Victrex PLC (VCT) Board of Directors | TickerDr Vivienne Cox
Chair
4 yrs 10 mosAge: 67British
James Mathew Routh
Chief Executive Officer
9 mosAge: 53British
IM
Ian Melling
Chief Financial Officer
–
AN
Andrew Ng
Chief Commercial Officer
–
DD
Daniel Diffenderfer
Managing Director, Medical
–
MK
Michael Koch
Managing Director, Sustainable Solutions
–
Janet Elizabeth Ashdown
Non-Executive Director
8 yrs 8 mosAge: 67British
Brendan Connolly
Non-Executive Director
8 yrs 8 mosAge: 70British
Dr Ros Catherine Rivaz
Non-Executive Director
6 yrs 5 mosAge: 71British
Urmi Prasad Richardson
Non-Executive Director
2 yrs 5 mosAge: 54American
Non-Executive Director
7 mosAge: 66British
Maria Antoniou
Non-Executive Director
1 mosAge: 61British
AH
Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Affairs & ESG
–
KT
Kerry Thornton
Secretary
2 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Chair | – | – | – |
| Chair | 1 Dec 2021 | 4 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Chief Executive Officer | 1 Jan 2026 | 9 mos | British |
|
Ian Clifford Melling
Director
Tenure: 4 yrsResigned: 31 Jul 2026
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Tenure: 5 yrsResigned: 31 Jul 2026
David Thomas
Non-executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrsResigned: 15 May 2026
Jakob Oskar Sigurdsson
Executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 4 mosResigned: 6 Feb 2026
Dr Vivienne Cox
Chair
4 yrs 10 mosAge: 67British
James Mathew Routh
Chief Executive Officer
9 mosAge: 53British
IM
Ian Melling
Chief Financial Officer
–
AN
Andrew Ng
Chief Commercial Officer
–
DD
Daniel Diffenderfer
Managing Director, Medical
–
MK
Michael Koch
Managing Director, Sustainable Solutions
–
Janet Elizabeth Ashdown
Non-Executive Director
8 yrs 8 mosAge: 67British
Brendan Connolly
Non-Executive Director
8 yrs 8 mosAge: 70British
Dr Ros Catherine Rivaz
Non-Executive Director
6 yrs 5 mosAge: 71British
Urmi Prasad Richardson
Non-Executive Director
2 yrs 5 mosAge: 54American
Non-Executive Director
7 mosAge: 66British
Maria Antoniou
Non-Executive Director
1 mosAge: 61British
AH
Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Affairs & ESG
–
KT
Kerry Thornton
Secretary
2 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Chair | – | – | – |
| Chair | 1 Dec 2021 | 4 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Chief Executive Officer | 1 Jan 2026 | 9 mos | British |
|
Ian Clifford Melling
Director
Tenure: 4 yrsResigned: 31 Jul 2026
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Tenure: 5 yrsResigned: 31 Jul 2026
David Thomas
Non-executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrsResigned: 15 May 2026
Jakob Oskar Sigurdsson
Executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 4 mosResigned: 6 Feb 2026
Ian Melling
| Chief Operating Officer | – | – | – |
| Chief Commercial Officer | – | – | – |
| Managing Director, Medical | – | – | – |
| Managing Director, Sustainable Solutions | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | 9 Feb 2018 | 8 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 9 Feb 2018 | 8 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 May 2020 | 6 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 May 2024 | 2 yrs 5 mos | American |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Mar 2026 | 7 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Sept 2026 | 1 mos | British |
| Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Affairs & ESG | – | – | – |
| Secretary | 1 Aug 2026 | 2 mos | – |
Jane Elizabeth Toogood
Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Feb 2025
Martin Lindsay Court
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2023
Richard James Armitage
Executive Director
Tenure: 4 yrsResigned: 27 May 2022
Lawrence Craig Pentz
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 13 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 Feb 2022
Tenure: 3 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 Jul 2021
Dr Pamela Josephine Kirby
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 6 Feb 2020
Timothy John Cooper
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 11 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2019
Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 11 May 2018
Group Finance Director Louisa Sachiko Burdett
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2018
Patrick Jean-Marie De Smedt
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 7 mosResigned: 9 Feb 2018
David Richard Hummel
Director
Tenure: 24 yrs 10 mosResigned: 9 Feb 2018
Andrew James Harrower Dougal
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 6 Feb 2018
Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jan 2016
Suzana Koncarevic
Secretary
