Our Board of Directors

Date of Appointment
Chairman March 2019
(Non-Executive Director since March 2016)

Experience
David has over 40 years of experience in Operations and Technology roles across multiple industries for international businesses such as Diageo, GlaxoSmithKline, Boots, Reuters, Royal Bank of Scotland and National Grid. He also has experience in the Professional Services sector where he was a management consultant at PwC. Other former non-executive appointments include CIS General Insurance Limited and the Department for Work and Pensions.

External Appointments
[HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited (Non-Executive Chairman)]
Marks and Spencer Financial Services Plc (Non-Executive Chairman)
HSBC UK Bank Plc (Non-Executive Director)
Interxion Holdings SA (Non-Executive Director)
Nuffield Health (Member of the Board of Governors)

Date of Appointment
Founded FDM in 1991

Experience
Rod is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of FDM Group and has more than 35 years of experience in the technology sector. He has been instrumental in the development of the Group into an international, award-winning employer with a prestigious client base operating in multiple markets.
Rod is a strong advocate of improving diversity in the technology industry, as demonstrated by the Group’s Women in Tech, Getting Back to Business, Ex-Forces and veteran career transition initiatives. In 2019 Rod was featured in the Management Today Agents of Change Power List for the second consecutive year for his work promoting gender equality in the workplace.

External Appointments
Rod has no external appointments.

Date of Appointment
Chief Operating Officer January 2008
Joined FDM in May 1998

Experience
Sheila has over 27 years of experience in both the public and private IT sectors. She spearheads FDM’s global Women in Tech initiative and FDM’s Getting Back to Business Programme, aimed at providing opportunities for returners to work.
Sheila has been invited to advise government committees on improving the digital skills shortage and gender pay gap in the UK. Her work has been recognized by numerous awards, including most recently a Tech Champion Award at the TechWomen100 Awards 2018, Woman of the Year award at the Information Age Women in IT Awards 2018 and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Scotland Women in Technology Awards 2017.

External Appointments
techUK (Board member) (techUK is the operating name for Information Technology Telecommunications and Electronics Association)
Institute of Coding Industry Advisory Board (Chair)

Date of Appointment
Chief Commercial Officer January 2008
Joined FDM 1994

Experience
Andy joined FDM in 1994 and progressed through the Group’s sales team to become Global Sales Director in 2007 and, subsequently, Chief Commercial Officer.
Andy oversees the expansion of the Group with a focus on the sales and recruitment functions. Andy’s strategic focus is around developing new service streams in line with client demands, as well as increasing the number of applicants for the Group’s Graduate programme, which are both key areas to the success and growth of the Group. Andy also played a key role in the launch and success of the UK Ex-Forces Programme.

External Appointments
Andy has no external appointments.

Date of Appointment
Chief Financial Officer April 2011
Joined FDM 2011

Experience
Mike is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Prior to joining FDM, Mike fulfilled the roles of Group Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer in a premium listed business in the Software and Services sector. In addition, Mike has been an Independent Non-Executive Chairman and Non-Executive Director on the boards of a number of other companies. Overall Mike has more than thirty years’ experience of working within the technology sector in a range of senior financial, commercial and operational roles.

External Appointments
Mike has no external appointments.

Date of Appointment
Independent Non-Executive Director June 2014
Senior Independent Director June 2014
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee June 2014

Experience
Peter has over twenty years of experience as an investment analyst, specialising in the Software and IT Services sector. Peter joined UBS in 2000 and led its UK small and mid-cap research team. Between 2007 and 2011 he was Chief Operating Officer of UBS European Equity Research. One of his responsibilities during this period was the oversight of the graduate recruitment, training and development programmes, both for the Research business and the Equities operation as a whole. He has used his extensive experience in the financial services and technology industries in developing a strong technology-led NED portfolio.

External Appointments
Aptitude Software Group plc (formerly Microgen plc) (Senior Independent Director and Chairman of Remuneration Committee) (appointed February 2012)
Keystone Law Group plc (Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Audit Committee) (appointed October 2017)
D4T4 Solutions plc (Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Remuneration Committee) (appointed July 2018)

Date of Appointment
Independent Non-Executive Director June 2014
Chairman of the Audit Committee October 2015

Experience
Robin is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Robin brings many years of experience as a plc director, having held a variety of financial and general management roles in both Europe and North America, and has experience of financial reporting, financing, transactions and risk management.
Robin’s previous executive roles include Chief Financial Officer of Intec Telecom Systems plc, Chief Financial Officer of ITNET plc and Chief Financial Officer of JBA Holdings plc. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Phoenix IT Group plc, Fusionex International plc, EMIS Group plc and Alfa Financial Software Holdings plc.

External Appointments
Robin has no external appointments.

Date of Appointment
Independent Non-Executive Director January 2016

Experience
Michelle has more than 26 years of experience in international Telecommunications and Technology. She is currently an area Vice President for Citrix Systems after having served as the Global Director of Cloud & Hosting Services at Vodafone. Prior to Vodafone, Michelle worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development where she managed the Telecom, Media & Technology banking team. Michelle is a co-founder and board member of Women in Telecoms & Technology, a UK not-for-profit organization, and is also a global council member at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona.

External Appointments
Citrix Area Vice President North Europe (Appointed January 2017)
Women in Telecoms and Technology (WITT) Limited (Director) (Appointed May 2008)
Thunderbird School of Global Management (Director) (Appointed April 2009)
MOVE Capital (Investment Board member) (Appointed September 2017)

Date of Appointment
Independent Non-Executive Director November 2019

Experience
Jacqueline is a highly-regarded leader in technology in the UK, with a strong reputation as a champion of women the sector. She has been the president of technology trade association techUK since July 2015 where she has developed and supported a manifesto for skills and diversity in the technology industry. She is also the co-chair of the Governance Board of the Institute of Coding.

Prior to this, Jacqueline held senior executive roles at major tech companies including Sage Group, Citrix Systems, CA Technologies, Novell and McAfee International. She was previously a non-executive director at AO World plc and Home Retail Group plc. In 2018 Jacqueline was awarded CBE for Services to International Trade in Technology.

Jacqueline is the Board’s designated Non-Executive Director to engage with the Group’s workforce on behalf of the Board and to enable employees to share ideas and concerns with senior management and the Board.

External Appointments
Costain Group plc (Non-Executive Director) (Appointed November 2017)
Rightmove plc (Senior Independent Director) (Appointed December 2016)