Suzanne Heywood is Chief Operating Officer of Exor and Chair of CNH Industrial N.V. and Iveco Group.

She was born in Southampton, England and has a Science MA from Oxford University and PhD from Cambridge University after a childhood spent sailing around the world on a boat. Suzanne started her professional career in the UK Treasury.

In 1997, she joined McKinsey & Company where she held increasingly senior positions including, as a Senior Partner, co-leading McKinsey’s global service line on operating model change for several years and working extensively on strategic issues with many clients.

Suzanne is also a Board member of Christian Louboutin and the Economist and she Chairs Shang Xia.

She is a member of the UK Investment Council.