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Software Circle PLC Directors

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Software Circle PLC Directors

Board of Directors (9)

Matthias Siegfried Riechert

Chairman

3 yrs 10 mosAge: 53German

Gavin Graham Cockerill

CEO

8 yrs 7 mosAge: 47British

Iain Stewart Brown

CFO

6 yrs 7 mosAge: 39British

Simon Gregory Barrell

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

8 yrs 2 mosAge: 67British

Bradley Leonard Ormsby

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 50British

Marc Kay Maurer

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 50Swiss

Richard Lightfoot

Director & Company Secretary

–

Richard Alan Lightfoot

Secretary

10 yrs 10 mos

Richard Alan Lightfoot

Director

8 yrs 7 mosAge: 54British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
MS Matthias Siegfried Riechert	Chairman	31 Oct 2022	3 yrs 10 mos	German
Gavin Graham Cockerill	CEO	23 Jan 2018	8 yrs 7 mos	British
IS Iain Stewart Brown	CFO	9 Jan 2020	6 yrs 7 mos	British
SG Simon Gregory Barrell	Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	25 Jun 2018	8 yrs 2 mos	British
BL Bradley Leonard Ormsby	Non-Executive Director	18 Sept 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	British
MK Marc Kay Maurer	Non-Executive Director	18 Sept 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	Swiss
RL Richard Lightfoot	Director & Company Secretary	–	–	–
RA Richard Alan Lightfoot	Secretary	6 Oct 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	–
RA Richard Alan Lightfoot	Director	23 Jan 2018	8 yrs 7 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Total
Executive directors	Executive Director	£543,000	£19,000	£562,000
Non-executive directors	Non-Executive Director	£87,000	–	£87,000

Prior year comparison (2 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Total
Executive directors	Executive Director	£452,000	£13,000	£465,000
Non-executive directors	Non-Executive Director	£84,000	£1,000	£85,000

Former Directors (11)

Jan-Hendrik Markus Mohr

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 18 Sept 2024

Conrad Christian Bona

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Sept 2024

Peter Robert Gunning

Director

Tenure: 20 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 May 2022

Alan Quine Roberts

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 11 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2018

Pavel Begun

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 28 Jul 2017

Leslie Alan Wheatley

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 11 mosResigned: 15 Aug 2016

Anthony Rafferty

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 3 mosResigned: 6 Oct 2015

Dr Christian Helmut Deckart

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 1 mosResigned: 19 Jul 2013

Hans Scheffer

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 9 mosResigned: 10 Aug 2012

Reginald George Hardie

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 20 Jul 2012

Peter Fergusson Clark

Secretary

Tenure: 8 mosResigned: 19 Mar 2001

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Jan-Hendrik Markus Mohr	Director	15 Mar 2016	18 Sept 2024	8 yrs 6 mos	German
Conrad Christian Bona	Director	6 Oct 2015	18 Sept 2024	8 yrs 11 mos	Canadian
Peter Robert Gunning	Director	6 Jun 2001	18 May 2022	20 yrs 11 mos	British
Alan Quine Roberts	Director	3 Jul 2000	26 Jun 2018	17 yrs 11 mos	British
Pavel Begun	Director	26 Nov 2012	28 Jul 2017	4 yrs 8 mos	Canadian
Leslie Alan Wheatley	Director	5 Sept 2000	15 Aug 2016	15 yrs 11 mos	British
Anthony Rafferty	Director	3 Jul 2000	6 Oct 2015	15 yrs 3 mos	British
Dr Christian Helmut Deckart	Director	22 Jun 2012	19 Jul 2013	1 yrs 1 mos	German
Hans Scheffer	Director	5 Nov 2010	10 Aug 2012	1 yrs 9 mos	Dutch
Reginald George Hardie	Director	7 Jul 2000	20 Jul 2012	12 yrs	British
Peter Fergusson Clark	Secretary	3 Jul 2000	19 Mar 2001	8 mos	British

