Informa PLC (INF) Board of Directors | Ticker | TickerJohn Rishton
Chair
9 yrs 7 mosAge: 68British
Andrew Mullins
Chief Executive, Informa Connect
–
Patrick Martell
Group Chief Operating Officer and Informa Markets Chief Executive
–
Penny Ladkin-Brand
Chief Executive, Taylor & Francis
–
Gary Nugent
Chief Executive, Informa TechTarget
–
Stephen Andrew Carter
Group Chief Executive
12 yrsAge: 62British
Jeremy Davies
Chief Commercial Officer
–
Jill Dougan
Group Chief Marketing Officer
–
Matthieu Comard
Managing Director, Informa Festivals
–
Gillian Rosemary Whitehead
Non-Executive Director
6 yrs 8 mosAge: 49British
Rosemary Joanne Wilson
Non-Executive Director
4 yrs 6 mosAge: 50British
Zheng Yin
Non-Executive Director
4 yrs 4 mosAge: 54Chinese
Andrew Mark Ransom
Non-Executive Director
2 yrs 10 mosAge: 62British
Maria Panayiotis Kyriacou
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 9 mosAge: 56British,Cypriot
Catherine Levene
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 5 mosAge: 56American
Louise Helen Smalley
Senior Independent Director
4 yrs 6 mosAge: 58British
Gareth Wright
Group Finance Director
–
Sally Ashford
Group HR Director
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Richard Menzies-Gow
Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Communications & Brand
–
Stuart Poyser
Group Director of Corporate Development
–
Alex Roth
Director of Strategy and Business Planning
–
Rupert John Joseph Hopley
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
12 yrs 3 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Chair | 1 Sept 2016 | 9 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Chief Executive, Informa Connect | – | – | – |
| Group Chief Operating Officer and Informa Markets Chief Executive | – | – | – |
|
Patrick Neil Martell
Director
Tenure: 5 yrsResigned: 1 Mar 2026
Tenure: 6 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2024
David Jenkin Steward Flaschen
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 9 mosResigned: 21 Jun 2024
Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 15 Jun 2023
Stephen James Davidson
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 9 mosResigned: 16 Jun 2022
Tenure: 7 yrs 2 mosResigned: 3 Jun 2021
Gareth Richard Bullock
Director
John Rishton
Chair
9 yrs 7 mosAge: 68British
Andrew Mullins
Chief Executive, Informa Connect
–
Patrick Martell
Group Chief Operating Officer and Informa Markets Chief Executive
–
Penny Ladkin-Brand
Chief Executive, Taylor & Francis
–
Gary Nugent
Chief Executive, Informa TechTarget
–
Stephen Andrew Carter
Group Chief Executive
12 yrsAge: 62British
Jeremy Davies
Chief Commercial Officer
–
Jill Dougan
Group Chief Marketing Officer
–
Matthieu Comard
Managing Director, Informa Festivals
–
Gillian Rosemary Whitehead
Non-Executive Director
6 yrs 8 mosAge: 49British
Rosemary Joanne Wilson
Non-Executive Director
4 yrs 6 mosAge: 50British
Zheng Yin
Non-Executive Director
4 yrs 4 mosAge: 54Chinese
Andrew Mark Ransom
Non-Executive Director
2 yrs 10 mosAge: 62British
Maria Panayiotis Kyriacou
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 9 mosAge: 56British,Cypriot
Catherine Levene
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 5 mosAge: 56American
Louise Helen Smalley
Senior Independent Director
4 yrs 6 mosAge: 58British
Gareth Wright
Group Finance Director
–
Sally Ashford
Group HR Director
–
Richard Menzies-Gow
Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Communications & Brand
–
Stuart Poyser
Group Director of Corporate Development
–
Alex Roth
Director of Strategy and Business Planning
–
Rupert John Joseph Hopley
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
12 yrs 3 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Chair | 1 Sept 2016 | 9 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Chief Executive, Informa Connect | – | – | – |
| Group Chief Operating Officer and Informa Markets Chief Executive | – | – | – |
|
Patrick Neil Martell
Director
Tenure: 5 yrsResigned: 1 Mar 2026
Tenure: 6 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2024
