Crowe appoints first independent non-executives

Crowe has announced the appointments of Steve Maslin and Gary Kildare as its first independent non-executives (INE).

Maslin has over 40 years’ experience in the profession and has held key audit and leadership roles during his time at Grant Thornton, prior to retiring in 2019.

During his tenure at Grant Thornton, Maslin was appointed chair of the Global Public Policy Committee (GPPC), which represents the six largest accounting networks in dialogue with stakeholders.

He now holds two commercial non-executive positions on the board of Nuffield Health and Carey Group Limited; and two charitable roles with The Royal Collection Trust and The Gurkha Museum.

Kildare spent over three decades with the IBM Corporation. He is the former chief HR officer for Europe and global head of labour relations.

He was a member of IBMs senior leadership group which was appointed by the CEO as well as sitting on IBM’s pension board.

He holds a number of INE and governance roles and is experienced as an INE in a regulatory environment.

CEO Nigel Bostock said: “The role independent non-executives play in protecting the public interest, promoting the enhancement of audit quality and safeguarding the sustainability and resilience of both the audit practice and the firm, is vital. At Crowe, we understand the importance of this, alongside the need for accountability, challenge and continual improvement.

“We are therefore delighted to welcome Steve and Gary as our first independent non-executives. Their appointment comes at a moment of significant growth for the firm and both bring a wealth of experience, as well as new and fresh perspectives into governance and compliance.”

Maslin added: “My touchpoints with Crowe’s leadership globally and in the UK stretch back over 20 and so I have witnessed Crowe’s professionalism over a long time. I was genuinely excited, therefore, to be invited to join Crowe UK in the next stage in its growth, and to help the firm to play its part in building sustained confidence in public interest sectors through consistent audit excellence,“