Avacta Group PLC (AVCT) Board of Directors | Ticker | TickerPA
Paul Andrew Fry
Director
6 yrs 3 mosAge: 59British
DM
Dr Mark Alan Goldberg
Director
4 yrs 9 mosAge: 71American
DC
Dr Christina Marie Coughlin
Director
4 yrs 2 mosAge: 56American
Shaun Edward Chilton
Director
2 yrs 11 mosAge: 58British
BH
Brian Hahn
Secretary
1 yrs 4 mos
DJ
David John Bryant
Director
1 yrsAge: 59British
RI
Richard Ian Hughes
Director
1 yrsAge: 58British
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
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| – | – | – | – |
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Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Bonus | Total |
|---|
| Christina Coughlin | Executive Director | £286,000 | £265,000 | £551,000 |
| Darlene Deptula-Hicks | Executive Director | £96,000 | – | £96,000 |
| Alastair Smith |
Darlene Deptula-Hicks
Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Jul 2025
Dr Trevor John Nicholls
Director
Tenure: 11 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2025
James Richard Heseltine
Secretary
Tenure: 7 mosResigned: 21 Jan 2025
Tony Peter Gardiner
Secretary
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2024
Tony Peter Gardiner
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2024
PA
Paul Andrew Fry
Director
6 yrs 3 mosAge: 59British
DM
Dr Mark Alan Goldberg
Director
4 yrs 9 mosAge: 71American
DC
Dr Christina Marie Coughlin
Director
4 yrs 2 mosAge: 56American
Shaun Edward Chilton
Director
2 yrs 11 mosAge: 58British
BH
Brian Hahn
Secretary
1 yrs 4 mos
DJ
David John Bryant
Director
1 yrsAge: 59British
RI
Richard Ian Hughes
Director
1 yrsAge: 58British
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
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| – | – | – | – |
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Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Bonus | Total |
|---|
| Christina Coughlin | Executive Director | £286,000 | £265,000 | £551,000 |
| Darlene Deptula-Hicks | Executive Director | £96,000 | – | £96,000 |
| Alastair Smith |
Darlene Deptula-Hicks
Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Jul 2025
Dr Trevor John Nicholls
Director
Tenure: 11 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2025
James Richard Heseltine
Secretary
Tenure: 7 mosResigned: 21 Jan 2025
Tony Peter Gardiner
Secretary
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2024
Tony Peter Gardiner
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2024
Paul Andrew Fry
| Director | 17 Aug 2021 | 4 yrs 9 mos | American |
DC Dr Christina Marie Coughlin | Director | 18 Mar 2022 | 4 yrs 2 mos | American |
| Director | 19 Jun 2023 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Secretary | 21 Jan 2025 | 1 yrs 4 mos | – |
| Director | 28 May 2025 | 1 yrs | British |
| Director | 28 May 2025 | 1 yrs | British |
| Tony Gardiner | Executive Director | £120,000 | – | – |
| Paul Fry | Non-Executive Director | £48,000 | – | – |
| Mark Goldberg | Non-Executive Director | £53,000 | – | – |
| Eliot Forster | Non-Executive Director | £67,000 | – | – |
| Shaun Chilton | Non-Executive Director | £78,000 | – | – |
| Trevor Nicholls | Non-Executive Director | £51,000 | – | – |
Prior year comparison (9 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Bonus | Total |
|---|
| Christina Coughlin | Executive Director | – | – | £53,000 |
| Darlene Deptula-Hicks | Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Tony Gardiner | Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Alastair Smith | Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Paul Fry | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Shaun Chilton | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Eliot Forster | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Trevor Nicholls | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Mark Goldberg | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 20 Jun 2024
David Alastair Maclaughlin Smith
Director
Tenure: 16 yrs 7 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2024
Michael John Owen
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 24 Mar 2021
Dr Samuel Cameron Williams
Director
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 4 Nov 2019
Tenure: 12 yrs 5 mosResigned: 21 Jan 2019
Tenure: 4 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Mar 2018
Richard Craig Alan Slater
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 20 Jan 2017
Timothy James Sykes
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 9 Dec 2015
Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 9 Dec 2015
Dr Gwynfor Owen Humphreys
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015
Professor Anthony William Robards
Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 5 mosResigned: 24 Jan 2014
Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 17 Mar 2011
Tenure: 1 yrs 8 mosResigned: 3 Mar 2009
Dr Kurt Justin Baldwin
