Main navigation About us History Board of Directors Investors Contact BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Directors Phil Dudderidge, Executive Chairman & Founder Phil has a distinguished career in the professional audio industry, including working as Led Zeppelin’s first dedicated live soundman. He set up RSD in 1971, building bespoke PA systems with custom-built mixing consoles. In 1973, Phil set up Soundcraft Electronics, a company specialising in live audio mixing consoles, which was sold to Harman International in 1988. Phil acquired the assets of Focusrite Ltd. in 1989. Phil served as Chief Executive Officer of Focusrite from 1989 until he became Chairman in 2012. Tim Carroll, Chief Executive Officer Tim was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Focusrite in January 2017. Previously, he was VP of Avid Technology responsible for product development, commercialisation and delivery on all of Avid's audio portfolio: including the industry standard Pro Tools audio workstation, the S6 Control surface, the Venue and S6L Live Sound solutions and Sibelius notation and music learning applications. He is a professional musician by background, having recorded and toured for nearly twenty years as a keyboard player, before joining Avid. Sally McKone, Chief Financial Officer Sally joined Focusrite as Chief Financial Officer in March 2021. Prior to joining Focusrite Sally was the Divisional Finance and IT Director for Precision Engineering (Norgren), the largest subsidiary of IMI plc, a UK FTSE 250 specialist engineering company. Sally has also worked for Electrocomponents plc in finance and strategy roles, living and working in the US and APAC as well as the UK, and has particular experience in global distribution and manufacturing, with a proven track record of growing businesses. Non-executive Directors David Bezem, Independent Non-executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees David joined the Board of Focusrite in December 2014. He brings with him more than 25 years’ experience as an investment banker advising UK public companies across a range of sectors. David qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1984. Until October 2018 he was also a Nonexecutive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Harvey Nash Group plc. Paul Dean, Independent Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee Paul joined the Board of Focusrite in November 2014. Paul has over 30 years of experience across numerous sectors, including technology. Previously, he was Group Finance Director at Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc between 2009 and 2013 and Group Finance Director of Foseco Plc between 2001 and 2008, including the period of its flotation in 2005. He also held various senior finance roles at Burmah Castrol Plc from 1990 to 2000. Currently Paul is a Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Polypipe Group Plc and Porvair Plc. He is also the Senior Independent director at Porvair Plc. Paul is a Chartered Management Accountant. Naomi Climer, Independent Non-executive Director Naomi joined the Board of Focusrite in May 2018 bringing with her experience from a career in technology, media, engineering and science. Until March 2015, she was the President of Sony's Media Cloud Services based in Los Angeles. Prior to this, she was Vice President of Sony's B2B organisation across Europe covering diverse markets including media, broadcast, cinema, sports, security and healthcare. She currently holds a number of prestigious positions including: Non-executive Director of Sony UK Technology Centre; Governor of the National Film and Television School; Co-Chair of the Institute for the Future of Work; and she is also a member of the UK Government's Science & Technology Awards Committee. 2021 © Focusrite Plc. All rights reserved.