Tenure: 3 yrs 7 mosResigned: 1 Nov 2015
Giles Francis Kerr
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2015
Anita Margaret Frew
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 14 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2014
Andrew Stephen Barrow
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 1 Feb 2014
Gary Michael Hulme
Secretary
Tenure: 3 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2012
Peter Edward Bream
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 6 Oct 2011
Michael William Peacock
Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 8 mosResigned: 7 Oct 2010
Dr Timothy John Walker
Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 9 mosResigned: 10 Feb 2010
Jonathan Giles Ashley Aziz
Director
Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 30 Sept 2009
Tenure: 6 yrs 6 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2009
Peter Thomas Warry
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2008
Charles Edward Irving Swift
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 6 Jun 2006
Paul Jeremy Charles Syms
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 10 Jun 2002
Richard William Heley
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 2 mosResigned: 11 Jun 2001
Peter Joseph Harper
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 10 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2000
David Frank Tilston
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Feb 2000
Tenure: 6 yrs 1 mosResigned: 28 May 1999
Dr Peter John Rowley
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 26 Jan 1999
Howard Alan Butterworth
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 15 Jan 1997
Jonathan Charles Carter-Meggs
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 1 mosResigned: 19 Oct 1995
Poh Lim Lai
Nominee Director
Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 16 Apr 1993
Anne Rosalind Bateson
Nominee Secretary
Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 16 Apr 1993
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Ian Clifford Melling | Director | 4 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2026 | 4 yrs | British |
| Jane Brisley | General Counsel & Company Secretary | 1 Jul 2021 | 31 Jul 2026 | 5 yrs | – |
| David Thomas | Non-executive Director | 14 May 2018 | 15 May 2026 | 8 yrs | British |
| Jakob Oskar Sigurdsson | Executive Director | 1 Oct 2017 | 6 Feb 2026 | 8 yrs 4 mos | Icelandic |
| Jane Elizabeth Toogood | Non-Executive Director | 1 Sept 2015 |
Ian Melling
| Chief Operating Officer | – | – | – |
| Chief Commercial Officer | – | – | – |
| Managing Director, Medical | – | – | – |
| Managing Director, Sustainable Solutions | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | 9 Feb 2018 | 8 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 9 Feb 2018 | 8 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 May 2020 | 6 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 May 2024 | 2 yrs 5 mos | American |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Mar 2026 | 7 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Sept 2026 | 1 mos | British |
| Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Affairs & ESG | – | – | – |
| Secretary | 1 Aug 2026 | 2 mos | – |
Jane Elizabeth Toogood
Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Feb 2025
Martin Lindsay Court
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2023
Richard James Armitage
Executive Director
Tenure: 4 yrsResigned: 27 May 2022
Lawrence Craig Pentz
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 13 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 Feb 2022
Tenure: 3 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 Jul 2021
Dr Pamela Josephine Kirby
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 6 Feb 2020
Timothy John Cooper
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 11 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2019
Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 11 May 2018
Group Finance Director Louisa Sachiko Burdett
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2018
Patrick Jean-Marie De Smedt
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 7 mosResigned: 9 Feb 2018
David Richard Hummel
Director
Tenure: 24 yrs 10 mosResigned: 9 Feb 2018
Andrew James Harrower Dougal
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 6 Feb 2018
Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jan 2016
Suzana Koncarevic
Secretary
Tenure: 3 yrs 7 mosResigned: 1 Nov 2015
Giles Francis Kerr
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2015
Anita Margaret Frew
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 14 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2014
