Company secretary

Rebecca Wooldridge was appointed UK General Counsel of Bank of Georgia Group PLC in June 2018, having previously held the position of Company Secretary of the Group since December 2017.  Ms Wooldridge was Deputy Company Secretary and then Group Company Secretary of BGEO Group PLC from November 2016 to June 2018, and also previously UK General Counsel for Georgia Capital PLC and Georgia Healthcare Group PLC  She is a solicitor of England & Wales specialising in corporate governance. Before joining the Group she was Principal Counsel for a FTSE 100 top 20 company, BG Group PLC, where she held a progression of legal roles (2008-2016), including serving on the Reserves Committee.  Before joining BG Group, Ms Wooldridge was a corporate lawyer for leading City firm Allen & Overy LLP (2003-2008).

Ms Wooldridge has a Master’s Degree in English from St John’s College, Cambridge University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law and a Diploma in Legal Practice from Nottingham Law School.

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Key responsibilities:

Acts as secretary to the Board of Directors and its committees

Provides company secretarial guidance to the Board of Directors collectively and directors individually with regard to their duties, responsibilities and powers

Ensures the effective administration of proceedings and matters related to the Board of Directors, the Company and its shareholders

A point of contact for shareholders on corporate governance matters