Julie Brown

Personal Data
Nationality: British
Year of Birth: 1962
Studies
- 1983
First class honours degree, BA Social Sciences, Warwick University - 1986
Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountancy - 1987
Fellow of Institute of Taxation - 1997
INSEAD Advanced Management Programme, Paris
Professional Career
- 1983-1987
Audit Senior, KPMG, UK - 1987-1989
R&D Finance Manager, ICI plc, UK - 1989-1992
Licensing and Commercial Finance Manager, ICI plc, UK - 1992-1994
Financial Controller, Pharmaceuticals, Zeneca plc, UK - 1994-1997
Business Development Director, Zeneca plc, UK - 1997-1999
Head of Finance Department, Zeneca plc, UK - 1999-2002
VP Finance, Product Strategy and Licensing, AstraZeneca plc, UK - 2002-2005
VP Finance & Strategy, Operations, AstraZeneca plc, UK - 2005-2008
VP Corporate Strategy & R&D Chief Financial Officer, AstraZeneca plc, London - 2008-2010
Marketing Company President, AstraZeneca plc, Portugal - 2010-2012
Regional Vice President Latin America, AstraZeneca plc, Miami - 2012-2013
Interim Group Chief Financial Officer and VP Group Finance, AstraZeneca plc, London - 2013-2017
Group Chief Financial Officer, London, Smith & Nephew plc, UK - 2017-present
Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Burberry Group plc, UK
Other Activities/ Memberships
- 2018-present
Patron of Oxford University Women in Business - 2018-present
Member & Co-Chair (from 2020) of The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability CFO Leadership Network and Women Supporting Women Ambassador for the Princes Trust - 2019-present
Board member of the Mayor of London Business Advisory Board
Board Memberships in listed companies
- Chief Operating and Financial officer, Burberry plc