and sits on the nomination & governance committee. At Raspberry Pi plc, she is senior independent director, chair of the remuneration committee and member of the audit and sustainability committees.

Coutu has previously served as a non-exec on the boards of London Stock Exchange Group plc, RM plc, Zoopla plc and Interactive Investor plc. She spent her executive career as an investor and entrepreneur within the technology sector.

Over the past 23 years Coutu has made angel investments in more than 70 companies and holds investments in five venture capital firms. She has been an angel investor in companies such as leso, 5minsAI, Closed Loop Medicine, Maven, LOVEFiLM, Duedil, LinkedIn, Bonobos and others.

Commenting on the appointment, Sir Nicholas Lyons, chair of Phoenix said: “We are delighted that Sherry has agreed to join the board and become a member of the remuneration committee of Phoenix Group Holdings plc. She has an impressive career in technology, AI and a variety of sectors with a customer and digital focus that is welcomed by the board.

“Sherry remains an active investor and board director on many technology companies’ boards,” he added. “Her extensive FTSE 100 remuneration committee experience will also prove invaluable. We look forward to her diversity of thought at our meetings.”