Claudia Chapman

As Head of Stewardship for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Claudia is responsible for the UK Stewardship Code, a world-leading voluntary code which sets expectations for investors when looking after their clients’ and members’ capital. Claudia led the review and update of the Code which took effect on 1 January 2020. She is currently on secondment with the FCA, working on stewardship policy in the ESG Division and the Asset management supervision team. Claudia is currently on secondment for six months to the Financial Conduct Authority, working in the ESG Division and as an advisor to Asset Management Supervision.

Claudia joined the Financial Reporting Council in 2015 to deliver a report on Corporate culture and the role of boards which led to revisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

Prior to that Claudia spent nine years at ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in business development and policy roles, latterly, leading a campaign to raise corporate governance standards in developing markets and bringing together finance and HR to address inclusion and diversity in organisations.

Claudia grew up in Jamaica, before studying Geography at Cardiff University and is a Chartered Marketer.