Board of Directors (9)

Matthias Siegfried Riechert

Chairman

3 yrs 10 mosAge: 53German

Gavin Graham Cockerill

CEO

8 yrs 7 mosAge: 47British

Iain Stewart Brown

CFO

6 yrs 7 mosAge: 39British

Simon Gregory Barrell

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

8 yrs 2 mosAge: 67British

Bradley Leonard Ormsby

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 50British

Marc Kay Maurer

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 50Swiss

Richard Lightfoot

Director & Company Secretary

–

Richard Alan Lightfoot

Secretary

10 yrs 10 mos

Richard Alan Lightfoot

Director

8 yrs 7 mosAge: 54British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
MS Matthias Siegfried Riechert	Chairman	31 Oct 2022	3 yrs 10 mos	German
Gavin Graham Cockerill	CEO	23 Jan 2018	8 yrs 7 mos	British
IS Iain Stewart Brown	CFO	9 Jan 2020	6 yrs 7 mos	British
SG Simon Gregory Barrell	Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	25 Jun 2018	8 yrs 2 mos	British
BL Bradley Leonard Ormsby	Non-Executive Director	18 Sept 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	British
MK Marc Kay Maurer	Non-Executive Director	18 Sept 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	Swiss
RL Richard Lightfoot	Director & Company Secretary	–	–	–
RA Richard Alan Lightfoot	Secretary	6 Oct 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	–
RA Richard Alan Lightfoot	Director	23 Jan 2018	8 yrs 7 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Total
Executive directors	Executive Director	£543,000	£19,000	£562,000
Non-executive directors	Non-Executive Director	£87,000	–	£87,000

Prior year comparison (2 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Total
Executive directors	Executive Director	£452,000	£13,000	£465,000
Non-executive directors	Non-Executive Director	£84,000	£1,000	£85,000

Former Directors (11)

Jan-Hendrik Markus Mohr

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 18 Sept 2024

Conrad Christian Bona

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Sept 2024

Peter Robert Gunning

Director

Tenure: 20 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 May 2022

Alan Quine Roberts

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 11 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2018

Pavel Begun

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 28 Jul 2017

Leslie Alan Wheatley

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 11 mosResigned: 15 Aug 2016

Anthony Rafferty

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 3 mosResigned: 6 Oct 2015

Dr Christian Helmut Deckart

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 1 mosResigned: 19 Jul 2013

Hans Scheffer

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 9 mosResigned: 10 Aug 2012

Reginald George Hardie

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 20 Jul 2012

Peter Fergusson Clark

Secretary

Tenure: 8 mosResigned: 19 Mar 2001

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Jan-Hendrik Markus Mohr	Director	15 Mar 2016	18 Sept 2024	8 yrs 6 mos	German
Conrad Christian Bona	Director	6 Oct 2015	18 Sept 2024	8 yrs 11 mos	Canadian
Peter Robert Gunning	Director	6 Jun 2001	18 May 2022	20 yrs 11 mos	British
Alan Quine Roberts	Director	3 Jul 2000	26 Jun 2018	17 yrs 11 mos	British
Pavel Begun	Director	26 Nov 2012	28 Jul 2017	4 yrs 8 mos	Canadian
Leslie Alan Wheatley	Director	5 Sept 2000	15 Aug 2016	15 yrs 11 mos	British
Anthony Rafferty	Director	3 Jul 2000	6 Oct 2015	15 yrs 3 mos	British
Dr Christian Helmut Deckart	Director	22 Jun 2012	19 Jul 2013	1 yrs 1 mos	German
Hans Scheffer	Director	5 Nov 2010	10 Aug 2012	1 yrs 9 mos	Dutch
Reginald George Hardie	Director	7 Jul 2000	20 Jul 2012	12 yrs	British
Peter Fergusson Clark	Secretary	3 Jul 2000	19 Mar 2001	8 mos	British

