Hill Smith PLC (HILS) Board of Directors | TickerNicholas John Anderson
Non-executive Chair
3 mosAge: 65British,American
Rutger Albert Helbing
Chief Executive Officer
1 yrs 9 mosAge: 59Dutch
Christopher Mark McLeish
Chief Financial Officer
8 mosAge: 55British
Peter Raby
Non-Executive Director
6 yrs 6 mosAge: 58British
Non-Executive Director
4 yrs 2 mosAge: 50American
Anthony James Quinlan
Senior Independent Director
6 yrs 6 mosAge: 60British
Ellen Carol Tredway Chesney
Independent Non-executive
2 yrs 5 mosAge: 63British
Independent Non-executive
1 yrs 3 mosAge: 49British
Corporate Development Director
–
Group Company Secretary
1 yrs 10 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Non-executive Chair | – | – | – |
| Non-executive Chair | 11 Mar 2026 | 3 mos | British,American |
|
Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Total |
|---|
| Alan Giddins | Chair | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| Tony Quinlan | Senior Independent Director | £82,000 | £82,000 |
| Carol Chesney | Non-Executive Director | £71,000 | £71,000 |
| Farrokh Batliwala |
| Year | Method | CEO Total | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|
| 2025 | B | £1,589,576 | 25:1 | 20:1 | 21:1 |
Alan Clifford Bence Giddins Chair
Tenure: 8 yrs 7 mosResigned: 21 May 2026
Hannah Kate Nichols
Executive Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 7 mosResigned: 14 Apr 2025
Leigh-Ann Russell
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 12 Mar 2025
Hooman Caman Javvi
Executive Director
Tenure: 8 mosResigned: 19 Sept 2024
Nicholas John Anderson
Non-executive Chair
3 mosAge: 65British,American
Rutger Albert Helbing
Chief Executive Officer
1 yrs 9 mosAge: 59Dutch
Christopher Mark McLeish
Chief Financial Officer
8 mosAge: 55British
Peter Raby
Non-Executive Director
6 yrs 6 mosAge: 58British
Non-Executive Director
4 yrs 2 mosAge: 50American
Anthony James Quinlan
Senior Independent Director
6 yrs 6 mosAge: 60British
Ellen Carol Tredway Chesney
Independent Non-executive
2 yrs 5 mosAge: 63British
Independent Non-executive
1 yrs 3 mosAge: 49British
Corporate Development Director
–
Group Company Secretary
1 yrs 10 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Non-executive Chair | – | – | – |
| Non-executive Chair | 11 Mar 2026 | 3 mos | British,American |
|
Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Total |
|---|
| Alan Giddins | Chair | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| Tony Quinlan | Senior Independent Director | £82,000 | £82,000 |
| Carol Chesney | Non-Executive Director | £71,000 | £71,000 |
| Farrokh Batliwala |
| Year | Method | CEO Total | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|
| 2025 | B | £1,589,576 | 25:1 | 20:1 | 21:1 |
Alan Clifford Bence Giddins Chair
Tenure: 8 yrs 7 mosResigned: 21 May 2026
Hannah Kate Nichols
Executive Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 7 mosResigned: 14 Apr 2025
Leigh-Ann Russell
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 12 Mar 2025
Hooman Caman Javvi
Executive Director
Tenure: 8 mosResigned: 19 Sept 2024
Rutger Albert Helbing
| Chief Financial Officer | 13 Oct 2025 | 8 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 2 Dec 2019 | 6 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Apr 2022 | 4 yrs 2 mos | American |
| Senior Independent Director | 2 Dec 2019 | 6 yrs 6 mos | British |
Ellen Carol Tredway Chesney | Independent Non-executive | 1 Jan 2024 | 2 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Independent Non-executive | 25 Mar 2025 | 1 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Corporate Development Director | – | – | – |
| Group Company Secretary | 19 Aug 2024 | 1 yrs 10 mos | – |
| Pete Raby | Non-Executive Director | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Gillian Tomlinson | Non-Executive Director | £46,154 | £46,154 |
| Leigh-Ann Russell | Non-Executive Director | £15,000 | £15,000 |
| Mark Reckitt | Non-Executive Director | – | – |
Prior year comparison (6 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Total |
|---|
| Alan Giddins | Chair | £53,333 | £53,333 |
| Tony Quinlan | Senior Independent Director | £85,192 | £85,192 |
| Carol Chesney | Non-Executive Director | £63,833 | £63,833 |
| Farrokh Batliwala | Non-Executive Director | £58,384 | £58,384 |
| Pete Raby | Non-Executive Director | £58,000 | £58,000 |
| Leigh-Ann Russell | Non-Executive Director | £58,000 | £58,000 |
Tenure: 9 yrs 7 mosResigned: 19 Aug 2024
Mark James Reckitt
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 11 mosResigned: 23 May 2024
Annette Mary Kelleher
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 25 May 2023
Paul Simmons
Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 10 mosResigned: 18 Jul 2022
Derek William Muir
Director
Tenure: 14 yrs 3 mosResigned: 12 Nov 2020
John Fyfe Lennox
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 4 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2019
Tenure: 11 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2019
William Henry Whiteley
Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 4 mosResigned: 11 May 2017
Clive John Snowdon
Director
Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 17 May 2016
Howard Cleveley Marshall
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 6 mosResigned: 7 May 2010
David Leslie Grove
Director
Tenure: 11 yrs 9 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2009
Richard Edward Richardson
Director
Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 12 May 2009
Christopher John Burr
Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 4 mosResigned: 11 Mar 2008
David Stuart Winterbottom
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 May 2007
John Christopher Humphreys
Secretary
Tenure: 1 yrs 3 mosResigned: 27 Oct 2006
Howard Caile Everett
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 31 Dec 2003
Simon Harold John Arthur Knott
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 30 Sept 2001
John Geoffrey Silk
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 19 Mar 1999
Roger William Simpson
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Sept 1998
Anthony John Pensom
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Sept 1998
Michael Edward Sara
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 10 Jun 1998
Joseph Roy Skidmore
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 4 Dec 1997
Tenure: –Resigned: 27 Aug 1997
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Alan Clifford Bence Giddins | Chair | 3 Oct 2017 | 21 May 2026 | 8 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Hannah Kate Nichols | Executive Director | 16 Sept 2019 | 14 Apr 2025 | 5 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Leigh-Ann Russell | Non-Executive Director | 1 Apr 2021 | 12 Mar 2025 | 3 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Hooman Caman Javvi | Executive Director | 30 Jan 2024 | 19 Sept 2024 | 8 mos | Swedish,Iranian |
| Charles Alex Henderson | Secretary | 1 Jan 2015 |
Rutger Albert Helbing
| Chief Financial Officer | 13 Oct 2025 | 8 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 2 Dec 2019 | 6 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Apr 2022 | 4 yrs 2 mos | American |
| Senior Independent Director | 2 Dec 2019 | 6 yrs 6 mos | British |
Ellen Carol Tredway Chesney | Independent Non-executive | 1 Jan 2024 | 2 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Independent Non-executive | 25 Mar 2025 | 1 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Corporate Development Director | – | – | – |
| Group Company Secretary | 19 Aug 2024 | 1 yrs 10 mos | – |
| Pete Raby | Non-Executive Director | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Gillian Tomlinson | Non-Executive Director | £46,154 | £46,154 |
| Leigh-Ann Russell | Non-Executive Director | £15,000 | £15,000 |
| Mark Reckitt | Non-Executive Director | – | – |
Prior year comparison (6 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Total |
|---|
| Alan Giddins | Chair | £53,333 | £53,333 |
| Tony Quinlan | Senior Independent Director | £85,192 | £85,192 |
| Carol Chesney | Non-Executive Director | £63,833 | £63,833 |
| Farrokh Batliwala | Non-Executive Director | £58,384 | £58,384 |
| Pete Raby | Non-Executive Director | £58,000 | £58,000 |
| Leigh-Ann Russell | Non-Executive Director | £58,000 | £58,000 |
Tenure: 9 yrs 7 mosResigned: 19 Aug 2024
Mark James Reckitt
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 11 mosResigned: 23 May 2024
Annette Mary Kelleher
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 25 May 2023
Paul Simmons
Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 10 mosResigned: 18 Jul 2022
Derek William Muir
Director
Tenure: 14 yrs 3 mosResigned: 12 Nov 2020
John Fyfe Lennox
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 4 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2019
Tenure: 11 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2019
William Henry Whiteley
Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 4 mosResigned: 11 May 2017
Clive John Snowdon
Director
Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 17 May 2016
Howard Cleveley Marshall
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 6 mosResigned: 7 May 2010
David Leslie Grove
Director
Tenure: 11 yrs 9 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2009
Richard Edward Richardson
Director
Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 12 May 2009
Christopher John Burr
Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 4 mosResigned: 11 Mar 2008
David Stuart Winterbottom
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 May 2007
John Christopher Humphreys
Secretary
Tenure: 1 yrs 3 mosResigned: 27 Oct 2006
Howard Caile Everett
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 31 Dec 2003
Simon Harold John Arthur Knott
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 30 Sept 2001
John Geoffrey Silk
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 19 Mar 1999
Roger William Simpson
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Sept 1998
