The Board is responsible for the long-term success of the Company and for delivering sustainable shareholder value
The references below to committee memberships are as below:
A Audit Committee N Nomination Committee R Remuneration Committee E ESG Committee
Nigel Rich
Guy Gittins
Chris Hough
Nigel Rich
Appointed to the Board 1 October 2021
Skills and experience
Nigel joined Foxtons as Chair in 2021, bringing with him extensive UK and international, listed company and Board experience. Nigel is a qualified Chartered Accountant, has previously served as the Chairman of Hamptons International, and has also held numerous non-executive director positions at companies including Granada Group plc, ITV plc and Harvey Nichols Group plc.
External appointments Nigel is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Urban Logistics Reit plc and Non-Executive Director of Matheson & Co.
Committee memberships N R E Chairman of the Nomination
Guy Gittins
Appointed to the Board 5 September 2022
Skills and experience
Guy joined Foxtons as CEO in September 2022. Guy has significant sector and leadership experience. Before joining Foxtons Guy was CEO of Chestertons, the London and international residential property specialist. Guy started his early career at Foxtons, leaving in 2006 to become Sales and Marketing Director for Peter de Savary. In May 2010 he joined Savills, before moving to Chestertons in 2012, as head of their flagship Chelsea office before becoming CEO in 2018.
External appointments: None
Committee memberships: None
Chris Hough
Appointed to the Board 1 April 2022
Skills and experience
Chris joined Foxtons in May 2019 as the Group’s Director of Finance and Company Secretary. Having played a key role in the financial management of the business he was then appointed CFO in April 2022. Chris is a qualified Chartered Accountant and prior to joining Foxtons spent over 10 years at Deloitte, where he was a Director.
External appointments: None
Committee memberships: None
Rosie Shapland
Annette Andrews
Jack Callaway
Rosie Shapland
Appointed to the Board 5 February 2020
Skills and experience
Rosie is a Chartered Accountant and a former audit partner at PwC. Rosie has over 30 years of audit experience across multiple sectors within public and private companies, and has worked with numerous boards and their audit committees. She brings to Foxtons extensive knowledge of accounting and financial reporting, risk management and governance.
External appointments: Rosie is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at PayPoint plc and a Non-Executive Director of Workspace Group PLC.
Committee memberships: A N R E Chair of the Audit Committee
Annette Andrews
Appointed to the Board 1 February 2023
Skills and experience
Annette has over 30 years of HR and people experience, leading HR functions in both regulated and commercial businesses. She is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration at finnCap Group PLC, and was previously Chief People Officer at Lloyd’s of London. Annette formerly held senior HR leadership positions at Catlin Insurance, Lloyds Banking Group PLC and the Ford Motor Company. Her HR experience covers compensation regimes and leadership development.
External appointments: Annette is a Non-Executive Director and Renumeration Committee Chair at finnCap Group PLC. She is also Sole Director of Acaria Coaching & Consulting Ltd.
Committee memberships: A N R E Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Chair of the ESG Committee
Jack Callaway
Appointed to the Board 1 February 2023
Skills and experience
Jack is an experienced financial services executive with over 30 years of investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, and financing experience. He was recently a Non-Executive Director of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC and was previously Global Chairman of Barclays Telecom, Media and Technology Investment Banking business. Jack formerly held senior leadership positions at Lehman Brothers and Rothschild.
External appointments: Jack is a Board Member of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation.
Committee memberships: A N R E
Peter Rollings
Peter Rollings
Appointed to the Board 1 December 2021
Skills and experience
Peter has extensive estate agency experience having started his career at Foxtons in December 1985 and held the position of Managing Director between 1997 and 2005 where he made a significant contribution to both the growth and dynamics of the business. Peter left Foxtons in 2005 to acquire Marsh & Parsons with an Irish partner, the Sherry FitzGerald Group. During Peter’s time as CEO of Marsh & Parsons (2005 - 2016) he presided over significant expansion and value creation.
Peter previously served as a Non-Executive Director at Sherry FitzGerald, the Irish estate agency group (2017 - 2020) and has undertaken a number of consultancy roles for businesses with a tech, sales, and people focus.
Peter is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS).
External appointments: Peter is a Non-Executive Director at Viewber Limited.
Committee memberships: A N R E