R G Sexton (Independent Non-Executive Director) joined the Board in April 2021. Mr Sexton is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and was a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) from 1992 until 2018, where he was lead partner on a diverse range of FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 clients. He also held a number of senior management roles in PwC including Vice Chairman, Global Assurance from 2013 to 2018.
In January 2024, Mr Sexton became a trustee of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation where he chairs the Budget and Funding Committee and sits on the Strategy, Audit and Risk and Nomination Committees. In February 2022, Mr Sexton joined the Board of Our Future Health and sits on the Nomination and Remuneration Committees and is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. He is Chair of the AC and R&CSC and has a special focus on the Group’s activities in Essex and Suffolk.