Board of Directors (9)

Matthias Siegfried Riechert

Chairman

3 yrs 10 mosAge: 53German

Gavin Graham Cockerill

CEO

8 yrs 7 mosAge: 47British

Iain Stewart Brown

CFO

6 yrs 7 mosAge: 39British

Simon Gregory Barrell

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

8 yrs 2 mosAge: 67British

Bradley Leonard Ormsby

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 50British

Marc Kay Maurer

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 50Swiss

Richard Lightfoot

Director & Company Secretary

–

Richard Alan Lightfoot

Secretary

10 yrs 10 mos

Richard Alan Lightfoot

Director

8 yrs 7 mosAge: 54British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
MS Matthias Siegfried Riechert	Chairman	31 Oct 2022	3 yrs 10 mos	German
Gavin Graham Cockerill	CEO	23 Jan 2018	8 yrs 7 mos	British
IS Iain Stewart Brown	CFO	9 Jan 2020	6 yrs 7 mos	British
SG Simon Gregory Barrell	Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	25 Jun 2018	8 yrs 2 mos	British
BL Bradley Leonard Ormsby	Non-Executive Director	18 Sept 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	British
MK Marc Kay Maurer	Non-Executive Director	18 Sept 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	Swiss
RL Richard Lightfoot	Director & Company Secretary	–	–	–
RA Richard Alan Lightfoot	Secretary	6 Oct 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	–
RA Richard Alan Lightfoot	Director	23 Jan 2018	8 yrs 7 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Total
Executive directors	Executive Director	£543,000	£19,000	£562,000
Non-executive directors	Non-Executive Director	£87,000	–	£87,000

Prior year comparison (2 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Total
Executive directors	Executive Director	£452,000	£13,000	£465,000
Non-executive directors	Non-Executive Director	£84,000	£1,000	£85,000

Former Directors (11)

Jan-Hendrik Markus Mohr

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 18 Sept 2024

Conrad Christian Bona

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Sept 2024

Peter Robert Gunning

Director

Tenure: 20 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 May 2022

Alan Quine Roberts

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 11 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2018

Pavel Begun

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 28 Jul 2017

Leslie Alan Wheatley

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 11 mosResigned: 15 Aug 2016

Anthony Rafferty

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 3 mosResigned: 6 Oct 2015

Dr Christian Helmut Deckart

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 1 mosResigned: 19 Jul 2013

Hans Scheffer

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 9 mosResigned: 10 Aug 2012

Reginald George Hardie

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 20 Jul 2012

Peter Fergusson Clark

Secretary

Tenure: 8 mosResigned: 19 Mar 2001

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Jan-Hendrik Markus Mohr	Director	15 Mar 2016	18 Sept 2024	8 yrs 6 mos	German
Conrad Christian Bona	Director	6 Oct 2015	18 Sept 2024	8 yrs 11 mos	Canadian
Peter Robert Gunning	Director	6 Jun 2001	18 May 2022	20 yrs 11 mos	British
Alan Quine Roberts	Director	3 Jul 2000	26 Jun 2018	17 yrs 11 mos	British
Pavel Begun	Director	26 Nov 2012	28 Jul 2017	4 yrs 8 mos	Canadian
Leslie Alan Wheatley	Director	5 Sept 2000	15 Aug 2016	15 yrs 11 mos	British
Anthony Rafferty	Director	3 Jul 2000	6 Oct 2015	15 yrs 3 mos	British
Dr Christian Helmut Deckart	Director	22 Jun 2012	19 Jul 2013	1 yrs 1 mos	German
Hans Scheffer	Director	5 Nov 2010	10 Aug 2012	1 yrs 9 mos	Dutch
Reginald George Hardie	Director	7 Jul 2000	20 Jul 2012	12 yrs	British
Peter Fergusson Clark	Secretary	3 Jul 2000	19 Mar 2001	8 mos	British