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 3 Mar 2009
Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 3 Mar 2009
Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 9 Aug 2006
Mark Anthony Shields
Secretary
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 9 Aug 2006
Colin Ernest Davies
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 12 Jul 2006
Keith William Salisbury
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 12 Jul 2006
Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 Apr 2006
Brian Paul Bennett
Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 10 mosResigned: 22 Jul 2005
Tenure: 5 mosResigned: 8 Sept 2003
Ian William Currie
Director
Tenure: 4 mosResigned: 20 Aug 2003
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Darlene Deptula-Hicks | Director | 26 Jun 2024 | 1 Jul 2025 | 1 yrs 1 mos | American |
| Dr Trevor John Nicholls | Director | 2 Aug 2013 | 30 Apr 2025 | 11 yrs 8 mos | British |
| James Richard Heseltine | Secretary | 26 Jun 2024 | 21 Jan 2025 | 7 mos | – |
| Tony Peter Gardiner | Secretary | 4 Jan 2016 | 26 Jun 2024 | 8 yrs 5 mos | – |
| Tony Peter Gardiner | Director | 4 Jan 2016 | 26 Jun 2024 | 8 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Eliot Richard Forster | Director | 11 Jun 2018 |
Paul Andrew Fry
| Director | 17 Aug 2021 | 4 yrs 9 mos | American |
DC Dr Christina Marie Coughlin | Director | 18 Mar 2022 | 4 yrs 2 mos | American |
| Director | 19 Jun 2023 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Secretary | 21 Jan 2025 | 1 yrs 4 mos | – |
| Director | 28 May 2025 | 1 yrs | British |
| Director | 28 May 2025 | 1 yrs | British |
| Tony Gardiner | Executive Director | £120,000 | – | – |
| Paul Fry | Non-Executive Director | £48,000 | – | – |
| Mark Goldberg | Non-Executive Director | £53,000 | – | – |
| Eliot Forster | Non-Executive Director | £67,000 | – | – |
| Shaun Chilton | Non-Executive Director | £78,000 | – | – |
| Trevor Nicholls | Non-Executive Director | £51,000 | – | – |
Prior year comparison (9 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Bonus | Total |
|---|
| Christina Coughlin | Executive Director | – | – | £53,000 |
| Darlene Deptula-Hicks | Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Tony Gardiner | Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Alastair Smith | Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Paul Fry | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Shaun Chilton | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Eliot Forster | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Trevor Nicholls | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Mark Goldberg | Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 20 Jun 2024
David Alastair Maclaughlin Smith
Director
Tenure: 16 yrs 7 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2024
Michael John Owen
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 24 Mar 2021
Dr Samuel Cameron Williams
Director
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 4 Nov 2019
Tenure: 12 yrs 5 mosResigned: 21 Jan 2019
Tenure: 4 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Mar 2018
Richard Craig Alan Slater
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 20 Jan 2017
Timothy James Sykes
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 9 Dec 2015
Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 9 Dec 2015
Dr Gwynfor Owen Humphreys
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 23 Jan 2015
Professor Anthony William Robards
Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 5 mosResigned: 24 Jan 2014
Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 17 Mar 2011
Tenure: 1 yrs 8 mosResigned: 3 Mar 2009
Dr Kurt Justin Baldwin
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 3 Mar 2009
Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 3 Mar 2009
Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 9 Aug 2006
Mark Anthony Shields
Secretary
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 9 Aug 2006
Colin Ernest Davies
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 12 Jul 2006
Keith William Salisbury
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 12 Jul 2006
Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 Apr 2006
Brian Paul Bennett
Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 10 mosResigned: 22 Jul 2005
Tenure: 5 mosResigned: 8 Sept 2003
Ian William Currie
Director
Tenure: 4 mosResigned: 20 Aug 2003
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Darlene Deptula-Hicks | Director | 26 Jun 2024 | 1 Jul 2025 | 1 yrs 1 mos | American |
| Dr Trevor John Nicholls | Director | 2 Aug 2013 | 30 Apr 2025 | 11 yrs 8 mos | British |
| James Richard Heseltine | Secretary | 26 Jun 2024 | 21 Jan 2025 | 7 mos | – |
| Tony Peter Gardiner | Secretary | 4 Jan 2016 | 26 Jun 2024 | 8 yrs 5 mos | – |
| Tony Peter Gardiner | Director | 4 Jan 2016 | 26 Jun 2024 | 8 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Eliot Richard Forster | Director | 11 Jun 2018 |
