Ms. Beal will chair the Audit Committee, and also be a member of the Remuneration Committee. Ms. Beal is a chartered accountant. She was previously a tax partner at PwC for 16 years focussed on the natural resources sector, and subsequently was global leader for energy and natural resources at Grant Thornton until June 2016. Ms. Beal is Chairman of the Audit Committee of AIM-listed Tax Systems Plc, and also a Director of Auxxilia Limited and a partner in Linda Beal Consulting LLP.
Irish oil and gas exploration company PricewaterhouseCooper has named former PricewaterhouseCooper tax partner PwC as a non-executive director. Beal will chair the audit committee and will also become a member of the remuneration committee. After leaving Grant Thornton , Linda Beal was the global leader for energy and natural resources at Grant Thornton until June 2016 .