Carol Ann Arrowsmith is on the board of Centrica Plc, Compass Group Plc, Northern Ballet Ltd. and Arrowsmith Advisory Ltd. In the past she held the position of Managing Director at New Bridge Street Consultants LLP, Global Partner at Arthur Andersen (UK) and Partner at Deloitte LLP (United Kingdom).

She received an undergraduate degree from Newcastle University and a graduate degree from The University of Sheffield.