Board of Directors
Non-Executive Directors
Nick Bate, Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Appointment date: 17 November 2021
Committee membership: Chair of the Nomination Committee, member of the Remuneration Committee and interim member of the Audit Committee
Experience and external appointments: Nick is an experienced chairman and Non-Executive Director of a portfolio of companies across the data, communications, software and financial services sectors, and most recently sat on the board of Directors for Nasstar plc for over six years. Nick has a proven track record in delivering successful growth through the application of his financial, commercial and operational skills and strong experience in corporate M&A transactions. Nick is a chartered management accountant.
Alan Aubrey, Independent Non-Executive Director (and Senior Independent Director)
Appointment date: 21 July 2022
Committee membership: Chair of the Audit Committee, interim Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee
Experience and external appointments: Alan is an experienced executive and Non-Executive Director, having been CEO of IP Group plc from 2006 to 2021 and having served as Non-Executive Chair of Ceres Power Holdings plc and Proactis Holdings plc and Non-Executive Director of Avacta Group plc. Alan currently serves as Non-Executive Chair of DeepMatter Group plc and OxCCU Limited, and on the board of Trellix Limited and Rio AI Limited. Alan has also formerly served on the boards of several large private companies, including Oxford Nanopore and Oxford Sciences Innovation plc, and served as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Department of Business, Innovation, University and Skills (‘DIUS’, now the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, ‘BEIS’) of the UK government.
Oliver Scott, Non-Executive Director (non-independent)
Appointment date: 1 December 2023
Committee membership: Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees
Experience and external appointments: Oliver is a partner of Kestrel, the independent investment manager, which Oliver co-founded in 2009. Kestrel is Redcentric’s largest shareholder. Prior to Oliver’s co-founding of Kestrel, Oliver spent 20 years advising smaller quoted and unquoted companies, latterly as a Director of KBC Peel Hunt Corporate Finance. Oliver is currently a Non-Executive Director of Smoove PLC and K3 Business Technology PLC, and was previously a Non-Executive Director of Idox PLC, IQGeo Group PLC and KBC Advanced Technology PLC.
Michelle Senecal De Fonseca, Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointment date: 13 February 2024
Committee membership: Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees
Experience and external appointments: Michelle is an experienced executive and Non-Executive Director in the technology industry, having been managing Director for Vodafone’s cloud and hosting services business, and serving as area vice president for sales and services for Northern Europe at Citrix before becoming its global vice president for strategic alliances. Michelle also currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the boards of FDM Group, Alphawave IP Group PLC, ASU Global Foundation UK Limited and Women in Telecom & Technology.
Executive Directors
Peter Brotherton, Chief Executive Officer
Appointment date: 28 November 2016. Peter served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from 28 November 2016 to 21 November 2018 and then as interim Chief Executive Officer from 22 November 2018 to 28 May 2019, when he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.
Experience and external appointments: Peter has over 25 years’ experience across a number of senior finance roles. Peter’s two previous roles were as Chief Financial Officer of Gametech and Chief Financial Officer at PKR Group. Prior to those two roles, from 2011 to 2014, Peter was Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of Meucci Solutions NV. Meucci Solutions was an international telecommunications and Managed Services business. During his time at Meucci Solutions, the business saw strong sales and EBITDA growth whilst also extensively reviewing its central financial control function. Peter also had senior finance roles at Varla (UK) Limited, Cell Structures Group plc and spent five years at Kingston Communications plc, becoming Director of Finance. Peter qualified as an ACA chartered accountant at KPMG. Peter holds no external appointments.
David Senior, Chief Financial Officer
Appointment date: 3 April 2020
Experience and external appointments: David served in the role of Finance Director of the Group since 2017, prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer. David is a chartered certified accountant with 20 years of experience in finance, including in several senior positions with Wolseley plc.