Our leadership

Key areas of expertise:

Avril has more than 25 years’ experience in leading businesses in the automotive industry in a number of senior executive and non-executive roles and was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman in August 2019

Current external appointments:

Currently executive Chairman of Constellation Automotive Group and Chairman and Non-Executive Director of MAC Alpha Limited.

Previous experience

Previously held roles as Non-executive Chairman of Quartix plc, Non-executive Chairman of Redde plc, Executive Chairman of Stobart Group and Chief Executive Officer of Autologic Holdings plc and of Universal Salvage plc, Non-Executive Chairman of Safe Harbour Holdings plc

Joined Board

August 2019

Committee membership

• Remuneration Committee
• Nominations Committee Chairman

Key areas of expertise:

Martin was appointed to the Board as CEO in February 2020 as the former CEO of Redde plc, having been on the Board of Redde plc since 2009, after joining a subsidiary of the Group as Managing Director in 2005. Martin has over 25 years’ insurance industry and vehicle sector experience.

Current external appointments:

None.

Previous experience

Jointly founded the Rarrigini & Rosso Group in 1994, a leading independent wholesale motor fleet, property and risk management insurance business, which was later acquired by THB plc in 2003. Martin has an MBA from Durham University.

Joined Board

February 2020

Key areas of expertise:

Rachel was appointed as CFO in August 2025. She has extensive experience in senior finance roles across a range of sectors worldwide.

Current external appointments:

None.

Previous experience:

Group Deputy CFO at Pearson PLC and has held several senior finance roles across the UK and US since 2014. Prior to Pearson, Rachel held senior finance positions at Vodafone, having begun her career at EY.

Joined Board

August 2025

Key areas of expertise:

John was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in January 2019, Senior Independent Director in September 2019 and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee in May 2022 and has a wide range of experience in a number of executive roles in the consumer goods and logistics sectors and non-executive roles across a range of other industries.

Current external appointments:

Chairman of Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Service

Previous experience

John was Chairman of V Group until December 2020. Other previous non-executive roles include Non-Executive Director of Wincanton plc, Senior Independent Director and Remuneration Committee Chairman of Electrocomponents plc, Chairman of NHS Blood & Transplant, Chairman of Marken Logistics and Chairman of In Kind Direct, a Prince’s charity. Chief Executive Officer of Ceva Logistics Ltd between 2007 and 2012. Before that, John worked for Exel plc/DHL where he led the EMEA logistics business and, prior to that, held a number of senior global supply chain appointments with Procter & Gamble.

Joined Board

January 2019

Committee membership

• Audit Committee
• Remuneration Committee Chairman
• Nominations Committee

Key areas of expertise:

Mark was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee in September 2019; since the Merger he has chaired the Audit Committee. Mark qualified as a chartered accountant in South Africa and has more than 20 years’ public company experience including, investment management, international accounting, corporate finance and banking transactions, as well as sitting on a number of public company boards.

Current external appointments:

Currently a Non-executive Director of Logistics Development Group plc, EPP Holdings Limited and a Director of Trevose Estates Limited.

Previous experience

More than 20 years’ public company experience working predominantly for GPG (UK) Holdings plc, the UK investment arm of Guinness Peat Group plc, where he managed a significant proportion of group investments.

Joined Board

September 2019

Committee membership

• Audit Committee Chairman
• Remuneration Committee
• Nominations Committee

Key areas of expertise:

Bindi was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in May 2022. Bindi brings deep experience in technology and innovation having held senior board, investment and advisory roles across the technology ecosystem in Europe.

Current external appointments:

Currently a Non-Executive Director for Telecomms plc, a Venture Partner at Molten Ventures Plc, which is a European Technology Venture Capital Fund. Bindi is also an advisory board member of CognitionX, Humanity Health and Wrisk Ltd and a World Economic Forum member for the Digital Leaders of Europe. Bindi also serves on the University of East London Board of Governors, where she is also Chair of the Ethics Advisory Committee.

Previous experience

Bindi has previously held a variety of senior technology roles, including as a Digital Advisory Board member at The Very Group and Centrica, as well as senior roles at Silicon Valley Bank, Microsoft Ventures and PwC.

Joined Board

May 2022

Committee membership

• Audit Committee
• Remuneration Committee
• Nominations Committee

Key areas of expertise:

Mark was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in February 2020. Mark had previously joined the Board of Redde plc as Non-Executive Director in March 2009, chairing the Remuneration Committee for a large part of his tenure. He brings extensive sector management and commercial experience, having spent six years as CEO of Avis Europe plc.

Current external appointments:

Adviser to CVC Capital Partners, as well as Chairman of the Warwickshire CCC Board and Non-Executive Director of European Professional Club Rugby

Previous experience

Prior to Avis, Mark was Group Managing Director of Thomas Cook’s global travel and foreign exchange business and before that spent seven years with Midland Bank International in corporate finance and international operations. He was CEO of Premiership Rugby until July 2019. Previously held non-executive directorships with HMV Group plc, Umbro plc and Horserace Totalisator Board (Tote).

Joined Board

February 2020

Key areas of expertise:

Nicola was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in November 2022. Nicola is a well-known figure in the employment law world with significant experience advising public companies and other clients on people issues and governance, and on their strategic initiatives such as those relating to diversity and workplace culture.

Current external appointments:

A partner in the London office of Linklaters LLP, a Non-Executive Director at Nxera Pharma, Senior Independent Director at Kent Football Association and a Governor at Royal Russell School.

Previous Experience

Nicola headed up the global employment and incentives practice of Linklaters LLP from 2014 until 2021 and has also sat on Linklaters LLP’s Remuneration Committee and London Executive Committee. Nicola is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and is a CEDR accredited mediator.

Joined Board

November 2022

Committee membership

• Audit Committee
• Remuneration Committee
• Nominations Committee