| David Alastair Maclaughlin Smith | Director | 17 Sept 2007 | 30 Apr 2024 | 16 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Michael John Owen | Director | 17 Sept 2015 | 24 Mar 2021 | 5 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Dr Samuel Cameron Williams | Director | 28 Jan 2019 | 4 Nov 2019 | 10 mos | British |
| Alan John Aubrey | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 21 Jan 2019 | 12 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Dr Michael Albin | Director | 5 Feb 2014 | 30 Mar 2018 | 4 yrs 1 mos | American |
| Richard Craig Alan Slater | Director | 20 Dec 2013 | 20 Jan 2017 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Timothy James Sykes | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 9 Dec 2015 | 9 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Timothy Sykes | Secretary | 7 Aug 2006 | 9 Dec 2015 | 9 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Dr Gwynfor Owen Humphreys | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 23 Jan 2015 | 8 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Professor Anthony William Robards | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 24 Jan 2014 | 7 yrs 5 mos | English |
| Dr Barry Porter | Director | 3 Mar 2009 | 17 Mar 2011 | 2 yrs | British |
| Russell Hodgetts | Director | 10 Jul 2007 | 3 Mar 2009 | 1 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Dr Kurt Justin Baldwin | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 3 Mar 2009 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Simon Webster | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 3 Mar 2009 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Daron Lee | Director | 12 Jul 2006 | 9 Aug 2006 | 1 mos | British |
| Mark Anthony Shields | Secretary | 8 Sept 2003 | 9 Aug 2006 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Colin Ernest Davies | Director | 8 Sept 2003 | 12 Jul 2006 | 2 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Keith William Salisbury | Director | 20 Aug 2003 | 12 Jul 2006 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Kui Man Yeung | Director | 8 Sept 2003 | 11 Apr 2006 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Brian Paul Bennett | Director | 8 Sept 2003 | 22 Jul 2005 | 1 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Norman Molyneux | Director | 29 Apr 2003 | 8 Sept 2003 | 5 mos | British |
| Ian William Currie | Director | 29 Apr 2003 | 20 Aug 2003 | 4 mos | British |
| David Alastair Maclaughlin Smith | Director | 17 Sept 2007 | 30 Apr 2024 | 16 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Michael John Owen | Director | 17 Sept 2015 | 24 Mar 2021 | 5 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Dr Samuel Cameron Williams | Director | 28 Jan 2019 | 4 Nov 2019 | 10 mos | British |
| Alan John Aubrey | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 21 Jan 2019 | 12 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Dr Michael Albin | Director | 5 Feb 2014 | 30 Mar 2018 | 4 yrs 1 mos | American |
| Richard Craig Alan Slater | Director | 20 Dec 2013 | 20 Jan 2017 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Timothy James Sykes | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 9 Dec 2015 | 9 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Timothy Sykes | Secretary | 7 Aug 2006 | 9 Dec 2015 | 9 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Dr Gwynfor Owen Humphreys | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 23 Jan 2015 | 8 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Professor Anthony William Robards | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 24 Jan 2014 | 7 yrs 5 mos | English |
| Dr Barry Porter | Director | 3 Mar 2009 | 17 Mar 2011 | 2 yrs | British |
| Russell Hodgetts | Director | 10 Jul 2007 | 3 Mar 2009 | 1 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Dr Kurt Justin Baldwin | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 3 Mar 2009 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Simon Webster | Director | 7 Aug 2006 | 3 Mar 2009 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Daron Lee | Director | 12 Jul 2006 | 9 Aug 2006 | 1 mos | British |
| Mark Anthony Shields | Secretary | 8 Sept 2003 | 9 Aug 2006 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Colin Ernest Davies | Director | 8 Sept 2003 | 12 Jul 2006 | 2 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Keith William Salisbury | Director | 20 Aug 2003 | 12 Jul 2006 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Kui Man Yeung | Director | 8 Sept 2003 | 11 Apr 2006 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Brian Paul Bennett | Director | 8 Sept 2003 | 22 Jul 2005 | 1 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Norman Molyneux | Director | 29 Apr 2003 | 8 Sept 2003 | 5 mos | British |
| Ian William Currie | Director | 29 Apr 2003 | 20 Aug 2003 | 4 mos | British |
