Our leadership

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Executive committee Board of directors

Meet our executive team

The Group Executive Committee is responsible for delivering our vision and our strategy and ensuring that we execute consistently across the different parts of the business.

Graham Ritchie

Chief Executive Officer

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Graham Ritchie

Chief Executive Officer

BA (Econ), ACA

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 Gibson

Chief Financial Officer

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Ian Gibson

Chief Financial Officer

BSc, ACA

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 Bell

Chief Strategy and Digital Officer

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Mike Bell

Chief Strategy and Digital Officer

BSc (Hons) PhD

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.

Iain Carmichael

Managing Director, Rail

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Iain Carmichael

Managing Director, Rail

Iain joined Ricardo in 2002 and was appointed Managing Director for our Rail business unit in May 2022. Iain is a qualified engineer and has over 25 years’ experience in rail and safety assurance. Prior to joining Ricardo, Iain was responsible for leading Lloyds Register’s Asia Rail business, headquartered in Hong Kong.

Chet Gryczan

Managing Director, Ricardo Defense Inc.

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Chet Gryczan

Managing Director, Ricardo Defense Inc.

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).}

Marques McCammon

Managing Director, Automotive and Industrial

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Marques McCammon

Managing Director, Automotive and Industrial

Marques joined Ricardo in 2019 and was appointed as Global Managing Director for Automotive and Industrial in 2021. Marques brings 27 years of experience in product development, R&D, sales and marketing, and executive management in the mobility sector with OEMs and high-tech companies.

Mary Moore

Group People, Team and Organisation Director

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Mary Moore

Group People, Team and Organisation Director

BA, MSc

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 Perfect

Group Marketing and Communications Director

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Natasha Perfect

Group Marketing and Communications Director

CIM Dip M, MSc

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.

Patricia Ryan

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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Patricia Ryan

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

LLB (Hons)

Patricia joined Ricardo in 2002 and was appointed Group General Counsel in 2005 and Company Secretary in 2008. Patricia is responsible for legal support worldwide and provides company secretary support to the plc Board. Patricia holds an honours degree in law from the University of Westminster.

Martin Starkey

Managing Director, Performance Products

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Martin Starkey

Managing Director, Performance Products

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.

Rachel White

Global President, Clean Energy and Environmental Solutions

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Rachel White

Global President, Clean Energy and Environmental Solutions

BSc, MBA, MSc

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 Wotton

Group Director, Sustainability, Quality and Risk

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Clive Wotton

Group Director, Sustainability, Quality and Risk

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.

Meet our Board of Directors

Our experienced Board of Directors are responsible for corporate governance and accountable for Ricardo's strategy, ensuring that it delivers value for all its stakeholders.

Graham Ritchie

Chief Executive Officer

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Graham Ritchie

Chief Executive Officer

BA (Econ), ACA

Mark Clare

Chair of the Board

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Mark Clare

Chair of the Board

Mark Clare formally was announced as Chairman of Ricardo plc on 17 November 2022. He brings to Ricardo substantial plc-level experience and is currently non-executive chairman of Grainger plc, a UK-based residential property business, listed on the London FTSE 250 index. He is also a senior independent director of Wickes Group plc and a non-executive director of Premier Marinas Holdings Limited. From 2005-2016, he was the CEO of Barrett Developments plc, a FTSE 100 house builder.

Ian Gibson

Chief Financial Officer

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Ian Gibson

Chief Financial Officer

BSc, ACA

Russell King

Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee

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Russell King

Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee

BA (Hons)

Russell King was appointed Non-Executive Director on 5 September 2019. Russell is an independent non-executive of BDO LLP. Russell served as Chief Strategy Officer at Anglo American plc where he had global responsibility for strategy, business development, government relations, safety and sustainable development. He was also a member of its executive committee for eight years. Additionally, Russell was Senior Independent Director and remuneration committee Chair of Spectris plc from 2010 to 2020 and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of Aggreko plc, from 2007 to 2017.

Malin Persson

Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent Director

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Malin Persson

Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent Director

MSc

Malin Persson was appointed Non-Executive Director on 4 January 2016 and Senior Independent Director on 14 November 2019.Malin is also the nominated non-executive director for workforce engagement and ESG. Malin held a number of senior executive roles during her employment by the Volvo Group between 1995 and 2012. She is an elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and has an MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. Malin is also currently a non-executive director of Peab AB, Getinge AB, Hexpol AB and OX2 AB

Jack Boyer

Non-Executive Director

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Jack Boyer

Non-Executive Director

OBE, BA (Hons), MSc, MBA

Jack Boyer OBE was appointed Non-Executive Director on 5 September 2019. Jack is a non-executive director and Senior Independent Director of TT Electronics plc where he is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations committees. Jack is a non-executive director, Senior Independent Director and Chair of Remuneration Committee of Elcogen Group plc. Jack is a non-executive board member at the Department for Education. He chairs the Board of Trustees of the University of Bristol and is a non-executive director of the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials. He recently chaired AIM listed companies; Seeing Machines and Ilika plc and was previously a non-executive director at FTSE 250 companies Mitie plc and Laird plc after a background in engineering and biosciences. He was until recently a board member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and co-chaired the Advanced Materials Leadership Council at the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Jack was awarded an OBE in 2015 for services to Science and Engineering.

Laurie Bowen

Non-Executive Director, Chair of Nomination Committee

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Laurie Bowen

Non-Executive Director, Chair of Nomination Committee

BSc, MBA

Laurie Bowen was appointed Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2015.
She has over 30 years of international leadership experience at IBM, British Telecom, Tata Group, Telecom Italia Sparkle and Cable & Wireless Communications. She was appointed non-executive director of Chemring Group plc on 1 August 2019. Laurie has an MBA, a BSc in Electrical Engineering and a BSc in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Bill Spencer

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

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Bill Spencer

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

BSc, FCMA, MCT

Bill Spencer was appointed Non-Executive Director on 24 April 2017 and Chair of the Audit Committee on 8 November 2017. For 15 years until 2010 he was the CFO of Intertek Group plc. Since then he has developed a varied non-executive career. His former NED roles where he also chaired the Audit Committee include UK Mail plc Exova Group plc and Northgate plc. Currently Bill is a Non-Executive Director and the Audit Committee Chair at The Royal Mint. He is a Chartered Management Accountant and Corporate Treasurer and has a BSc in Management Sciences from the University of Manchester.

Patricia Ryan

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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Patricia Ryan

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

LLB (Hons)