JUST EAT Plc
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John Hughes CBE
Chairman
Appointed as a director of the Company in December 2011, Mr. Hughes has more than thirty years’ experience leading complex, high technology businesses operating at a global level. This has included senior executive positions at Thales Group (where he was latterly Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for an organisation with over 25,000 people), Lucent Technologies (where his responsibilities included being President of its worldwide Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) businesses), and Hewlett Packard. Mr. Hughes currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Sepura plc, Spectris plc, and Telecity plc; he also serves as a Non-Executive Director at CSG Systems International Inc. Mr. Hughes holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University of Hertfordshire (formerly Hatfield Polytechnic). He was awarded the CBE for services to international telecommunications in the Queen’s 2011 New Year Honours List. Mr. Hughes is Chairman of nomination committee of the company.
David Buttress
Group CEO
Appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2013, David Buttress joined JUST EAT in January 2006 to launch the UK business. David started his career in FMCG with Coca-Cola Enterprises at the start of 1998. During his time at Coca-Cola he had a variety of senior sales roles before moving into the internet world with JUST EAT. David won Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014 at the Investor Allstars Awards following the years most successful IPO and as CEO of JUST EAT, named one of Britain\'s most influential people by the illustrious Debrett\'s 500 2015. Mr. Buttress holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Law & Business from Middlesex University Business School.
Mike Wroe
Group CFO
Appointed a director of the Company in 2013, Mr. Wroe joined JUST EAT in late 2008 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining JUST EAT, he was Chief Financial Officer at telecommunications software business Nexagent. Prior to joining Nexagent, he was Chief Financial Officer of RIFD which went public in 2001. Mr. Wroe now has over 20 years’ commercial experience having qualified as a chartered accountant in 1993 with Deloitte. Mr. Wroe holds a Joint Honours Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Management Studies from The University of Nottingham.
Mike Risman
Managing Partner and Founder of Vitruvian
Mr. Risman was appointed as a director of the Company in March 2014. Mr. Risman also acted as the primary representative of the former corporate director of the Company, Vitruvian Directors 1 Limited, from April 2012 to March 2014. Mr. Risman is a Managing Partner at Vitruvian and one of the founders of the firm. Mr. Risman’s eighteen year track record in private equity includes numerous transactions in Europe and the US. At Vitruvian, Mr. Risman focuses on leading technology and technology-influenced investments including those driven by the internet. He is currently Chairman of the board for Flexpay (Linnealex AB), Snow Software (Iglu Intressenter AB) and Unicom (Etihad Topco Limited) and also serves as a director on the board of Inenco (Energy Services TopCo Limited) for the Vitruvian funds. Prior to founding Vitruvian in 2005, Mr. Risman was a Global Equity Partner at Apax Partners and led the technology team in Europe. Mr. Risman holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Masters (MA) in Electrical Engineering and Management from Cambridge University.
Ben Holmes
Partner at Index Ventures
Ben Holmes is a partner at Index Venture Management LLPs and is based in the London office. Ben joined Index Ventures in 2002, having worked previously as an investment manager at NewMedia Spark and as a consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants. He holds a Masters in Engineering Economics and Management from Oxford University. At Index Ventures, Ben focuses on commerce and consumer investments and played a key role in building up the portfolio of games investments.
Frederic Coorevits
SM Trust
Appointed a director of the Company in July 2009, Mr. Coorevits is an advisor for SM Trust for which he has been working for more than 10 years. He manages SM Trust’s portfolio of investments which focus on the areas of e-commerce and cloud computing. Prior to this, Mr. Coorevits worked as finance director for i-spire plc and as senior manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers transaction services in London. Mr. Coorevits holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in Organic Chemistry from Louvain (Belgium). Mr. Coorevits is a member of audit committee of the company.
Andrew Griffith
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed a director of the Company in March 2014, Mr. Griffith accepted the role of senior Independent Non-Executive Director. Mr. Griffith has served as Chief Financial Officer of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (“BSkyB”) since April 2008 and, since 2012, has in addition had executive responsibility for BSkyB’s commercial businesses, including advertising, data services and broadcasting to licensed premises. Mr. Griffith joined BSkyB in 1999 from Rothschild, the investment banking organisation, where he provided financial and strategic advice to corporate clients in the technology, media and telecommunications sector. Mr. Griffith is a member of the 100 Group of Finance Directors and he serves on the Advisory Board of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation and a number of BSkyB associate companies including Tour Racing Limited, the holding company of the Team Sky professional cycling team. Mr. Griffith is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Law from The University of Nottingham. Mr. Griffith is Chairman of audit committee and member of remuneration and nomination committees of the company.
Gwyn Burr
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed a director of the Company in March 2014. Ms. Burr is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hammerson plc, where she sits on the audit and remuneration committees. She was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Sainsbury’s Bank plc in September 2006, where she currently chairs the nomination committee and is a member of the remuneration and risk committees. She is also a Non-Executive Director of the Financial Ombudsman Service Limited and Wembley National Stadium Limited. From May 2005 to March 2013, Ms. Burr was Customer Director and a member of the operating board for J Sainsbury plc, with responsibility for brand, own brand customer service, corporate communications and corporate and social responsibility. In 2010, she added human resources to her remit. Ms. Burr spent her early career at Asda, where she became Marketing Director in 1996 and subsequently progressed to roles as Customer Service Director and Financial Services Director. Between leaving Asda in 2001 and joining Sainsbury’s in 2005, she founded The Resultant Team marketing consultancy. Ms. Burr holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and History from The University of Bradford. Ms. Burr is Chair of remuneration committee and member of audit and nomination committees of the company.
Diego Oliva
Independent Non-Executive Director
Diego Oliva has extensive international experience in executive roles in the technology, digital marketing and mobile sectors, having spent six years as Regional Director at Facebook, where he built teams, business partnerships and operations in Southern, Central and Eastern Europe, the Benelux and the Middle East and Africa. Mr Oliva is currently co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Glue Home, a digital smart lock company. He has also previously held senior managerial and executive roles with Tradedoubler, between 2000 and 2008, latterly becoming Regional Director of Southern and Central Europe and the Benelux. Mr Oliva serves as Limited Partner and Advisor at Earlybird Venture Capital, White Star Capital and Wamda Capital, VC funds. He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Tec de Monterrey, Mexico, a Master of Science degree in Economics from Stockholm University and a General Management post graduate degree from Harvard Business School.