New non-executive directors for board
Two new non-executive directors, Rachel Osborne and Ian Playford, have been appointed to the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Board by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice.
Rachel is finance and strategy director at John Lewis Partnership. She has previously held a number of senior strategic and finance roles at Kingfisher Plc and PepsiCo. She brings with her a wealth of expertise in finance control, risk management, developing performance and commercial strategies, as well as delivering major IT transformational programmes.
Ian’s most recent role was group property director of Kingfisher Plc overseeing the strategy, management and investment of group capital across Europe, Russia and China. He has previously held senior executive roles at Parkridge Holdings and Aviva and has worked across all sectors and disciplines in real estate business throughout Europe and Asia.
Commenting on the appointment, Robert Ayling, Board chair, says: “I warmly welcome Rachel Osborne and Ian Playford to the Board of HMCTS and look forward to working with them. The planned reforms to the service and the work of the Board itself will greatly benefit from their commercial and management experiences.”