Andrew Stephen Barrow
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 1 Feb 2014
Gary Michael Hulme
Secretary
Tenure: 3 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2012
Peter Edward Bream
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 6 Oct 2011
Michael William Peacock
Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 8 mosResigned: 7 Oct 2010
Dr Timothy John Walker
Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 9 mosResigned: 10 Feb 2010
Jonathan Giles Ashley Aziz
Director
Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 30 Sept 2009
Tenure: 6 yrs 6 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2009
Peter Thomas Warry
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 8 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2008
Charles Edward Irving Swift
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 6 Jun 2006
Paul Jeremy Charles Syms
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 10 Jun 2002
Richard William Heley
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 2 mosResigned: 11 Jun 2001
Peter Joseph Harper
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 10 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2000
David Frank Tilston
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Feb 2000
Tenure: 6 yrs 1 mosResigned: 28 May 1999
Dr Peter John Rowley
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 26 Jan 1999
Howard Alan Butterworth
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 15 Jan 1997
Jonathan Charles Carter-Meggs
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 1 mosResigned: 19 Oct 1995
Poh Lim Lai
Nominee Director
Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 16 Apr 1993
Anne Rosalind Bateson
Nominee Secretary
Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 16 Apr 1993
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Ian Clifford Melling | Director | 4 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2026 | 4 yrs | British |
| Jane Brisley | General Counsel & Company Secretary | 1 Jul 2021 | 31 Jul 2026 | 5 yrs | – |
| David Thomas | Non-executive Director | 14 May 2018 | 15 May 2026 | 8 yrs | British |
| Jakob Oskar Sigurdsson | Executive Director | 1 Oct 2017 | 6 Feb 2026 | 8 yrs 4 mos | Icelandic |
| Jane Elizabeth Toogood | Non-Executive Director | 1 Sept 2015 |
| Martin Lindsay Court | Non-Executive Director | 1 Apr 2015 | 30 Sept 2023 | 8 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Richard James Armitage | Executive Director | 1 May 2018 | 27 May 2022 | 4 yrs | British |
| Lawrence Craig Pentz | Non-Executive Director | 28 Jul 2008 | 11 Feb 2022 | 13 yrs 7 mos | American |
| Louise Waldek | Secretary | 11 May 2018 | 1 Jul 2021 | 3 yrs 2 mos | – |
| Dr Pamela Josephine Kirby | Non-Executive Director | 9 Feb 2011 | 6 Feb 2020 | 9 yrs | English |
| Timothy John Cooper | Non-Executive Director | 4 Oct 2012 | 30 Sept 2019 | 6 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Brett Gladden | Secretary | 11 Jan 2016 | 11 May 2018 | 2 yrs 4 mos | – |
| Group Finance Director Louisa Sachiko Burdett | Director | 1 Feb 2014 | 30 Apr 2018 | 4 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Patrick Jean-Marie De Smedt | Non-Executive Director | 28 Jul 2008 | 9 Feb 2018 | 9 yrs 7 mos | Belgian |
| David Richard Hummel | Director | 16 Apr 1993 | 9 Feb 2018 | 24 yrs 10 mos | American |
| Andrew James Harrower Dougal | Director | 1 Mar 2015 | 6 Feb 2018 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Muireann Jacobs | Secretary | 2 Nov 2015 | 11 Jan 2016 | 2 mos | – |
| Suzana Koncarevic | Secretary | 16 Apr 2012 | 1 Nov 2015 | 3 yrs 7 mos | – |
| Giles Francis Kerr | Director | 1 Aug 2006 | 30 Sept 2015 | 9 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Anita Margaret Frew | Non-Executive Director | 1 Aug 2000 | 30 Sept 2014 | 14 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Andrew Stephen Barrow | Director | 6 Oct 2011 | 1 Feb 2014 | 2 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Gary Michael Hulme | Secretary | 1 Jan 2009 | 30 Apr 2012 | 3 yrs 3 mos | English |
| Peter Edward Bream | Non-Executive Director | 8 Oct 2010 | 6 Oct 2011 | 1 yrs | British |
| Michael William Peacock | Director | 1 Feb 2000 | 7 Oct 2010 | 10 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Dr Timothy John Walker | Director | 4 May 1999 | 10 Feb 2010 | 10 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Jonathan Giles Ashley Aziz | Director | 23 Sept 2003 | 30 Sept 2009 | 6 yrs | British |
| Blair Souder | Director | 16 Sept 2002 | 31 Mar 2009 | 6 yrs 6 mos | Usa |
