Auto Trader Group Plc
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Ed Williams
Chairman
Ed has been a Non-Executive Director of Auto Trader since November 2010 and Chairman since March 2014. He was founding Chief Executive of Rightmove plc, serving in that capacity from November 2000 until his retirement from the business in April 2013. Rightmove pls was floated on the London Stock Exchange in February 2006. Prior to Rightmove, Ed spent the majority of his career as a management consultant with Accenture and McKinsey & Co. Ed holds an M.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from St Anne\'s College, Oxford.
Trevor Mather
Chief Executive
Trevor joined Auto Trader as Chief Executive in June 2013. Previously, Trevor was President and CEO of ThoughtWorks, a global IT and software consulting company. Trevor joined Thoughtworks in 2001, to kick start the UK branch of the Company and then took responsibility for all international operations before becoming CEO in 2007. He helped oversee the business grow from a 300 person North American Company to a 2,200 person global business with operations in 29 cities around the world with a particular personal focus on helping businesses become truly digital. Before his time at Thoughtworks, Trevor spent almost ten years at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) focusing on e-business solutions. Trevor holds an M.Eng. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Southampton University.
Sean Glithero
Finance Director
After qualifying as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young, working within both the audit and corporate finance departments, Sean worked in the telecoms industry and for FTSE100 company BPB plc, before joining Auto Trader as Group Financial Controller in 2006. He has since held various group and divisional roles in the business, helping the business reshape through acquisitions and disposals as well as aiding the transition online through restructuring and realignment programmes. Sean was appointed Finance Director in September 2012 and has led two major re-financings and also has responsibility for customer security, legal services and procurement. Sean holds a B.A. (Hons) in Accountancy from Exeter University.
Tom Hall
Non-Executive Director
Tom was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Auto Trader in 2007. He is a Partner in Apax’s Consumer team, and its digital Practice. Since joining Apax in 1998, he has led or participated in a number of investments by funds advised by Apax, including Thomson Directories, 20 Minuten, The Stationery Office, Truvo and Zeneus Pharma. Prior to joining Apax, Tom worked at S.G. Warburg and Deutsche Bank. Tom holds an M.A. from Trinity College Cambridge.
Nick Hartman
Non-Executive Director
Nick was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Auto Trader in 2013. Nick is an Operating Executive in Apax’s operational excellence group and joined Apax in 2009. In addition to his operational support, Nick has participated in several investments for funds advised by Apax, including Auto Trader, SouFun, Trader Corporation, Dealer.com, and Answers Corporation. Prior to joining Apax, Nick held management positions at Orbitz Worldwide and Accenture, which included profit/loss responsibilities, international expansion, and consulting for Fortune 500 retail and high technology clients. Nick holds a B.Sc. from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Chip Perry
Non-Executive Director
Chip was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Auto Trader in 2014. Previously, Chip was the President and CEO of Auto Trader.com between August 1997 and April 2013. As the first employee of the Company, he designed the initial strategy for launching Autotrader.com and he was the Company’s principal strategic architect and Operating Executive for 16 years. During his time with Autotrader.com, the company grew from zero to $1.4 billion in revenues, 3,500 employees and over 20,000 dealer customers. Before joining Autotrader.com, Chip had a career as an associate with McKinsey & Company and as a Vice President of the Los Angeles Times and The Times Mirror Company. He is a Civil Engineering graduate of the University of Virginia and holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
David Keens
Non-Executive Director
David was appointed as a Non-Executive Director, and to the Audit Committee of Auto Trader on 1 May 2015. David was previously Group Finance Director of NEXT plc (1991 - 2015) and its Group Treasurer (1986 - 1991). David’s previous management experience includes nine years in the UK and overseas operations of multinational food manufacturers Nabisco (1977 - 1986) and prior to that seven years in the accountancy profession.
Jill Easterbrook
Non-Executive Director
Jill was appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board on 1 July 2015. Jill is currently a member of the Executive Committee at Tesco PLC. She joined Tesco in 2001 and has held a variety of strategic and operational leadership roles. She has run a number of multichannel businesses within Tesco including UK and ROI Clothing and the Developing Businesses division and is currently Group Business Transformation Director. Jill started her career at Marks & Spencer in buying and merchandising and also spent time as a management consultant with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.