David Lowden
Chairman
Appointed: January 2021 (Independent Non-Executive Director), March 2021 (Senior Independent Director), May 2022 (Chairman)
Key skills and experience: David is a highly experienced non-executive director, senior independent director and chair of UK listed companies. He was formerly Chair of PageGroup plc Huntsworth plc, Senior Independent Director at Berendsen, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at William Hill, Chair of the Audit Committee at Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc and Chief Executive of Taylor Nelson Sofres plc.
Other current appointments: Chairman of Diploma plc and Senior Independent Director of Morgan Sindall plc.
Committee memberships: ESG (Chair), Nomination (Chair)
Adolfo Hernandez
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed: 17 January 2024
Key skills and experience: Adolfo has c.30 years’ experience in the technology sector, achieving an excellent record in accelerating revenue growth driven by digital services. Prior to joining Capita, Adolfo was Vice President of Amazon Web Services' Global Telecommunications business which is focused on enabling digital transformation to the cloud for customers across the globe. Adolfo’s former positions include: CEO of SDL plc (FTSE-listed company now part of RWS Group); CEO of Acision (now part of Mavenir); and various global leadership roles at Alcatel-Lucnet, Sun Microsystems and IBM.
Adolfo holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Granada and an MBA from IED Madrid. In 2020, Adolfo was named Tech CEO of the Year at the UK Tech Awards.
Board responsibilities: Managing and developing Capita’s business to achieve the Company’s strategic objectives.
External appointments: None
Committee membership: Nomination
Pablo Andres
Chief Financial Officer
Appointed: Appointed as a Director on 15 July 2024, and as Chief Financial Officer on 9 August 2024
Key skills and experience: Before joining Capita, Pablo was Group CFO of Ventient Energy, a pan-European renewable energy company. Prior to Ventient, Pablo was Group Financial Controller of G4S plc from 2013-2020 and CFO of London Stansted Airport from 2011 to 2013. He has also held senior finance roles at BAA airports and Ferrovial Group. He trained at Arthur Andersen / Deloitte in Spain between 1996 and 2005.
Board responsibilities: Overall control and responsibility for all financial aspects of the business’s strategy.
Other current appointments: Pablo is currently a Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Chair of the Treasury Committee of the GreenSquareAccord Group.
Georgina Harvey
Senior Independent Director
Appointed: October 2019 (Independent Non-Executive Director), July 2022 (Senior Independent Director)
Key skills and experience: Georgina has significant experience across highly competitive consumer-facing markets and of delivering successful transformational change. Prior to her current roles, Georgina was Managing Director of Regionals and a member of the Executive Committee of Trinity Mirror plc from 2005 to 2012.
Georgina has previously served as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Superdry plc, McColl’s Retail Group plc, Big Yellow Group plc, and William Hill – all as Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
Other current appointments: Non-Executive Director of Britvic plc and M&C Saatchi Plc.
Committee memberships: Remuneration (Chair), ESG, Audit & Risk, Nomination
Brian McArthur-Muscroft
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: June 2022
Key skills and experience: Brian was formerly Chief Financial Officer for Qontigo, a financial intelligence and investment management business. Prior to this he was the Group Chief Financial Officer for Micro Focus International plc, a FTSE100 global infrastructure software company. Prior to this, he was CFO at Paysafe Group plc and led the business to a FTSE 250 listing on the LSE Main Market in December 2016. Before Paysafe, Brian was Group FD at Telecity Group plc. Brian was chosen as Business Week’s Finance Director of the Year in 2017 and 2013 and ICAEW’s FTSE 250 Finance Director of the Year in 2021. Also a restructuring specialist, Brian was the interim CFO on the successful turnaround of MCI Worldcom EMEA. Prior to joining Capita, Brain was a Non-Executive Director at Robert Walters plc. Brian holds a law degree and qualified as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London.
Other current appointments: Brian is the Group CFO at IQ-EQ, a Global Investor Services company operating in 25 locations worldwide.
Committee membership: Audit & Risk, Nomination, Remuneration
Nneka Abulokwe OBE
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: February 2022
Key skills and experience: Nneka has significant experience of delivering large-scale, high profile technology projects for governments and private institutions globally. She held senior and executive positions with Logica (now CGI), Atos and Sopra Steria, in a corporate career spanning more than 25 years, before founding MicroMax Consulting, where she is currently CEO. Nneka was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2019 for services to business.
Other current appointments: Non-Executive Director, Davies Group; Director of MicroMax Consulting Limited; External Member of the Audit & Risk Committee, University of Cambridge; Adviser, Cranfield School of Management Advisory Board and DoGood Africa.
Committee membership: ESG, Nomination, Remuneration
Neelam Dhawan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: March 2021
Key skills and experience: Neelam has c.40 years’ leadership experience in the IT industry, where she held senior positions in Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft , Compaq and IBM with responsibility for a wide range of areas including strategy, corporate development, software engineering and offshoring. She now advises multinationals on business and technology transformation and, until recently, was an advisor to IBM, helping them navigate through a business and talent transformation in India. Neelam recently stepped down from the Board of Skylo Technologies Inc. and as a member of Koninklijke Philips NV Supervisory Board, having served for the maximum term of 10 years.
Other current appointments: Non-Executive Board Member of ICICI Bank Limited and Yatra Online Inc. She mentors and advises young startup companies and is on the board of Capillary Technologies.
Committee memberships: Audit & Risk, Nomination, Remuneration
Jack Clarke
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: October 2024
Key skills and experience: Jack has extensive experience of contracting businesses. He was the Group Finance and Executive Director of Marshalls plc from October 2014 to April 2021. Prior to this Jack served as the Strategy Director and then CFO of AMEC (E&I) between January 2010 and September 2014. Jack is a qualified accountant, having qualified with KPMG and has a diploma in treasury management. He has a Bachelor in Economics and Management Studies (Honours) and Master of Science (Civil Engineering) from Leeds University.
Other current appointments: Jack is the Chief Financial Officer of Essentra plc, a FTSE-250 global manufacturer and provider of essential components and solutions.
Committee membership: Audit & Risk (Chair)