David Jenkin Steward Flaschen
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 9 mosResigned: 21 Jun 2024
Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 15 Jun 2023
Stephen James Davidson
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 9 mosResigned: 16 Jun 2022
Tenure: 7 yrs 2 mosResigned: 3 Jun 2021
Gareth Richard Bullock
Director
Penny Ladkin-Brand
| Chief Executive, Taylor & Francis |
| Chief Executive, Informa TechTarget | – | – | – |
| Group Chief Executive | 10 Apr 2014 | 12 yrs | British |
| Chief Commercial Officer | – | – | – |
| Group Chief Marketing Officer | – | – | – |
| Managing Director, Informa Festivals | – | – | – |
Gillian Rosemary Whitehead | Non-Executive Director | 1 Aug 2019 | 6 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Oct 2021 | 4 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 20 Dec 2021 | 4 yrs 4 mos | Chinese |
| Non-Executive Director | 15 Jun 2023 | 2 yrs 10 mos | British |
Maria Panayiotis Kyriacou | Non-Executive Director | 15 Jul 2024 | 1 yrs 9 mos | British,Cypriot |
| Non-Executive Director | 19 Nov 2024 | 1 yrs 5 mos | American |
| Senior Independent Director | 1 Oct 2021 | 4 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Group Finance Director | – | – | – |
| Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Communications & Brand | – | – | – |
| Group Director of Corporate Development | – | – | – |
| Director of Strategy and Business Planning | – | – | – |
Rupert John Joseph Hopley | Group General Counsel and Company Secretary | 24 Jan 2014 | 12 yrs 3 mos | – |
Tenure: 7 yrs 2 mosResigned: 3 Jun 2021
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 24 May 2019
Gregory Hugh Lock
Director
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 24 May 2019
Tenure: 5 yrs 1 mosResigned: 24 May 2019
Brendan Richard O'neill
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 26 May 2017
John Gordon Davis
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 1 mosResigned: 19 May 2016
Geoffrey Ian Cooper
Director
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 30 Mar 2015
Simon Robert Bane
Director
Tenure: 3 mosResigned: 10 Apr 2014
Gareth Richard Wright
Director
Tenure: 3 mosResigned: 10 Apr 2014
Rupert John Joseph Hopley
Director
Tenure: 3 mosResigned: 10 Apr 2014
Glyn William Fullelove
Director
Tenure: 3 mosResigned: 10 Apr 2014
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Patrick Neil Martell | Director | 1 Mar 2021 | 1 Mar 2026 | 5 yrs | British |
| Mary McDowell | Director | 15 Jun 2018 | 30 Nov 2024 | 6 yrs 5 mos | American |
| David Jenkin Steward Flaschen | Director | 1 Sept 2015 | 21 Jun 2024 | 8 yrs 9 mos | American |
| Helen Owers | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 15 Jun 2023 | 9 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Stephen James Davidson | Director | 1 Sept 2015 | 16 Jun 2022 | 6 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Derek Mapp | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 Jun 2021 | 7 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Gareth Richard Bullock | Director | 10 Apr 2014 |
Penny Ladkin-Brand
| Chief Executive, Taylor & Francis |
| Chief Executive, Informa TechTarget | – | – | – |
| Group Chief Executive | 10 Apr 2014 | 12 yrs | British |
| Chief Commercial Officer | – | – | – |
| Group Chief Marketing Officer | – | – | – |
| Managing Director, Informa Festivals | – | – | – |
Gillian Rosemary Whitehead | Non-Executive Director | 1 Aug 2019 | 6 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Oct 2021 | 4 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 20 Dec 2021 | 4 yrs 4 mos | Chinese |
| Non-Executive Director | 15 Jun 2023 | 2 yrs 10 mos | British |
Maria Panayiotis Kyriacou | Non-Executive Director | 15 Jul 2024 | 1 yrs 9 mos | British,Cypriot |
| Non-Executive Director | 19 Nov 2024 | 1 yrs 5 mos | American |
| Senior Independent Director | 1 Oct 2021 | 4 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Group Finance Director | – | – | – |
| Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Communications & Brand | – | – | – |
