Amanda Burton

Amanda began her career as a lawyer, working in both private practice and as General Counsel in a number of industries. She was appointed executive director of Meyer International PLC in 1997 and became Chair of its Timber Division a year later. Following the acquisition of Meyer by Saint Gobain, she joined the global law firm Clifford Chance LLP in 2000 and carried out a number of operational roles, leading to her appointment as Global Chief Operating Officer in 2010.

For the past 25 years Amanda has been a Non-Executive Director of a number of public, private and charitable organisations and has chaired several Remuneration Committees, most recently Countryside Partnerships plc and HSS Hire Group plc.