Jeremy Townsend

Jeremy Townsend joined the Board in October 2020 and is the chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.

Jeremy has recently retired from his position of Chief Financial Officer of Rentokil Initial PLC after ten years with the Group. He was previously Group Finance Director of Mitchells and Butlers PLC and prior to that held various senior finance positions at J Sainsbury PLC. Jeremy started his career at Ernst and Young LLP and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). He is also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of PZ Cussons PLC and is Trustee of parkrun Global.