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Board of Directors
As of 30 September 2022 the Board comprises the
Chairman, Andrew Brode, alongside two Executive
Directors, Ian El-Mokadem and Rod Day, and five
Non-Executive Directors, including Lara Boro,
David Clayton, Frances Earl, Julie Southern and
Gordon Stuart.
ANDREW BRODE
Chairman
Andrew was appointed to the Board of Directors on 10 April 2000.
Andrew led the management buy-in of RWS Group and is a substantial
shareholder in the Company. He is the Non-Executive Chairman
of Learning Technologies Group plc and GRC plc, both AIM listed
companies. Andrew is also a Non-Executive Director of a number of
other private companies.
IAN EL-MOKADEM
Chief Executive Officer
Ian was appointed as CEO on 25 July 2021 and to the Board of Directors
on 3 August 2021, having joined RWS as CEO Designate on 19 July 2021.
Previously Ian was CEO of V.Group, the world’s leading ship management
and marine support services business, where he oversaw a significant
digital transformation programme. Prior to that, he was CEO of Exova
Group, the global materials testing and calibration services provider,
which he steered through its IPO in 2014 and where he grew revenues
and profitability substantially, both organically and through a large
number of acquisitions. Ian’s earlier career included divisional leadership
roles at Compass Group plc and Centrica plc as well as strategy
consulting with Accenture. Ian is also a Non-Executive Director of Serco
Group plc and a Director at Roegate Consulting Limited.
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