Chris Stone - Non-Executive Chairman
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Appointment to the Board:
6 April 2017
Career experience:
Chris has held various Non-Executive Director and Chief Executive roles at listed and private equity backed technology companies. He was CEO of Northgate Information Solutions plc from 1999 to 2008, until its sale, and stayed as CEO until 2011. From 2013 to 2016, he was CEO of Radius Worldwide. Chris was also a Non-Executive Director of CSR plc, and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, from 2012 until its sale in 2015. Chris was also Chair of AIM listed CityFibre plc from January 2017 until June 2018, when it was sold to private equity buyers.
External appointments:
Chris is the Chair of Everynet BV, a privately owned Internet of Things infrastructure business, and Chair of AIM listed Idox plc. Chris is also a Non-Executive Director of Rural Broadband Solutions Plc.
Guy Ellis - Chief Executive Officer
Appointment to the Board:
30 June 2023
Career experience:
Guy Ellis is Chief Executive Officer of NCC Group plc. He joined the Group in 2021 as Director of Commercial Finance and has also served as Interim Managing Director of its Software Resilience business (Escode) and, most recently, its UK Cyber business. Guy served as NCC Group CFO from June 2023 until his appointment as CEO in October 2026.
As CFO, Guy led the financial transformation and simplification of the Group, including the sale of the Group’s Escode business. These roles have given him an understanding of commercial drivers and operations across the Group. He brings over 25 years’ experience in finance and commercial roles in the retail sector, including at Asda and Specsavers.
External appointments:
Guy does not currently have any external appointments.
Andy Beaver - Interim Chief Financial Officer
Career experience:
Andy Beaver ACA is Interim Chief Financial Officer of NCC Group plc. A highly experienced finance leader with more than 25 years' experience across listed and international businesses, he brings deep expertise in capital allocation, strategic transactions, investor engagement and business transformation.
Andy joined NCC Group in 2019 as Group Financial Controller and became Group Finance Director in 2023. He has played a central role in NCC Group's strategic repositioning, including the £309m disposal of Escode, and has extensive experience across M&A, treasury, refinancing, shareholder engagement, capital allocation decisions and value creation. Prior to NCC Group, Andy held senior finance leadership roles at TalkTalk plc and McBride plc.
Julie Chakraverty – Senior Independent Non-Executive Director (and designated Non-Executive Director for Colleague Engagement)
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Appointment to the Board:
1 January 2022
Career experience:
Julie has a wealth of PLC board experience, recently serving as a Non-Executive Director on the boards of Santander UK and Abrdn plc (formerly Standard Life Aberdeen plc, having been Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Risk and Innovation Committees for Aberdeen Asset Management plc prior to merging). She has also been Chair of the Remuneration Committee for the global insurer MS Amlin plc, a Non-Executive Director for Spirit Pub Company Limited and a Trustee for The Girls’ Day School Trust. During her executive career Julie was a board member of UBS Investment Bank where she held a number of global leadership positions and won industry awards for innovation every year from 2001–2009 for her “CreditDelta” technology product. Julie was a Director and founder of Rungway Limited, a colleague engagement platform that empowers people to seek and share advice at work, used by leading global firms.
External appointments:
Julie is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of AJ Bell plc, and also at Starling Bank Limited (where she chairs the Ethics and Sustainability Committee and is the Board's Consumer Duty Champion).
Jennifer Duvalier – Independent Non-Executive Director
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Appointment to the Board:
25 April 2018
Career experience:
Jennifer was Executive Vice President of People at ARM Holdings plc, with responsibility for all people and internal communications activity globally, from September 2013 to March 2017.
External appointments:
Jennifer is currently the Senior Independent Director of Trainline plc (where she is also a member of the audit and risk, nomination and remuneration committees) and an independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Mitie Group plc (as well as being a member of its nomination committee) (she is also the designated Non-Executive Director for colleague engagement at both companies) and of Guardian Media Group plc. She is Non-Executive Director of The Cranemere Group Ltd, a member of The Council of the Royal College of Art and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, and a senior adviser to the Cleveland Clinic London and M Squared.
Lynn Fordham - Independent Non-Executive Director
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Appointment to the Board:
1 September 2022
Career experience:
Lynn, a chartered accountant, was most recently Managing Partner of private investment firm Larchpoint Capital LLP, a position she held from 2017 to 2021. Prior to joining Larchpoint, Lynn was CEO of SVG Capital for eight years having previously served as CFO. Before that she held senior finance, risk and strategy positions at Barratt Developments, BAA, Boots, ED&F Man, BAT and Mobil Oil. She also served as a non-executive director on the board of Fuller, Smith & Turner for seven years until 2018, chairing its Audit Committee. Lynn was also a Supervisory Board Member of Varo Energy BV.
External appointments:
Lynn is currently a non-executive director and chair of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committees of Caledonia Investments plc, Dominos Pizza Group and Enfinium Limited. Lynn is also Chair of RMA-The Royal Marines Charity.
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Angela Brown - Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Angela is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) responsible for the Group’s Brand, Marketing, Communications, Government Affairs and (Industry) Analyst Relations.
She has more than 25 years of international experience in business-to-business (B2B) marketing, communications, and brand, including with PwC and Merrill Lynch, and also founded a successful marketing agency.
During 15 years at PwC, Angela held positions as Head of Marketing for the firm’s Business Recovery function, as well as leading the marketing, brand and communications team in the Middle East. Prior to PwC, she was Assistant Vice President in Merrill Lynch’s media relations and research communications function in both London and New York, and also spent time at a PR agency.
Angela is an Ambassador for the Institute of Directors (IoD) as well as a Regional Director of PM Forum, a network for marketing and business development people in the professional services sector.
Damien Childs – Chief Delivery Officer (CDO)
Damien joined NCC Group in October 2023 and is responsible for leading the Group’s global service delivery capabilities, ensuring high‑quality outcomes for clients through consistent high quality execution and operational excellence.
Damien is a senior security and operations leader with extensive experience transforming large, complex organisations and delivering strong commercial results. Known for building high‑performing, engaged teams, Damien combines strategic clarity with a people‑first leadership approach to accelerate growth and elevate security operations.
Michelle Van de Velde - Chief People Officer (CPO)
Michelle joined NCC Group in April 2024 as VP, People Partnering & Operations and was appointed CPO in August 2025. She is accountable for shaping and executing the Group’s global people and talent strategy, ensuring that talent, capability, and culture are aligned to drive our broader business strategy and transformation.
Michelle is a seasoned HR executive with extensive experience leading complex transformation and change programmes across EMEA and global markets within the technology sector. Her career spans the full employee lifecycle, with a strong track record of embedding scalable people and talent strategies, fostering inclusive cultures, and delivering operational excellence. Michelle is passionate about enabling high-performing, future-fit organisations through strategic talent leadership.
Peter Vorley - Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Peter joined NCC Group in 2025 as CCO of our Cyber business and is responsible for driving the commercial success and strategic growth of the company across its target markets.
An experienced sales and transformation leader in the cyber and tech space - including DELL Technologies, CISCO, CSC and IBM - Peter has amassed extensive international and deep vertical experience through executive sales leadership along with time spent leading consulting, service delivery and operations teams.
With a client focused approach and track record of nurturing and developing high performing teams, Peter has considerable experience in helping guide large organisations through digital transformation and business improvement programmes.