Our leadership Who we are Leadership Our Board sets the Group's strategic direction while the executive directors implement strategy and oversee Group operations. The Board is supported by its committees and the executive directors by the Group management team. Our Board Committees Group management team Our Board The Board is committed to the Group's long-term success while looking after the needs and interests of our stakeholders. This means having the right policies, procedures and guidelines in place to embed and uphold our core values and standards, while allowing each business to operate in a decentralised, empowering environment. Full biographies of the directors are available in our latest annual report. Read more about our committees here. Michael Findlay Non-executive Chair, appointed October 2016 Michael has spent the last 29 years in investment banking working for firms including Robert Fleming, UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He has advised the boards of many leading UK PLCs on a wide range of strategic, financing and governance matters. Michael is non-executive chair of London Stock Exchange plc, chair of the FCA's Markets Practitioner Panel and a non-executive director of Royal Mail plc and Jarrold & Sons Limited. Committees: Nomination (Chair) John Morgan Chief Executive, appointed October 1994 John co-founded Morgan Lovell in 1977 which then merged with William Sindall plc in 1994 to form Morgan Sindall Group plc. John is responsible for leading strategic operations, values and culture. This includes instituting and championing the Group’s decentralised business model that empowers Group companies to challenge the status quo, keep innovating and winning in their respective markets. Steve Crummett Finance Director, appointed February 2013 Steve was finance director of Essentra plc from 2008 to 2012, having previously held senior finance roles with a number of listed companies. Steve was chair of the audit committee and a non-executive director of Consort Medical plc until 4 February 2020. He is chair of the Group's risk committee and responsible business forum. Tracey Killen Independent Non-executive, appointed May 2017 Tracey is a Fellow of Be the Business, a not-for-profit movement that helps every firm in the country to improve its performance. She was previously executive director, people for the John Lewis Partnership, where she was a member of the executive team and responsible for shaping and delivering a distinctive and competitive employment proposition. Tracey was also chair of the Partnerships' Golden Jubilee Trust, a people-focused charitable trust. Committees: Remuneration (Chair), Audit, Health, safety and environment, and Nomination Kathy Quashie Independent Non-executive, appointed June 2021 Kathy has extensive strategic, commercial and digital transformation experience developed through her career in the telecommunications sector. She is director, Enterprise Indirect Partnerships at Vodafone where she is responsible for leading the market channel for partnerships across the UK. Kathy was previously a non-executive director of the Enterprise Board of Transport for London Museum. Committee: Nomination David Lowden Senior Independent Director, appointed September 2018 David is a highly experienced non-executive director, senior independent director and chair of UK listed companies. He is chair of the board of FTSE 250 PageGroup, having previously chaired the remuneration committee for three years, and non-executive director of Capita plc and Diploma plc. David was formerly chair of Huntsworth plc, senior independent director on the board of Berendsen, chair of the audit and risk committee at William Hill, and chief executive of Taylor Nelson Sofres plc, having initially joined as group finance director in 1999. David has spent his career working for a number of companies in senior finance roles, including as group finance director at Asprey plc prior to joining Taylor Nelson Sofres. In his finance director and chief executive roles, David has supported growth and profitability through the efficient design of business operations and appropriate use of systems and processes. Committees: Audit, Nomination, and Remuneration Jen Tippin Independent Non-executive, appointed March 2020. Jen joined the Board of Morgan Sindall in March 2020. She was appointed as the Chief Transformation Officer for Natwest Group in August 2020 where she is responsible for driving the strategic transformation of the bank, managing investment, costs and customer journeys. She is a member of the Group Executive Committee and executive sponsor for the LGBTQ+ community. Prior to joining Natwest, Jen spent 15 years at Lloyds Banking Group. Appointed a member of the Group Executive Committee in 2017, she performed a variety of different roles including as Group Director, People and Productivity where she was responsible for HR, efficiency, sourcing, supply chain management and property. Prior to that she was the Group Organisation Design and Cost Management Director, Group Customer Services Director and MD Business Banking serving over a million small business customers. Before working in financial services, Jen worked in both the engineering and airlines sectors. Jen became a member of the Council of City University, University of London in July 2020 and chair of their remuneration committee. She has sat on the boards of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets and Kent Community NHS Foundation Trust. Jen graduated from Oxford University. Committees: Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Malcolm Cooper Independent Non-executive, appointed November 2015 Malcolm is a qualified accountant and experienced FTSE 250 audit committee chair. He has an extensive background in corporate finance and experience of the property industry. Malcolm is currently senior independent director and credit committee chair of MORhomes plc, non-executive director and audit committee chair at Southern Water Services Limited, and non-executive director at Local Pensions Partnership Investments. His prior executive roles include managing director of National Grid Property, managing the sale of National Grid’s gas distribution business, and global tax and treasury director of National Grid. Malcolm was previously senior independent director and audit committee chair at CLS Holdings plc, a non-executive director of St William Homes LLP, president of the Association of Corporate Treasurers and a member of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Authority Advisory Panel. 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