Board of Directors
Martin Morgan
Executive Chairman
Appointment to the Board: May 2018
Committee membership: Audit Committee and Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee
Martin Morgan has over 30 years of media and B2B experience, having spent a large proportion of his career at Daily Mail and General Trust Plc ("DMGT"). Martin was Chief Executive of DMG Information from 1989 until 2008, when he took up the role of Chief Executive from 2008 to 2016 leading DMGT's successful transformation from print to digital and expanding the business internationally. Prior to that, he held a number of senior positions at RELX Plc from 1975 to 1989. Martin is currently Chairman of Signal Media Limited and a Non-Executive Director at City of London Investment Trust, a position he has held since 2012, and was a director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc between 2008-2016. Martin joined the Wilmington Board on 1st May 2018. Martin is acting as Executive Chairman from 13 February 2019 until a new Chief Executive Officer is appointed.
Richard Amos
Chief Financial Officer
Appointment to the Board: March 2018
Committee membership: None
Richard Amos joined Wilmington on 1 March 2018 and became Chief Financial Officer on 1 April 2018. Richard joins from Plant Impact plc, an AIM-listed agricultural technology business where he was CFO and Company Secretary from May 2016 to December 2017. Prior to that he was Group Finance Director of Anite plc, a main market listed technology group, from November 2009 until its sale in August 2015. Over the last 18 years he has held similar positions at a number of public and private technology companies, including Retail Decisions plc, Agilisys Holdings Ltd and VEGA Group plc. He qualified as a chartered accountant at EY in 1991 and holds an MA in Management Studies and Engineering from Cambridge University.
Derek Carter
Non-Executive Director
Appointment to the Board: December 2011
Committee membership: Audit Committee, Nomination Committee (Chairman) and Remuneration Committee
Derek Carter was previously Chief Executive of Emap Communications for 11 years, where he led Emap’s growth into a market leading mixed media business built on powerful information, events and magazine brands and its subsequent sale to Apax/Guardian Media Group in 2008. Derek, who was previously Chairman of DocuGroup, a leading European information business serving the construction sector, is the Senior Independent Director (‘SID’).
Paul Dollman
Non-Executive Director
Appointment to the Board: September 2015
Committee membership: Audit Committee (Chair) and Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee
Paul Dollman is a Chartered Accountant and enjoyed a successful career in finance as the Group Finance Director of John Menzies plc, a FTSE 250 company. Current roles include Non-Executive Director of Scottish Amicable, part of Prudential plc, Non-Executive Chairman of Smart Metering plc, an AIM listed company, and a Member of the Audit Committee of The National Library of Scotland. Paul joined the board on 16 September 2015 and was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee on 5 November 2015.
Nathalie Schwarz
Non-Executive Director
Appointment to the Board: December 2011
Committee membership: Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
Nathalie Schwarz was formally the Commercial and Corporate Development Director on the Board at Channel 4 Television and was Strategy and Development Director on the Board of Capital Radio plc. Nathalie qualified as a solicitor with Clifford Chance.
Daniel Barton
Appointment to the Board: April 2016
Committee membership: None
Daniel Barton qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2010, having worked at PwC in Manchester and London since 2005. He joined Wilmington in 2014 as Head of Corporate Reporting. Daniel was appointed as the Company Secretary on 29 April 2016, succeeding Linda Wake.