Anthony John Pensom
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Sept 1998
Michael Edward Sara
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 10 Jun 1998
Joseph Roy Skidmore
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 4 Dec 1997
Tenure: –Resigned: 27 Aug 1997
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Alan Clifford Bence Giddins | Chair | 3 Oct 2017 | 21 May 2026 | 8 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Hannah Kate Nichols | Executive Director | 16 Sept 2019 | 14 Apr 2025 | 5 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Leigh-Ann Russell | Non-Executive Director | 1 Apr 2021 | 12 Mar 2025 | 3 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Hooman Caman Javvi | Executive Director | 30 Jan 2024 | 19 Sept 2024 | 8 mos | Swedish,Iranian |
| Charles Alex Henderson | Secretary | 1 Jan 2015 |
| Mark James Reckitt | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jun 2016 | 23 May 2024 | 7 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Annette Mary Kelleher | Non-Executive Director | 1 Dec 2014 | 25 May 2023 | 8 yrs 5 mos | Irish |
| Paul Simmons | Executive Director | 1 Sept 2020 | 18 Jul 2022 | 1 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Derek William Muir | Director | 21 Aug 2006 | 12 Nov 2020 | 14 yrs 3 mos | British |
| John Fyfe Lennox | Non-Executive Director | 12 May 2009 | 30 Sept 2019 | 10 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Mark Pegler | Director | 11 Mar 2008 | 30 Apr 2019 | 11 yrs 1 mos | British |
| William Henry Whiteley | Director | 1 Jan 2010 | 11 May 2017 | 7 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Clive John Snowdon | Director | 11 May 2007 | 17 May 2016 | 9 yrs | British |
| Howard Cleveley Marshall | Director | 2 Nov 2000 | 7 May 2010 | 9 yrs 6 mos | British |
| David Leslie Grove | Director | 20 Mar 1998 | 31 Dec 2009 | 11 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Richard Edward Richardson | Director | 1 May 1997 | 12 May 2009 | 12 yrs | British |
| Christopher John Burr | Director | 2 Nov 2000 | 11 Mar 2008 | 7 yrs 4 mos | British |
| David Stuart Winterbottom | Director | 1 Oct 1997 | 11 May 2007 | 9 yrs 7 mos | British |
| John Christopher Humphreys | Secretary | 5 Jul 2005 | 27 Oct 2006 | 1 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Howard Caile Everett | Director | – | 31 Dec 2003 | – | British |
| Simon Harold John Arthur Knott | Director | – | 30 Sept 2001 | – | British |
| John Geoffrey Silk | Director | – | 19 Mar 1999 | – | British |
| Roger William Simpson | Director | 2 Apr 1993 | 30 Sept 1998 | 5 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Anthony John Pensom | Director | 2 Apr 1993 | 30 Sept 1998 | 5 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Michael Edward Sara | Director | – | 10 Jun 1998 | – | British |
| Joseph Roy Skidmore | Director | – | 4 Dec 1997 | – | British |
| Eric Johnson | Director | – | 27 Aug 1997 | – | British |
| Mark James Reckitt | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jun 2016 | 23 May 2024 | 7 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Annette Mary Kelleher | Non-Executive Director | 1 Dec 2014 | 25 May 2023 | 8 yrs 5 mos | Irish |
| Paul Simmons | Executive Director | 1 Sept 2020 | 18 Jul 2022 | 1 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Derek William Muir | Director | 21 Aug 2006 | 12 Nov 2020 | 14 yrs 3 mos | British |
| John Fyfe Lennox | Non-Executive Director | 12 May 2009 | 30 Sept 2019 | 10 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Mark Pegler | Director | 11 Mar 2008 | 30 Apr 2019 | 11 yrs 1 mos | British |
| William Henry Whiteley | Director | 1 Jan 2010 | 11 May 2017 | 7 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Clive John Snowdon | Director | 11 May 2007 | 17 May 2016 | 9 yrs | British |
| Howard Cleveley Marshall | Director | 2 Nov 2000 | 7 May 2010 | 9 yrs 6 mos | British |
| David Leslie Grove | Director | 20 Mar 1998 | 31 Dec 2009 | 11 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Richard Edward Richardson | Director | 1 May 1997 | 12 May 2009 | 12 yrs | British |
| Christopher John Burr | Director | 2 Nov 2000 | 11 Mar 2008 | 7 yrs 4 mos | British |
| David Stuart Winterbottom | Director | 1 Oct 1997 | 11 May 2007 | 9 yrs 7 mos | British |
| John Christopher Humphreys | Secretary | 5 Jul 2005 | 27 Oct 2006 | 1 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Howard Caile Everett | Director | – | 31 Dec 2003 | – | British |
| Simon Harold John Arthur Knott | Director | – | 30 Sept 2001 | – | British |
| John Geoffrey Silk | Director | – | 19 Mar 1999 | – | British |
| Roger William Simpson | Director | 2 Apr 1993 | 30 Sept 1998 | 5 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Anthony John Pensom | Director | 2 Apr 1993 | 30 Sept 1998 | 5 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Michael Edward Sara | Director | – | 10 Jun 1998 | – | British |
| Joseph Roy Skidmore | Director | – | 4 Dec 1997 | – | British |
| Eric Johnson | Director | – | 27 Aug 1997 | – | British |
