Profile
Melanie (Mel) joined Azets in February 2024. As Group Chair, Mel works closely with the Group Board and Executive Leadership Team, offering strategic guidance and leadership on a broad set of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) topics including risk and reputation, culture and diversity and inclusion.
Mel is a Non-Executive Director of Morgan Stanley International and HKA, a member of the boards of the Royal National Theatre and Invictus Games Foundation, and Chair of The Eve Appeal. She sits on the UK Government Skills and Curriculum Unit Leadership Advisory Board and is an Advisory Partner of Manchester Square Partners.
Mel was awarded a CBE in 2019 for her contribution to business and to the diversity and inclusion agenda. She is a founding member of the 30% Club Steering Committee, sits on the Steering Group of the FTSE Women Leaders Review and won the Outstanding Contribution to Social Mobility Award in 2018. Mel is an Honorary Member of the ICAEW and has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business and Administration from Oxford Brookes University.