| Peter Thomas Warry | Director | 26 Jan 1999 | 30 Sept 2008 | 9 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Charles Edward Irving Swift | Director | 12 Feb 2002 | 6 Jun 2006 | 4 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Paul Jeremy Charles Syms | Director | 16 Apr 1993 | 10 Jun 2002 | 9 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Richard William Heley | Director | 1 Apr 1995 | 11 Jun 2001 | 6 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Peter Joseph Harper | Director | 1 May 1995 | 31 Mar 2000 | 4 yrs 10 mos | British |
| David Frank Tilston | Director | 15 Jan 1997 | 1 Feb 2000 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| John Bamford | Director | 16 Apr 1993 | 28 May 1999 | 6 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Dr Peter John Rowley | Director | 16 Apr 1993 | 26 Jan 1999 | 5 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Howard Alan Butterworth | Director | 15 Sept 1993 | 15 Jan 1997 | 3 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Jonathan Charles Carter-Meggs | Director | 30 Sept 1993 | 19 Oct 1995 | 2 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Poh Lim Lai | Nominee Director | 25 Feb 1993 | 16 Apr 1993 | 2 mos | British |
| Anne Rosalind Bateson | Nominee Secretary | 25 Feb 1993 | 16 Apr 1993 | 2 mos | British |
| Martin Lindsay Court | Non-Executive Director | 1 Apr 2015 | 30 Sept 2023 | 8 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Richard James Armitage | Executive Director | 1 May 2018 | 27 May 2022 | 4 yrs | British |
| Lawrence Craig Pentz | Non-Executive Director | 28 Jul 2008 | 11 Feb 2022 | 13 yrs 7 mos | American |
| Louise Waldek | Secretary | 11 May 2018 | 1 Jul 2021 | 3 yrs 2 mos | – |
| Dr Pamela Josephine Kirby | Non-Executive Director | 9 Feb 2011 | 6 Feb 2020 | 9 yrs | English |
| Timothy John Cooper | Non-Executive Director | 4 Oct 2012 | 30 Sept 2019 | 6 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Brett Gladden | Secretary | 11 Jan 2016 | 11 May 2018 | 2 yrs 4 mos | – |
| Group Finance Director Louisa Sachiko Burdett | Director | 1 Feb 2014 | 30 Apr 2018 | 4 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Patrick Jean-Marie De Smedt | Non-Executive Director | 28 Jul 2008 | 9 Feb 2018 | 9 yrs 7 mos | Belgian |
| David Richard Hummel | Director | 16 Apr 1993 | 9 Feb 2018 | 24 yrs 10 mos | American |
| Andrew James Harrower Dougal | Director | 1 Mar 2015 | 6 Feb 2018 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Muireann Jacobs | Secretary | 2 Nov 2015 | 11 Jan 2016 | 2 mos | – |
| Suzana Koncarevic | Secretary | 16 Apr 2012 | 1 Nov 2015 | 3 yrs 7 mos | – |
| Giles Francis Kerr | Director | 1 Aug 2006 | 30 Sept 2015 | 9 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Anita Margaret Frew | Non-Executive Director | 1 Aug 2000 | 30 Sept 2014 | 14 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Andrew Stephen Barrow | Director | 6 Oct 2011 | 1 Feb 2014 | 2 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Gary Michael Hulme | Secretary | 1 Jan 2009 | 30 Apr 2012 | 3 yrs 3 mos | English |
| Peter Edward Bream | Non-Executive Director | 8 Oct 2010 | 6 Oct 2011 | 1 yrs | British |
| Michael William Peacock | Director | 1 Feb 2000 | 7 Oct 2010 | 10 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Dr Timothy John Walker | Director | 4 May 1999 | 10 Feb 2010 | 10 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Jonathan Giles Ashley Aziz | Director | 23 Sept 2003 | 30 Sept 2009 | 6 yrs | British |
| Blair Souder | Director | 16 Sept 2002 | 31 Mar 2009 | 6 yrs 6 mos | Usa |
| Peter Thomas Warry | Director | 26 Jan 1999 | 30 Sept 2008 | 9 yrs 8 mos | British |
| Charles Edward Irving Swift | Director | 12 Feb 2002 | 6 Jun 2006 | 4 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Paul Jeremy Charles Syms | Director | 16 Apr 1993 | 10 Jun 2002 | 9 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Richard William Heley | Director | 1 Apr 1995 | 11 Jun 2001 | 6 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Peter Joseph Harper | Director | 1 May 1995 | 31 Mar 2000 | 4 yrs 10 mos | British |
| David Frank Tilston | Director | 15 Jan 1997 | 1 Feb 2000 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| John Bamford | Director | 16 Apr 1993 | 28 May 1999 | 6 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Dr Peter John Rowley | Director | 16 Apr 1993 | 26 Jan 1999 | 5 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Howard Alan Butterworth | Director | 15 Sept 1993 | 15 Jan 1997 | 3 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Jonathan Charles Carter-Meggs | Director | 30 Sept 1993 | 19 Oct 1995 | 2 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Poh Lim Lai | Nominee Director | 25 Feb 1993 | 16 Apr 1993 | 2 mos | British |
| Anne Rosalind Bateson | Nominee Secretary | 25 Feb 1993 | 16 Apr 1993 | 2 mos | British |
