Chris Sweetland

Chris Sweetland joined the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from close of business on 30 September 2025, when he was also appointed Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. 

Chris is a seasoned finance professional, with extensive experience in executive and non-executive roles. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 1980 and, after nine years with PepsiCo Inc, joined WPP in 1989 where he ultimately held the position of Deputy Group CFO.  

Since retiring from this executive position in 2016, Chris has enjoyed a successful career as a non-executive director on a number of listed and unlisted boards, including with the Unlimited Marketing Group Limited, the marketing services group, prior to its sale to Accenture in 2024. 

He is currently non-executive director and chair of the audit risk and AIM rules and compliance committee of TPX Holdings plc and NED of M&C Saatchi plc, the AIM-listed creative solutions group, where he represents the principal shareholder.