Janice M. Babiak, CPA (US), CA (UK), CISM, CISA
Corporate director
Independent Director since: 2012
Has a strong background in public accounting in North America and internationally, including executive leadership roles and experience in several practice areas including IT and cyber security risk, regulatory and public policy, climate change and sustainability.
Residence: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Board Committees
Member of the:
- Audit and Conduct Review Committee (Chair)
- Governance and Nominating Committee
Business experience
- Former Managing Partner at accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
- Worked at EY from 1982 to 2009 and was based in the United Kingdom from 1990 onwards
- Held a number of roles including global assurance and advisory P&L leadership roles in Technology Security and Risk Services and Regulatory and Public Policy, and founded and led EY’s global Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice. Responsible for the strategy and delivery of commercially-focused climate change transformation and sustainability services to clients globally. Led teams delivering clean tech, renewable energy, carbon trading, environmental policy and taxation, green building, green supply chain, carbon measurement and modelling services.
- Served on EY’s management board for Northern Europe, Middle East, India and Africa
Areas of expertise
Technology and information security / Environmental, Social or Governance / Accounting and finance / Financial services
Other public company boards (last five years)
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (since April 2012) (Audit Committee (chair), Finance Committee)
Service and recognition
- Named in Corporate Board Member Magazine’s “Top 20 Value Creating Directors in America” (2024)
- Council member (2011 to 2019) and current member of select working groups, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Founder of the Nashville Chapter of Women Corporate Directors
- Named by NACD Directorship magazine as one of the most influential people in the boardroom community (2017)
Education
- B.B.A. (Accounting), University of Oklahoma
- M.B.A., Baldwin Wallace University
- Holds international information systems security and control, and US and UK accounting qualifications
