Board of Reach PLC

As a publicly traded company Reach PLC does not have any direct owners. It is managed by a board comprising a Chairman, two executive directors and five independent non-executive directors. They are as follows:

Nick Prettejohn, Chairperson
Beyond his positions as the Chairperson of the Reach PLC Board, Nick Prettejohn is the Chairman of TSB Banking Group plc, a non-Executive Director of YouGov plc, and a Trustee of the charities Opera Ventures and Prisoners Abroad.
Prior to working at Reach PLC, Nick served as chairperson on a number of boards, including the Financial Services Practitioner Panel, the Britten-Pears Foundation, Brit Insurance, the Royal Northern College of Music and Scottish Widows Limited. He was also an executive board member at Lloyds Banking Group plc, the Prudential Regulation Authority and Legal & General plc; the BBC Trust. He was previously the CEO of Prudential UK and Europe, and Lloyd’s of London.

Jim Mullen, CEO
Jim Mullen was born in Glasgow in 1970. He studied computing in Glasgow Caledonian University and has a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from the University of Westminster.
Prior to becoming CEO of Reach PLC, Mullen was the CEO of high street bookmakers Ladbrokes in 2015, having worked there as a Managing Director since 2013. He also previously worked as the Chief Operating Officer of William Hill Online, and Director of Digital Strategy and Product Management at News International.
He is currently a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Racecourse Media Group.

Darren Fisher, Chief Financial Officer
Darren previously worked at ITV plc, where he was Group Director of Finance. He was also divisional CFO for the Media & Entertainment division, which contains the UK broadcast business as well as ITV’s digital offerings (ITVX). He has previously served as Director of Finance for Micro Focus plc, Sage plc and Xchanging plc.

Denise Jagger, Senior Independent Director
Denise is a qualified solicitor, a partner at Addleshaw Goddard and, and a former partner at Eversheds Sutherlands LLP. Other prior positions include Non-Executive Director at Bellway plc, Redrow plc, SCS Upholstery plc, the British Olympic Association and Scarborough Building Society. She was also a Director of Asda Stores, and Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of Asda Walmart.
Outside of her work on the Reach PLC Board, she is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of CLS Holdings Plc, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Pool Reinsurance Company Ltd, a Trustee of the National Trust, and Chair and Pro Chancellor of the University of York.

Anne Bulford CBE, Independent Non-Executive Director
Anne’s previous positions include Deputy Director General of the BBC and Chief Operating Officer of Channel 4. Her previous non-executive roles include Chair of the Audit Committee of the Executive Committee of the Army Board, and Audit Committee Chair of Ofcom and the Ministry of Justice.
Anne qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and spent 12 years in practice. She was awarded an OBE in 2012 for services to UK broadcasting and, in 2020, received a CBE for services to broadcasting and charity.
She is currently a Non-Executive Member of KPMG’s Public Interest Committee, Non-Executive Chair of Trustees of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital Charity, and Governor of the Royal Ballet.

Priya Guha MBE, Independent Non-Executive Director
Priya is a Venture Partner at Merian Ventures, and a Non-Executive Director of UK Research & Innovation and the Digital Catapult. She is an Adjunct Faculty member at the Hult Ashridge Business School, a member of Royal Academy of Engineering International Committee, and aTrustee of TechSheCan.
She previously worked as a career diplomat, most recently as British Consul General to San Francisco, with postings before that in India and Spain.
In 2021, Priya was awarded an MBE for services to international trade and women in innovation.

Barry Panayi, Independent Non-Executive Director
Barry previously worked as Chief Data and Insight Officer at the John Lewis Partnership since March 2021. Before this, he was Group Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Lloyds Banking Group. He also held senior roles at Bupa and Virgin Group. He started his career working in consultancy for EY, specialising in data and digital.
He is currently Chief Data and Insight Officer at the John Lewis Partnership and Non-Executive Director of Ofgem.

Wais Shaifta, Independent Non-Executive Director
Wais is the former CEO at digital healthcare company Push Doctor, where worked in partnership with the NHS. Before joining Push Doctor, Wais was Director of Global Operations at Treatwell, and before that International Operations Director at Just Eat.
As well as his position on the Reach PLC board, Wais is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Sustainability Committee of The Gym Group plc, Operating Partner of Samaipata, Independent Non-Executive Director of Planity and Governor of The Grange Academy School.

Olivia Streatfeild, Independent Non-Executive Director
Olivia has previously held executive roles at TalkTalk, including as Commercial Director and Marketing & CRM Director, and previously worked as an associate principal at McKinsey & Company. Other previous appointments include Chief Executive Officer of Flamingo Horticulture Investments, Commercial Director of TalkTalk’s consumer business, and Partner at Sir Charles Dunstone’s investment vehicle Freston Ventures.
She is also the Chief Executive Officer of INTO University Partnerships.