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Board of Directors
Richard was appointed as Executive Chairman in 1990, having been appointed as a Director in February 1981.

He is also Chairman of W.L. Shareholding Company Ltd.
Richard is a past president of and plays an active role in BEAMA. He is also a past president of Orgalim, the body that represents Europe’s technology industries at EU level. As High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, he started the High Sheriff Young Engineer Awards in 2009, which is now an annual event. Richard’s active charity interests are in young people, education and homelessness in the Oxford area. He has a degree in Engineering from the University of Cambridge.
Gary joined the company as Group Finance Director in April 1997 and also oversees the Group Information Systems function.

He is an experienced finance leader, having previously held senior positions in several large multinational companies in the electrical engineering sector. Gary has played a significant role in the transformation and growth of the company and brings strong stewardship and an appetite for innovation, collaboration and simplification. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA.
Madeline was appointed as Company Secretary in January 2006 and as a Director in September 2014.

She oversees a number of Group functions including HR, Marketing & Communications and Legal. She also has active charity interests in Oxfordshire. Prior to joining the Group, Madeline spent 15 years in senior legal leadership roles at several large international engineering and construction companies. She has degrees from the University of Leeds and King’s College, University of London.
Jonathan was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in June 2013, subsequently becoming an Executive Director upon joining Lucy Group on a full-time basis in May 2017. His current focus is on overseeing the Lucy Real Estate and the Lucy Controls businesses. Prior to joining the Group, he spent 12 years at CBRE, the international commercial real estate services and investment firm, culminating in the role of Senior Director. Jonathan has a degree in Geography from the University of Oxford.

Pippa was appointed to the Board in June 2013 and is Chair of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

After a career in merchant banking, she spent 25 years at family AIM listed business James Latham plc, before running her own corporate governance & company secretarial consultancy. Pippa is a Non-Executive Director at Albion Enterprise VCT plc, and is Head of Corporate Development & Sponsorship at Garsington Opera. She has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University, an MBA from INSEAD and is FCMA and ACIS qualified.
Richard was appointed to the Board in July 2020.
He had a 30-year career at global management consultancy McKinsey – working in the UK, India and South Korea – most recently holding the positions of Senior Partner and Director of the McKinsey Centre for Government. Richard is also a Non-Executive Director at the UK Statistics Authority. He has a degree in Engineering, Economics and Management from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Stanford.
