About the author
Gaenor Bagley was appointed to the NAO Board by the Public Accounts Commission in January 2021 for an initial three-year term. The Commission reappointed her for a second and final three-year term commencing on 1 January 2024. Gaenor is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee which she has chaired since January 2022. In July 2024 the C&AG appointed Gaenor as Chair of the Audit Quality Board.
Gaenor combines a chartered accountancy qualification with extensive and innovative HR experience within a professional services environment and very strong understanding of audit and finance, merger and acquisition and corporate social responsibility. She has broad experience across the public and private sector. During her 30 years in professional services she has held a variety of leadership and board positions, including five years to 2016 on the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) UK Board as Head of People. She has also been a member of the UK Tax Leadership team at PwC.
Gaenor holds a number of non-executive appointments including Chair of the Audit Committee of Zopa Bank Ltd, non-executive director of Octopus Titan VCT, external council member and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Cambridge University and Chair of TKAT Multi-Academy Trust.