A former interim head of the Institute of Directors (IoD) has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 11 years over the abuse of the Covid Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Anna Daroy, 61, of Abbots Morton, Worcestershire, who led the prestigious business lobby group in 2019, secured two £50,000 loans for her management consultancy, Globepoint Associates, when the rules permitted only one per business. An Insolvency Service investigation found that Globepoint Associates received a total of £100,000 from two separate banks within five days in May 2020.
The company, for which Ms Daroy was the sole director, entered liquidation in March 2023 with both government-backed…