| Group Director of Corporate Development | – | – | – |
| Director of Strategy and Business Planning | – | – | – |
Rupert John Joseph Hopley | Group General Counsel and Company Secretary | 24 Jan 2014 | 12 yrs 3 mos | – |
Tenure: 7 yrs 2 mosResigned: 3 Jun 2021
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 24 May 2019
Gregory Hugh Lock
Director
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 24 May 2019
Tenure: 5 yrs 1 mosResigned: 24 May 2019
Brendan Richard O'neill
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 26 May 2017
John Gordon Davis
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 1 mosResigned: 19 May 2016
Geoffrey Ian Cooper
Director
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 30 Mar 2015
Simon Robert Bane
Director
Tenure: 3 mosResigned: 10 Apr 2014
Gareth Richard Wright
Director
Tenure: 3 mosResigned: 10 Apr 2014
Rupert John Joseph Hopley
Director
Tenure: 3 mosResigned: 10 Apr 2014
Glyn William Fullelove
Director
Tenure: 3 mosResigned: 10 Apr 2014
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Patrick Neil Martell | Director | 1 Mar 2021 | 1 Mar 2026 | 5 yrs | British |
| Mary McDowell | Director | 15 Jun 2018 | 30 Nov 2024 | 6 yrs 5 mos | American |
| David Jenkin Steward Flaschen | Director | 1 Sept 2015 | 21 Jun 2024 | 8 yrs 9 mos | American |
| Helen Owers | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 15 Jun 2023 | 9 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Stephen James Davidson | Director | 1 Sept 2015 | 16 Jun 2022 | 6 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Derek Mapp | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 Jun 2021 | 7 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Gareth Richard Bullock | Director | 10 Apr 2014 |
| David Zhe Wei | Director | 15 Jun 2018 | 24 May 2019 | 11 mos | Hong Konger |
| Gregory Hugh Lock | Director | 15 Jun 2018 | 24 May 2019 | 11 mos | British |
| Cindy Helen Rose | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 24 May 2019 | 5 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Brendan Richard O'neill | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 26 May 2017 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| John Gordon Davis | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 19 May 2016 | 2 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Geoffrey Ian Cooper | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 30 Mar 2015 | 11 mos | British |
| Simon Robert Bane | Director | 24 Jan 2014 | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 mos | British |
| Gareth Richard Wright | Director | 24 Jan 2014 | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 mos | British |
| Rupert John Joseph Hopley | Director | 24 Jan 2014 | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 mos | British |
| Glyn William Fullelove | Director | 24 Jan 2014 | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 mos | British |
| David Zhe Wei | Director | 15 Jun 2018 | 24 May 2019 | 11 mos | Hong Konger |
| Gregory Hugh Lock | Director | 15 Jun 2018 | 24 May 2019 | 11 mos | British |
| Cindy Helen Rose | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 24 May 2019 | 5 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Brendan Richard O'neill | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 26 May 2017 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| John Gordon Davis | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 19 May 2016 | 2 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Geoffrey Ian Cooper | Director | 10 Apr 2014 | 30 Mar 2015 | 11 mos | British |
| Simon Robert Bane | Director | 24 Jan 2014 | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 mos | British |
| Gareth Richard Wright | Director | 24 Jan 2014 | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 mos | British |
| Rupert John Joseph Hopley | Director | 24 Jan 2014 | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 mos | British |
| Glyn William Fullelove | Director | 24 Jan 2014 | 10 Apr 2014 | 3 mos | British |
