About

Penny Avis is an experienced portfolio Non-Executive Director.

She is a former corporate finance partner and board member of Deloitte UK, where she specialised in due diligence for corporate and private equity acquirers, public to private transactions, hostile takeovers, bid defence, equity and debt listings.

She has been the lead partner on over 50 transactions and has sector experience across consumer business, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing.

Penny is also Non-Executive Director of Equitable Life, Cifas, and Envestors. Most recently, she joined the board of UK Athletics, the sport’s governing body.

Did you know

On a career break, she co-authored a four-book contemporary women’s fiction series about a lawyer, an accountant, a doctor and a banker. Penny may pick up her pen again when she can find the time.

Accolades

Listed in FTSE Female Index ‘100 Women to Watch’ 2015

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