Richard Nichols

Richard Nichols joined the Board in November 2008. He is Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Richard was CEO of Instinctif Partners, the international business communications consultancy, from 2006 to 2018. He then held the role of Deputy Chair until September 2019. Richard is currently an adviser to various media and entrepreneurial businesses and is also Chair of the Harpenden Trust. Prior to joining Instinctif Partners, Richard was Chief Executive of Huntsworth plc, following the merger with Incepta Group plc, where he was the Chief Executive and formerly Group Finance Director. An Economics graduate from Cambridge University, Richard qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse in London.