Serco Group plc Board Directors

Appointed to the Board:

June 2015 (Chair since July 2015).

Key skills and experience:

Previously Chairman of Compass Group PLC, Chief Executive of Centrica plc, Managing Director of GEC-Marconi Limited and a Director of GEC plc, Non-Executive Director of Willis Group Holdings Limited and Laporte plc, Non-Executive Chairman of Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle Football Club and Connaught plc.

Sir Roy was also previously Chairman of the AdvisoryBoard of the Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College London, Chairman of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network, Chairman of Mainstream Renewable Power Limited and Senior Adviser to Credit Suisse.

Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Royal Society of Arts and the City and Guilds Institute Honorary Doctorate from Thames Valley University.

Current External Commitments:

Senior Independent Director of Mainstream Renewable Power Limited and Senior Independent Director of William Hill plc.

Committee Membership:

• Chair of the Nomination Committee
• Member of the Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee

Appointed to the Board:

May 2014.

Key skills and experience:

Previously Chief Executive at Aggreko plc, and Chief Executive of Misys plc Banking and Securities Division.

Rupert was also previously Senior Independent Director of Electrocomponents plc until July 2016 and a member of their Remuneration, Nomination and Audit Committees.

Studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University and was President of the Oxford Union and visiting Fellow at Oxford University.

Current External Commitments:

None.

Committee Membership:

• Member of the Executive Committee
• Member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee

Appointed to the Board:

October 2014.

Key skills and experience:

Previously Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Executive at Aggreko plc, Managing Director at Pringle of Scotland, senior finance positions at PepsiCo Inc. including Regional Finance Director for Central Europe. Angus was also previously Senior Independent Director of GKN plc until April 2018 and prior to that a Non-Executive Director of Howden Joinery.

Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh.

Current External Commitments:

None

Committee Membership:

• Member of the Executive Committee

Appointed to the Board:

March 2014. Mike was a member of the Remuneration Committee until December 2017.

Key skills and experience:

Previous roles have included Group Chief Executive of BAA plc, Chairman of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, Chairman of Which? Limited, Senior Independent Director of ITV plc and President of the Chartered Management Institute.

MA in Engineering from Cambridge University and Honorary Doctorate from Sunderland University.

Current External Commitments:

Chairman of Coats Group plc and BIOSS International Limited, Trustee of the Chartered Management Institute, Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Advisory Board Member for Arora International.

Committee Membership:

• Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee
• Member of the Group Risk Committee

Appointed to the Board:

March 2014.

Key skills and experience:

Rachel has deep experience of government and economic policy. Rachel's previous appointments include Deputy Governor, Monetary Stability, Bank of England, and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Permanent Secretary in the Department for Transport, Department for Work and Pensions and the Welsh Office, and senior posts at the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and World Bank.

Rachel was also previously Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Conduct and Values Committee at HSBC Holdings plc and a Trustee/Board Member of Imperial College, London.

Current External Commitments:

Non-Executive Director of Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited, Director of SETL Development Limited, Governor of the Ditchley Foundation and member of the Board of Breugel.

Committee Membership:

• Chair of the Group Risk Committee
• Member of the Audit Committe

Appointed to the Board:

September 2016.

Key skills and experience:

Previous roles have included Chief Executive of Rolls Royce Group plc, Chief Executive and President of the Dutch international retailer, Royal Ahold NV (and prior to that, its Chief Financial Officer) and Chief Financial Officer of British Airways plc.

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Current External Commitments:

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Unilever plc, Non-Executive Director and Chairman-Elect of the Audit Committee of Informa plc and Non-Executive Director at Associated British Ports.

Committee Membership:

• Chair of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Group Risk Committee

Appointed to the Board:

1 July 2017.

Key skills and experience:

Previously, Lynne was Chief Executive of National Australia Bank Limited's UK businesses, Chief Executive Officer of Woolwich plc, a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Scottish Water, a Non-Executive Director of Standard Life Aberdeen plc and a member of its Nomination and Governance Committees, and Non-Executive Chair of Standard Life Assurance Limited.

Current External Commitments:

Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit, Risk and Nomination Committees of Nationwide Building Society. Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit & Risk, Nominations and Remuneration Committees of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc.

Committee Membership:

• Chair of the Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee

Appointed to the Board:

1 July 2017.

Key skills and experience:

Ian became the Chief Executive Officer of V.Group Limited in October 2017. Prior to joining V.Group, Ian was Chief Executive Officer of Exova Group plc and, before that, he was Group Managing Director, UK & Ireland of Compass Group plc, where he was also a member of the Group’s Executive Committee. Ian’s earlier career included positions with Centrica plc and the global management consultancy, Accenture.

Current External Commitments:

Chief Executive Officer of V.Group Limited.

Committee Membership:

• Member of the Group Risk Committee
• Member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee

Appointed to the Board:

15 September 2017.

Key skills and experience:

Kirsty was a senior executive at BP plc having spent over 24 years with the company in a variety of commercial roles, including Group Head of Organisational Effectiveness, where she led BP’s global agenda on culture, diversity and change management. Kirsty was also previously a Governor of Ashville College.

Kirsty has been running her own corporate advisory business, QuayFive Limited, since 2015.

Current External Commitments:

Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination, Remuneration, Risk Management and Audit, and Safety, Health and Environment Committees of Kier Group plc. 

Governor of Leeds Beckett University and Director of QuayFive Limited.

Committee Membership:

• Member of the Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee