Meet the team

Graham Ritchie was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 October 2021. Since 2016, Graham was a member of the Executive Committee of Intertek Group plc, responsible for its operations in Europe, including Russia, and Central Asia. Prior to that role, Graham was Intertek’s Group Financial Controller. Previously, Graham held senior financial positions at BT Group plc and other technology services organisations, having started his career with PwC. Graham is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a BA in Economics.

Ian joined Ricardo on 13 May 2013 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 July 2013. Ian is a Chartered Accountant, previously with Deloitte, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a highly experienced finance professional with more than thirty years of commercial experience, previously as Chief Financial Officer of Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc where he played a key role in both the demerger and listing of Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc, and its subsequent acquisition by Vodafone.

Mike joined Ricardo in 2019 and was appointed Chief Strategy and Digital Officer in April 2022. Mike brings over 25 years’ consulting, product, corporate strategy and transformation experience to the Group Executive Committee.

Chet joined Ricardo in 2011 and was appointed President, Ricardo Defense Inc.* in 2016. Chet is a highly experienced management professional with over 25 years of experience in the defence and automotive sectors at both private and publicly listed companies.

_{*Ricardo Defense Inc. is the business entity within Ricardo which delivers solutions for the US Department of Defense and therefore operates as a separate entity governed by a Special Security Agreement (SSA).}

Mary was appointed in 2021 to lead the people-experience strategy to create a purpose-led organisation capable of delivering our strategy and vision. Mary is an experienced HR practitioner, with a background in FMCG and consumer facing businesses with global remits.

Natasha was appointed as Group Director of Marketing and Communications in January 2021 and has global responsibility for strategic marketing and brand as well as internal, external and investor communications across Ricardo. Prior to joining Ricardo, Natasha spent over 15 years leading marketing and communications for large corporates. Natasha’s depth of experience ensures that Ricardo can accelerate its position as a leader in environmental and energy transition services and build sustainable value for all its stakeholders. 

Mark Serfozo is Group General Counsel for Ricardo plc. Prior to joining Ricardo, Mark was General Counsel and Company Secretary of Spectris plc from 2017 to 2022. He joined Spectris from Rolls-Royce plc where he served as Director of Risk for four years and before that he spent 18 years at BAE Systems plc where he held a number of senior legal positions including, latterly, the role of Group Chief Counsel Compliance and Regulation. Mark has considerable experience in leading behavioural change programmes, M&A, managing large-scale criminal and regulatory investigations, compliance and regulatory affairs, risk management, and governance. Mark qualified as a solicitor in 1990 and is a member of the University College London Centre for Ethics and Law Advisory Board.

Martin joined Ricardo in 2015 and was appointed Managing Director for Performance Products in 2019. Martin is a materials engineer by education and has over 25 years’ experience delivering complex, engineering-led manufacturing projects in the automotive, aerospace, defence and motorsports markets. 

Ian Watts joined Ricardo as Global Managing Director of Automotive and Industrial in February 2023. He has over 25 years’ experience in professional services and business consulting, and has held leadership roles within Infosys, CGI and Capgemini.

Rachel White joined Ricardo as Global President, Clean Energy and Environmental Solutions in December 2022. Rachel was most recently CEO of Arcadis Gen, Arcadis' global digital business, where she was instrumental in the inception of the company, which has grown from a start up to being a significant digital business. Rachel has a track record in delivering results and growing businesses internationally and is well experienced in leading large businesses ranging in size from £50m to £500m. 

Rachel is a a qualified planner and civil engineer and is currently a non-executive chair of Thomas Telford Ltd, the Institution of Civil Engineers trading subsidiary and also a non-executive director of Engineering UK. 

Clive joined Ricardo in 1985 and was appointed as Group Director, Sustainability, Quality and Risk in April 2022. Clive has held numerous roles within the business with a wealth of experience in engineering, product delivery, systems implementation and programme management.