Columbia Threadneedle appoints ex-Standard Chartered COO as non-exec director

Also non-exec director at Brewin Dolphin

Columbia Threadneedle Investments has appointed Kath Cates, former global chief operating officer for Standard Chartered Bank, as a non-executive director.

Cates (pictured) joined the board of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings from 10 May and joined the board of Threadneedle Investment Services from 29 March. She is also a non-executive director at wealth manager Brewin Dolphin and at RSA Insurance Group. Columbia Threadneedle's Harrison to retire from industry Cates was global COO at Standard Chartered until 2013, where she led the company's risk, IT, operations, legal and compliance, human resources, strategy, corporate affairs, brand, and marketing functions across 60 countries. Prior to this, she spent more than 20 years a...