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Board of Directors
JULIE SOUTHERN
Non-executive Chairman
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Julie joined RWS as a Non-executive Director on 27 July 2022 and
succeeded Andrew Brode as independent, Non-executive Chairman
on 2 October 2023.
She has signi昀椀cant Board experience and is currently the NonExecutive Chairman of NXP Semiconductor, and a Non-executive
Director and Chairman of the Remuneration committee at Ocado. Julie
has also previously held non-executive director positions at Rentokil
Initial, easyJet, DFS Furniture Company, Cineworld Cinemas,
Stagecoach and Gategroup.
Julie’s executive career included a number of senior 昀椀nance,
operations and marketing roles, where she has driven signi昀椀cant
growth and revenues, including at Porsche Cars, as Group
Finance Director from 1996, before she joined Virgin Atlantic
in 2000 as CFO – a role she held for 10 years before becoming
Chief Commercial O昀케cer in 2010.
IAN EL-MOKADEM
Chief Executive O昀케cer
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 signi昀椀cant 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 pro昀椀tability 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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