Ruth Leas

Appointed: 21/09/2023

Experience, skills and contributions

Ruth Leas was appointed as a Non-executive Director on 21 September 2023 under the terms of the Relationship Agreement following completion of IW&I (UK) combination.

Ruth has been with Investec for 25 years having joined in South Africa in 1998. In 2002, she moved to London where she spent 10 years in client-facing roles and was subsequently appointed as co-head of US Principal Finance. She joined the credit team and was subsequently appointed as Head of UK Investor Relations. In 2016, she was appointed as an executive director and head of risk management and as chief risk officer in 2017. In 2019, she was appointed as chief executive officer of Investec Bank plc, the main banking subsidiary of Investec plc, which includes Investec Group’s non-Southern African operations (including the UK, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland, US and India).

Current external appointments

Chief executive officer of Investec Bank plc.