Future and governance

Our organisational capacity, management processes and procedures are all underpinned by reference to the principles of good corporate governance, supported by a number of policies. The Board provides leadership to the business in order to create long-term value for all our key stakeholders.

Leadership & Board

Meet our Leadership and Board

Our Board considers Group-wide initiatives and priorities, reviewing the implementation of operational plans, and changes to policies and procedures. It facilitates the discussion of the development of new projects, and reviews and prioritises principal risks.

Executive Leadership Team (ELT)

Jon Steinberg
Jon Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer
Penny Ladkin-Brand
Chief Financial and Strategy Officer
Kevin Li Ying
Executive SVP of B2C
Eric Harris
Chief Operating Officer
Zack Sullivan
Chief Revenue Officer
Sarah Rees
Sarah Rees
SVP Subscriptions Media & Events
Jason MacLellan
Jason MacLellan
Chief Technology Officer
Lee Griffin
Senior Vice President, Savings and Wealth
Simon Collis
Simon Collis
SVP Content Strategy & Audience Development
Rob George
Rob George
SVP eCommerce
Neville Daniels
Managing Director, Australia
Kevin Addley
Kevin Addley
SVP Consumer
Hillary Kerr
SVP of Women and Luxury
Amanda Darman-Allen
SVP B2B

Board of directors

Richard Huntingford
Chair
Jon Steinberg
Jon Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer
Penny Ladkin-Brand
Chief Financial and Strategy Officer
Meredith Amdur
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mark Brooker
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Alan Newman
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee
Rob Hattrell
Independent Non-Executive Director
Angela Seymour-Jackson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ivana Kirkbride
Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Responsibility Committee

Corporate Governance - Building a sustainable future

We are taking action. We will be principled and transparent in reducing our own impacts, and behaving ethically. Our priority is to reduce our emissions across the business, remove single-use plastic, minimise waste, report regularly and keep our stakeholders central to our strategy.
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Climate change - direct

We are targeting net zero carbon emissions from Scope 1 and 2. We have compiled our green house gas data and reported our Streamlined Energy and Carbon Report disclosure for 2022: Scope 1 and 2 emission reporting. Our ambitions in this area are:
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Our immediate focus is on measuring, reporting and setting targets to reduce our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
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We will demonstrate reductions via energy saving and renewable energy
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We intend to target net zero carbon emissions from Scope 1 and 2

Board Committee Docs

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Matters Reserved for the Board

Schedule of matters expressly reserved for the collective decision of the Board.

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Remuneration Committee

Reviews and recommends the framework and policy for the remuneration of the Chair, the Executive Directors, the Company Secretary and senior executives in alignment with the Group’s reward principles.

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Nomination Committee

Reviews the structure, size and composition of the Board and its Committees.

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Audit & Risk Committee

Oversees and monitors the Company’s financial statements, accounting processes and audits (internal and external).

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Responsibility Committee

Oversees and monitors our responsibility strategy and monitors and approves the output

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