Board of Directors (9)

Matthias Siegfried Riechert

Chairman

3 yrs 10 mosAge: 53German

Gavin Graham Cockerill

CEO

8 yrs 7 mosAge: 47British

Iain Stewart Brown

CFO

6 yrs 7 mosAge: 39British

Simon Gregory Barrell

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

8 yrs 2 mosAge: 67British

Bradley Leonard Ormsby

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 50British

Marc Kay Maurer

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 50Swiss

Richard Lightfoot

Director & Company Secretary

–

Richard Alan Lightfoot

Secretary

10 yrs 10 mos

Richard Alan Lightfoot

Director

8 yrs 7 mosAge: 54British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
MS Matthias Siegfried Riechert	Chairman	31 Oct 2022	3 yrs 10 mos	German
Gavin Graham Cockerill	CEO	23 Jan 2018	8 yrs 7 mos	British
IS Iain Stewart Brown	CFO	9 Jan 2020	6 yrs 7 mos	British
SG Simon Gregory Barrell	Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	25 Jun 2018	8 yrs 2 mos	British
BL Bradley Leonard Ormsby	Non-Executive Director	18 Sept 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	British
MK Marc Kay Maurer	Non-Executive Director	18 Sept 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	Swiss
RL Richard Lightfoot	Director & Company Secretary	–	–	–
RA Richard Alan Lightfoot	Secretary	6 Oct 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	–
RA Richard Alan Lightfoot	Director	23 Jan 2018	8 yrs 7 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Total
Executive directors	Executive Director	£543,000	£19,000	£562,000
Non-executive directors	Non-Executive Director	£87,000	–	£87,000

Prior year comparison (2 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Pension	Total
Executive directors	Executive Director	£452,000	£13,000	£465,000
Non-executive directors	Non-Executive Director	£84,000	£1,000	£85,000

Former Directors (11)

Jan-Hendrik Markus Mohr

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 18 Sept 2024

Conrad Christian Bona

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Sept 2024

Peter Robert Gunning

Director

Tenure: 20 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 May 2022

Alan Quine Roberts

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 11 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2018

Pavel Begun

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 28 Jul 2017

Leslie Alan Wheatley

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 11 mosResigned: 15 Aug 2016

Anthony Rafferty

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 3 mosResigned: 6 Oct 2015

Dr Christian Helmut Deckart

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 1 mosResigned: 19 Jul 2013

Hans Scheffer

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 9 mosResigned: 10 Aug 2012

Reginald George Hardie

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 20 Jul 2012

Peter Fergusson Clark

Secretary

Tenure: 8 mosResigned: 19 Mar 2001

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Jan-Hendrik Markus Mohr	Director	15 Mar 2016	18 Sept 2024	8 yrs 6 mos	German
Conrad Christian Bona	Director	6 Oct 2015	18 Sept 2024	8 yrs 11 mos	Canadian
Peter Robert Gunning	Director	6 Jun 2001	18 May 2022	20 yrs 11 mos	British
Alan Quine Roberts	Director	3 Jul 2000	26 Jun 2018	17 yrs 11 mos	British
Pavel Begun	Director	26 Nov 2012	28 Jul 2017	4 yrs 8 mos	Canadian
Leslie Alan Wheatley	Director	5 Sept 2000	15 Aug 2016	15 yrs 11 mos	British
Anthony Rafferty	Director	3 Jul 2000	6 Oct 2015	15 yrs 3 mos	British
Dr Christian Helmut Deckart	Director	22 Jun 2012	19 Jul 2013	1 yrs 1 mos	German
Hans Scheffer	Director	5 Nov 2010	10 Aug 2012	1 yrs 9 mos	Dutch
Reginald George Hardie	Director	7 Jul 2000	20 Jul 2012	12 yrs	British
Peter Fergusson Clark	Secretary	3 Jul 2000	19 Mar 2001	8 mos	British