Cosette is a Chartered Governance Professional. She is also an alumna of the prestigious Financial Times (FT) Non-Executive Director Diploma Programme, joining the FT NED Faculty in 2017. Cosette has served in multiple non-executive and independent roles, including Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee at the Valuation Office Agency (now part of HMRC), and as an Independent Member of the Audit & Transparency Committee for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.
Her advisory work focusses on board effectiveness, governance reviews, conduct risk, and organisational culture. As the founder of Permuto Consulting, Cosette advises boards and senior leaders on these critical areas. In addition, she is a guest lecturer at both Bayes Business School and University College London.
Cosette is also Managing Director at Standard Chartered Bank in the Corporate & Investment Banking division, bringing over two decades of experience in the financial services industry to her leadership roles.