Board of directors

Committee membership: Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees

Date appointed: 07 April 2015

Experience: Ralph is a Chartered Accountant and is Chief Executive Officer of Marston’s PLC, a position he has held since 2001, having been Finance Director from 1996 to 2001 and Group Financial Controller from 1994 to 1996. He is also non-executive chairman of the Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company. He previously held roles with Geest plc as Group Chief Accountant, Bass plc as Treasury Manager and qualified and worked with Price Waterhouse as a specialist in financial services.

What he brings to the Board: Commercial, financial and general management experience in a consumer facing industry. Land acquisition and business growth experience.

External directorships: Listed: Chief Executive of Marston’s PLC. Non-listed: Chair of Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company and director of the British Beer & Pub Association.

Committee membership: Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committees

Date appointed: 01 September 2014

Experience:  Chris was appointed as a director of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, a company listed in Oslo, on 30 June 2020. Chris was Chief Operating Officer of easyJet plc until June 2019 and also served as a non-executive director from January to September 2016. She was Chief Operating Officer, Aviation, of TUI Travel plc until September 2015 and was managing director of Thomson Airways from 2007 to May 2014 and managing director First Choice Airways from 2002 to 2007. She has a Doctorate of Science (Honorary) for Leadership in Management and was awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to aviation.

What she brings to the Board: Commercial and general management experience in a consumer facing and highly regulated industry, plus leadership and operational skills.

External directorships: Non-listed: Independent board member of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA.

Committee membership: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Nomination and Audit Committees

Date appointed: 15 November 2016

Experience: Nigel is a non-executive director at PPHE Hotel Group Limited. He was Property and Development Director of the John Lewis Partnership until January 2018, where he was responsible for the property strategy and portfolio across both John Lewis and Waitrose, including stores, supermarkets, distribution centres and manufacturing sites. He joined the John Lewis Partnership in 1999, having previously held roles with Tesco plc from 1989 to 1999, including as Construction Director, and with John Evers & Partners from 1985 to 1989, having trained as a Quantity Surveyor.

What he brings to the Board: Property, construction and customer experience in a consumer facing industry. Property strategy, land acquisition and development.

External directorships: Listed: Non-executive director of PPHE Hotel Group Limited. Non-listed: Non-executive director of RG Carter Construction, and Trustee of Maudsley mental health charity.

Committee membership: Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committees

Date appointed: 9 October 2018

Experience: Katherine is a non-executive director at Go-Ahead Group PLC, Chair of the Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc, and Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of building products company Forterra plc. Katherine was a non-executive director of Taylor Wimpey plc from 2001 to 2011 and Chair of the Remuneration Committee from 2004 to 2011 and nonexecutive director of Bryant Group plc prior to theacquisition by Taylor Woodrow. She was non-executive director at St Modwen Properties PLC from 2010-2013, and other appointments include Gigaclear Limited until 2018 and Colt Telecom Group SA until 2015. Katherine has a degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Molecular Biophysics from Oxford University.

What she brings to the Board: Strong Board and broad commercial experience, corporate finance, mortgage lending, house building and residential construction industry.

External directorships: Listed: Go-Ahead Group PLC, Chair of the Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc, Forterra PLC. Non-listed: Independent Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Balliol College, Oxford and member of the Management Board of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Oxford University.

Committee membership: Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committees

Date appointed: 28 November 2017

Experience: Mike is non-executive Chairman of Braidwater Limited and a non-executive director of Moulded Foams Limited, both private equity backed companies. During his executive career he was Chief Executive of David Wilson Homes from 1997 until 2005, having been appointed a director of Wilson Bowden plc in 1994 and holding positions with David Wilson Homes, including Divisional Chairman and Managing Director. He was also Chairman of WBD City Homes Limited from 2003 to 2005, a board member of the Housing Forum from 2002 to 2011, and a non-executive director of NHBC Building Services from 2005 to 2014.

What he brings to the Board: House building and residential construction industry, strategy and business development.

External directorships: Non-listed: Non-executive chairman of Braidwater Limited, non-executive director of Moulded Foams Limited, and Partner of MJS Development Consultancy LLP.

Experience: Ashley’s experience includes being Vice Chair at KPMG and being on the firm’s UK and European Boards. She was also Global Chair for the Transport and Logistics practice and the UK Infrastructure and Government practice. Ashley is currently a non-executive director at transport operator National Express Group PLC and cinema group Cineworld Group plc. Previously she was Member for England on the board of the BBC, she served on the boards of online comparison provider GoCo Group PLC, law firm Ince&Co LLP and the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Ashley holds a PhD from Henley Business School.

Committee membership: None

Date appointed: 18 April 2017

Experience: Greg was Chief Executive of Galliford Try Plc from 2005 to 2015, having previously been Managing Director of its house building division from 2003. Prior to this he was a founder and later Managing Director of Midas Homes, which was acquired by Galliford Try Plc in 1997. As Chief Executive, he transformed Galliford Try Plc from a building contractor into a well-respected house building and construction business, which included the acquisition of Linden Homes in 2007. Greg was Executive Chairman of Galliford Try Plc during 2015 before becoming non-executive Chairman from January to November 2016. He was a non-executive Director of the National House Building Council from 2010 until July 2016.

What he brings to the Board: Leadership and strategic focus in house building and construction industry, business growth and value creation.

External directorships: Non-listed: Non-executive Chairman of Ardent Hire Solutions Limited and Baker Estates Limited.

Committee membership: None

Date appointed: 3 January 2020

Experience:  Graham was appointed as COO of Vistry Group PLC on 3 January. Graham was Chief Executive of Galliford Try Plc from March 2019, having previously served as Finance Director since 2013. From 2008 to 2013, he was Finance Director of Development Securities plc (now U&I Group plc). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and was previously a partner at Ernst & Young LLP.

What he brings to the Board: Leadership, strategic focus, financial and accounting expertise.

External directorships: Listed: Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Marshalls plc. Non-listed: Trustee and Vice Chair of the Jigsaw Trust (a charitable trust).

Committee membership: None

Date appointed: 16 April 2015

Experience: Earl is a chartered accountant and rejoined the company as Group Finance Director in April 2015 having worked as Group Financial Controller from 2006 to 2008. Earl served as Interim Chief Executive from January to April 2017. He held a number of senior finance and operational positions with Barratt Developments plc from 2008 to 2015, including Regional Finance Director and previously worked for Ernst & Young.

What he brings to the Board: Leadership, strategic focus, financial and accounting expertise.

External directorships: None.

Committee membership: Secretary to the Board and Board committees

Date appointed: 01 December 2001

Experience: Martin is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. He has nineteen years of experience with the Company and was previously Group Company Secretary of London Forfaiting Company PLC from 1997 to 2001.

What he brings to the Board: Governance, regulation and compliance.

External directorships: None

Committee membership: Secretary to the Board and Board committees

Date appointed: 4 May 2021

Experience: Clare is a qualified solicitor with over twenty years’ experience. She joined the Group in May 2021 and was previously Deputy General Counsel and Company Secretary at ConvaTec Group Plc from its listing in 2016 to 2021. Prior to ConvaTec, Clare held increasingly senior legal roles at listed businesses after leaving private practice in 2007.

What she brings to the Board: Governance, regulation, compliance and corporate legal expertise.

External directorships: None