Chartered accountant Rachel Addison has joined the Wates Group Board as a non-executive director, the only woman on the Board
A chartered accountant with nearly 30 years of experience in finance and operations, Rachel Addison will chair the Group’s Audit Committee, overseeing financial reporting, processes, and regulatory compliance.
She joins the 10 male executives on the board, as well as the ten men and one woman on the executive committee in Wates’ c-suite.
Other recent appointments at Wates include Eoghan O’Lionaird as chief executive and Martin Ballard as head of environment.
Rachel has already held executive roles in multiple other companies
Currently a non-executive director of Marlowe plc, Watkin Jones plc, Gamma Communications plc, and Florida-based Mango Publishing Group, Rachel has extensive experience in senior roles.
A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Rachel has held senior financial, operational and board level roles throughout her career.
She was chief financial ifficer at both Future plc and TI Media Limited; managing director for Reach Regionals; was both CFO and chief operating officer for Local World Limited and Northcliffe Media Limited and head of risk management at Boots the Chemist.
“Delighted” to join a family business with “real ambition” on sustainability
Wates Group chairman, Tim Wates, said: “We’re very pleased to welcome Rachel to the Wates Group Board and I am looking forward to working with her. She has a wealth of experience that will be invaluable to the Board and the wider business, as we pursue our bright and ambitious plans for our Group.”
Rachel Addison said: “I am delighted to be joining a family company so intent on delivering quality and innovative projects for its customers, with people passionate about making this possible. I am inspired by what I have learned about the family’s commitment to their employees, their charitable initiatives, and their real ambition to be an industry leader in environment protection.”
