Sissel Heiberg is a quiet leader with close to 20 years of senior leadership experience from global financial services companies including Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and Aviva. She is author of Quiet Leader: What you can learn from the power of introverts, published by Pearson.

She holds a BA in English and International Market Communication from Norway, her native country, an MA in International Business Management from Newcastle University in the UK, and an MSc in International Relations from London School of Economics (LSE). She's a qualified accountant, holds the project management qualification PMP and is a Certified Internal Auditor. She also holds several non-executive directorship positions as an independent committee member.