Katherine Garrett-Cox

Katherine Lucy Garrett-Cox (born November 1967) is a British business executive. She is the managing director and CEO of the UK subsidiary for the Gulf International Bank of Bahrain. She was previously CEO of Alliance Trust, a FTSE 250 publicly traded investment and financial services company, headquartered in Dundee, Scotland.

Early life Katherine Lucy Garrett-Cox was born in November 1967. She was educated at St Mary's School, Ascot and studied history at Durham University (St Mary's College), graduating with a BA degree in 1989.

Career Garrett-Cox joined Alliance Trust as chief investment officer in 2007, becoming CEO on 29 August 2008. Prior to Alliance Trust PLC, Katherine served as chief investment officer and executive director of Morley Fund Management, now Aviva Investors, and prior to that, as chief investment officer of Aberdeen Asset Management. Garrett-Cox left the Alliance Trust in 2016.

Garrett-Cox also serves as a member of the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank AG.

Honours and awards In 2014, she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), "For services to the Asset Management Industry and charitable service through the Baring Foundation." (see also 2014 New Year Honours)