Our Board

Appointed to the Board
1 June 2019

Background/experience
David joined the Board on 1 June 2019 and was appointed Non-Executive Chairman on 23 July following the 2019 AGM. He became Executive Chairman on an interim basis on 9 February 2021.

David is an experienced independent director and corporate financier and turnaround specialist. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Speedy Hire Plc, Socium Group Holdings Limited and the Scottish Edge Fund.

David was previously the senior partner of Deloitte LLP for Scotland and Northern Ireland, and a UK executive board member of the firm until 2003. Since then, David has held the positions of co-Chairman of Martin Currie (Holdings) Limited, Chairman of Mouchel Group plc and Crest Nicholson plc and a Non-Executive Director of City Inn Limited, in each case standing down after completing the successful restructuring of these businesses.

David was also Non-Executive Chairman of Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust plc, Liberty Living Group plc and Liberty Living Finance plc, Senior Independent Director of Renold plc, STV Group plc and Superglass Holdings plc and Non-Executive Director of Mithras Investment Trust plc and a Governor of The Glasgow School of Art.

Appointed to the Board
1 April 2019

Background/experience
Lewis was appointed Chief Financial Officer on 1 April 2019.

Lewis previously served as Chief Financial Officer to IAG Cargo Limited, which provides global cargo services to British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and other IAG airlines. Prior to that, he was Head of Financial Planning and Analysis at easyJet, responsible for financial business partnering across the airline.

Lewis has also held senior finance roles at Premier Foods PLC, British Bakeries Limited and Racal Electronics Group International.

He is also a member of the Audit Committee of charity Tommy’s.

Appointed to the Board
1 September 2018

Background/experience
Nick was appointed Chief Operating Officer in September 2018, having worked as Group Commercial Director since October 2017.

Nick previously worked for BES Utilities, where he was Managing Director. He has also previously occupied a number of leadership roles at Practice Plan Limited and Medenta Finance and has a strong commercial background.

Nick qualified as a Chartered Accountant with BDO LLP before joining Grant Thornton as a Corporate Financier.

He is currently a Non-Executive Director of AirPortR Limited.

Appointed to the Board
1 October 2018

Background/experience
With a background in investment banking and financial public relations, Ginny brings more than 30 years’ experience as a board-level adviser to quoted companies in the infrastructure, industrial and support services sectors. Her specific areas of expertise include high-profile capital markets transactions, ESG and change management.

Ginny is currently a Partner at Capital Market Communications (Camarco) and is Vice Chair and Chair of the Nomination Committee of Carers UK, the leading charity for unpaid carers.

Previous positions include Co-founder and Director of Citigate Dewe Rogerson, and Chair Patrons' Programme and Development Council Member of the Natural History Museum. 

Ginny is the designated Non-Executive Director for People Engagement within Esken.

Appointed to the Board
1 July 2014

Background/experience
In 2018, John stepped down after 16 years from the position of Managing Director of Unilever Ventures Ltd, during which time he chaired the Investment Committee and made investments in 50 early-stage businesses in the UK, US and Europe.

He has sat on the boards of 20 companies, including five as Chairman. Currently he is also Non-Executive Chairman of the Co-op’s Federal Retail and Trading Services Limited, which coordinates purchasing for Co-operative retailers in the UK.

Appointed to the Board
1 March 2019

Background/experience
David has significant experience at senior levels of finance, audit and risk. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Smith's News plc and has previously been Audit Committee Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Scapa plc and Diginity plc. 

Previously, David was the Chief Financial Officer of Synthomer plc, where he served for seven years until 2015, prior to which he held a number of senior roles with ICI plc. 

David has previously served as a member of the Cabinet Office Audit and Risk Committee and the Board for Actuarial Standards. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Appointed to the Board
1 July, 2020

Background/experience
Clive was Chairman of London Luton Airport until June 2018, a position he held for almost 5 years. Besides being Chairman, he was interim CEO during 2014. Clive was also a director of Exolum Pipeline System Ltd (formerly CLH-PS Ltd), the owner and operator of the UK’s largest fuel pipeline and storage facility until resigning in March 2021.

Clive has 40 years’ experience in the aviation industry having worked for Manchester Airport and British Airways amongst others. Clive has also served on the boards of a number of airports including London Luton Airport some 20 years ago, Lima in Peru and Curacao in the Dutch Antilles.

Clive is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.