Roger Devlin

Chairman (62)

Date of appointment 1 June 2018

Committee membership
Chairman of the Nomination Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee.
Trustee of the Persimmon Charitable Foundation.

Experience and external appointments
Roger Devlin was independent on appointment and has extensive business, leadership and governance experience, having held executive and non-executive roles in a variety of sectors such as corporate finance, gaming, leisure, pubs & brewing, sport and transport.

Roger is an experienced Chairman and is currently the Chairman of William Hill PLC. Roger’s previous appointments include Chairman of Marston’s PLC and Senior Independent Director at the Football Association.

Skills and contribution
Roger’s wealth of experience gives him a strong understanding of corporate governance, shareholder and stakeholder views, banking and finance, customer propositions and leadership.

Roger’s expertise and personal qualities enable him to effectively lead the Board and drive change within the business. Roger makes a valuable contribution towards the development and execution of the Group’s strategy and
ensures that the Board functions effectively by facilitating open and productive debate, providing constructive challenge and by demonstrating objective judgement.

Dave Jenkinson

Group Chief Executive (52)

Date of appointment 13 December 2013

Committee membership
Chairman of the Risk Committee.
Trustee of the Persimmon Charitable Foundation.

Experience and external appointments
Dave Jenkinson joined the Group in 1997 and became the Managing Director of the North East operating business in 2005. He was promoted to Regional Managing Director in 2007, North Division Chief Executive in 2013 and Group Managing Director in 2017. He was appointed Group Chief Executive on 26 February 2019.

Skills and contribution
Dave plays a key role in the development and execution of the Group’s strategy. Dave has extensive housebuilding experience and, as a qualified town planner, has particular strengths in land buying and development. Having spent over 20 years at Persimmon, Dave is an expert in the operations of the Group and has an excellent understanding of the Group’s customers and stakeholders. Dave’s leadership and personal qualities, combined with his industry expertise, enable him to drive positive change within the business.

Mike Killoran ACA

Group Finance Director (58)

Date of appointment 4 January 1999

Committee membership
Member of the Risk Committee.
Trustee of the Persimmon Charitable Foundation.

Experience and external appointments
Mike Killoran joined the Company in 1996. A chartered accountant by profession, Mike worked in manufacturing, distribution and retail sectors before joining the Group. He took over his present role in April 1999.

Skills and contribution
Mike has extensive financial and operational skills and over 20 years’ experience and knowledge of both the housebuilding industry and the Group. Mike makes a valuable contribution towards the long term success of the Group; his expert knowledge of our cyclical industry is important to the Group’s risk management and key to the development and execution of our strategy.

Nigel Mills

Senior Independent Director (64)

Date of appointment 4 April 2016

Committee membership
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Experience
Nigel Mills is the Senior Independent Director at John Wood Group Plc and was previously a Senior Advisor at Citigroup Global Markets. Nigel was Chairman of Corporate Broking at Citi between 2005-2015 and Chief Executive at Hoare Govett between 1995-2005. He has extensive experience in advising some of the UK’s largest companies. Nigel is also a director of The Queen’s Club.

Skills and contribution
Nigel has sound commercial judgement drawing on a 30-year career advising quoted companies. He has broad experience of financial markets, strategy, risk, shareholder attitudes and corporate governance which enable him to provide sound advice to the Board. Between February 2018 and May 2018 Nigel served as Acting Chairman and led the process which resulted in the appointment of the current Chairman, Roger Devlin.

Rachel Kentleton

Independent Non-Executive Director (51)

Date of appointment 24 June 2015

Committee membership
Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Risk, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Experience and external appointments
Rachel Kentleton is a qualified accountant with a breadth of business experience. Rachel was previously the Finance Director at PayPoint plc and, prior to that, was Group Director, Strategy & Implementation at easyJet. Rachel has also previously held finance roles at Unilever, NatWest, Diageo and SABMiller.

Skills and contribution
Rachel has worked in various customer facing businesses and has significant knowledge of finance, strategy, organisational change, operations, technology and investor relations. Rachel’s financial experience brings particular strength to the Company’s Audit Committee, and on the robustness of the Group’s financial controls, risk management and the external audit. Rachel adds to the balance of skills and diversity of views on the Board.

Simon Litherland

Independent Non-Executive Director (55)

Date of appointment 3 April 2017

Committee membership
Member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Experience and external appointments
Simon Litherland is the Chief Executive of Britvic plc. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte and has over 25 years’ experience in finance and leadership roles within the drinks manufacturing and distribution sector. Prior to joining Britvic in 2011 Simon worked for global drinks manufacturer Diageo plc, spending 20 years managing several of the company’s international business units, ultimately becoming Managing Director of Diageo Great Britain.

Skills and contribution
Simon is an accomplished Executive with proven finance, leadership and business skills in a consumer facing industry. As a sitting Chief Executive of a FTSE 250 company Simon is well versed in the investment, stakeholder
and ESG environment in which large companies operate. Given his extensive experience in a consumer facing sector, Simon has a strong customer-focus, with expertise in brand building, marketing and strategy. As the leader of a large organisation Simon also brings to the Board a strong practical understanding of organisational purpose, culture and employee engagement. Overall, Simon’s background and skills enable him to make a valuable contribution to the Board’s decision-making and the development of the Group’s customer-focused strategy.

Joanna Place

Independent Non-Executive Director (57)

Date of appointment 1 April 2020

Committee membership
Joanna is Chairman of the Corporate Responsibility Committee and is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
Trustee of the Persimmon Charitable Foundation.

Experience and external appointments
Since 2017 Joanna Place has been the Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of England with responsibility for the day to day management of the Bank including finance, technology, information and physical security, human resources, property, and procurement.

Skills and contribution
Jo has over 30 years of experience at the Bank of England, including leading teams in banking, statistics and regulation. Before her appointment as COO Jo was the Bank’s HR Director for three years.

Annemarie Durbin

Independent Non-Executive Director (56)

Date of appointment 1 July 2020

Committee membership
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Nomination Committee.

Experience and external appointments
Annemarie has 30 years broad-based, retail, commercial, corporate and institutional banking experience across Asia, Africa & the Middle East and is an experienced coach and mentor. She spent 20 years at Standard Chartered, the FTSE 100 international bank, in a variety of executive roles across the UK and Asia, culminating in membership of the Group Executive Committee. She has subsequently become a highly experienced Board Chair, Independent Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair.

Annemarie is a Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of W H Smith PLC and Santander UK plc, and is Non-Executive Board Chair of Merryck & Co, a leading coaching and mentoring group. She was previously a Non-Executive Director of Ladbrokes Coral Plc.

Skills and contribution
Annemarie is a highly experienced international business executive, with a strong background in corporate governance and human resources. Her experience and knowledge will be invaluable to Persimmon as we continue to implement our programme of business improvement.

Marion Sears

The following information is provided in accordance with section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006:

On 30 June 2020 Marion Sears retired from the Board. Marion received her fee up to and including her leave date. Marion will receive no further remuneration from the Company.

Full details of Marion's remuneration will be disclosed in the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ending 31 December 2020.