Johanna Waterous
Johanna Waterous | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth year and age Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Known for | Leadership roles at McKinsey & Company, Duke Street Capital, and various board directorships |
Johanna Elizabeth Martin Waterous CBE (born September 1957) is a Canadian business executive based in London.
Early life
Waterous was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. She earned an H.B.Sc. degree from the University of Western Ontario and completed her MBA at Harvard Business School in 1985.
Business career
After spending five years at Dow Chemical, Waterous joined McKinsey & Company in London, where she dedicated over twenty years. By 2007, she had advanced to lead McKinsey's European Retail practice and co-led its Global Consumer Marketing practice.
She later became an operating partner at Duke Street Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in London, and held the position of Chairman at Sandpiper CI until 2017, a firm jointly owned by Duke Street Capital and Europa Capital.
Waterous has held several Non-Executive Director appointments, including at Wm Morrisons PLC in 2016, and served as Senior Independent Director for both Rexam PLC in 2017 and RSA Insurance Group PLC in 2018. Additionally, she was a board member of Shoppers Drug Mart. Presently, she acts as an independent director for COFRA Holdings AG, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, C. Hoare & Co. Bank, and Rubicon Pharmacies in Canada.
Philanthropy
From 1998 to 2006, Waterous chaired Tate Enterprises, the commercial division of the Tate galleries. Between 2008 and 2018, she was a Trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Foundation and served as a Director of Kew Enterprises.
By 2012, she had contributed £4,000 to the Conservative Party. In recognition of her contributions to business growth, she received the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) during the 2013 New Year Honours.
She holds a Fellowship and serves on the Commercial Board of the Royal Horticultural Society. Additionally, Waterous is a Trustee and Governor on the Governing Board of The Courtauld Institute.
Personal life
Waterous is married to media and technology entrepreneur Roger Parry and has one son.