Robin Freestone

Independent Non-Executive Director.

Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

 

Robin Freestone joined the Board in February 2021. He has held a number of executive finance roles in the industrial sector with ICI (1985-1995), Henkel Ltd (CFO 1995-2000) and Amersham International (2000-2004) as well as in publishing with Pearson (2004-2015), nine-years of which were as CFO. He has wide non-executive director experience encompassing medical devices, on-line services, and luxury fashion. Mr Freestone was Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Cable & Wireless (2015-2016). He joined the Board of Smith and Nephew plc in 2015, and was their Senior Independent Director before stepping off the Board at the end of September 2022. Having previously been Chair of the Audit Committee of MoneySupermarket.com (2015-2019), he is currently Chair of the Board and their Nomination Committee. He joined the Board of Capri Holdings Ltd (previously Michael Kors Holdings Ltd) in 2016 and is currently their Audit Committee Chair. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Mr Freestone was previously Chair of ‘The 100 Group’ which represents the CFOs of the FTSE 100. Mr Freestone holds a BA in Economics from the University of Manchester.

 

 

 

Natalie Massenet

Independent Non-Executive Director.

Member of the Remuneration Committee.

 

Natalie Massenet is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Imaginary Ventures, a capital firm focusing on innovations at the intersection of retail and technology. Imaginary Ventures invests in best-in-class brands, platforms and entrepreneurs that are actively changing how a new generation of consumers live, eat and shop. Natalie revolutionised luxury retail when she founded NET-A-PORTER in 1999 and subsequently, The Outnet and Mr Porter growing the group of brands into one of the world’s most influential fashion businesses operating across retail, media and publishing platforms and in the process shaping an extraordinary experience for the global luxury fashion consumer.

 

Natalie began her career as a journalist and fashion editor, working at WWD (Women’s Wear Daily) and Tatler before setting up Net-A-Porter. In 2016 she was made Dame Commander of the British Empire in recognition of her contributions to the UK fashion and retail industry. Natalie was also named as one of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine.

 

 

 

Marigay McKee

Independent Non-Executive Director.

Member of the Sustainability Committee and Member of the Nomination Committee.

Marigay McKee is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Fernbrook Capital Management LLC. Fernbrook invests globally in revenue-stage digitally-native brands and enterprise services, tools and software that power the consumer industry. Fernbrook is a female-led venture firm, with a diverse and inclusive group of portfolio company founders and management teams.

 

Marigay launched her career at Estée Lauder in Europe, subsequently joining Harrods as head of its beauty department. In her 14 years at Harrods, she spent the last six as Chief Merchant Officer. She developed and executed a strategic vision to make Harrods the gold standard for the exclusive launch of luxury and premium brands. Marigay was responsible for spotting the emerging brands, concepts, trends, and services that could challenge larger, more well-established brands. In 2013, Marigay was recruited to become the President of Saks Fifth Avenue. Through initiating a new branding, marketing and packaging strategy, and rebuilding Saks’ luxury launch platform for new and emerging and international brands entering the US market significant growth was delivered.

 

In 2015, Marigay formed a consultancy firm (MM Luxe Consulting) to deliver strategic retail advisory services for clients, including Related, Blackstone, Edens, and Value Retail. Marigay is currently also on the advisory council of EShopWorld, and the boards of both The Webster and The Shed.

 

 

 

Anne Stevens

Independent Non-Executive Director.

Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Sustainability Committee and Member of the Audit and Risk and Nomination Committees. Workforce INED.

 

Anne Stevens joined the Board in February 2021. She is an engineer who started her career in the chemical industry before moving to automotive with Ford (1990-2006) where she led a number of core manufacturing operations before taking broader regional responsibilities. She joined the Board of GKN in 2016 and was briefly interim CEO (2018) during the hostile takeover by Melrose plc. Ms Stevens has held a number of non-executive positions with Lockheed Martin (2002-2017) and with Anglo American, since 2012, where she currently chairs the Remuneration Committee. Ms Stevens holds a BSc in Engineering from Drexel University.

 

 

 

Nigel Boardman

Senior independent Director.

Independent Non-Executive Director Member of the Audit and Risk and Nomination Committees.

 

Sir Nigel Boardman joined the Board in October 2022. Sir Nigel was partner at the law firm, Slaughter and May from 1982 until 2019 and then a consultant at the firm until early 2022. Sir Nigel specialised in mergers and acquisitions and corporate advisory and also practiced sports law and art law. During his time as partner at Slaughter and May, Sir Nigel headed the corporate practice, the African practice and the Art Law practice. Sir Nigel was awarded a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in June 2022 for services to the legal profession.

 

Sir Nigel is Chair of Arbuthnot Latham, a regulated bank and a Non-executive Director of its AIM listed holding company, Arbuthnot Banking Group. Sir Nigel is the Chairman of Mile Group Unlimited and Glyde Group Unlimited which control ABP Food Group, Blackrock Health Group and certain property interests. Sir Nigel is Chair of Help for Heroes, a military veterans charity, is Trustee and Chair designate of the The Medical College of Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital Trust, a charity funding medical research and is Trustee Emeritus and member of the audit committee for the British Museum. He is currently Chair of the joint HM Treasury and Government Internal Audit Agency project on Government internal controls and assurance.

 

 

 

 

Jean Tomlin OBE

Independent Non-Executive Director

Member of the Nomination Committee

Jean Tomlin joined the Board in October 2023. Jean is the founder and CEO of Chanzo Limited, a firm that provides consulting, operational delivery and international recruitment services to major event and sport sectors.

Jean served as Director of Human Resources of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games from 2006 to March 2013. Jean was also the Group HR Director at Marks & Spencer plc and prior to that she spent 15 years at Prudential plc and nine years at Ford Motor Company in various human resources management positions.

Currently Jean serves as a Non-Executive Director of Capri Holdings Plc, a luxury fashion group where she chairs the Remuneration Committee, and of Hakluyt & Company Ltd, a privately owned management consultancy. She was previously a Non-Executive Director of J Sainsbury Plc from 2013 to 2020.

 

Lawrence Stroll

Executive Chairman (Yew Tree Representative).

 

Lawrence Stroll became Executive Chairman of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc in April 2020 after leading the Yew Tree Consortium investment in the Company.

 

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Michael de Picciotto

Non-Executive Director (Yew Tree Representative).

Observer on the Audit and Risk Committee.

 

Michael de Picciotto joined the Board as a representative non-executive director of the Yew Tree Consortium in April 2020. Michael de Picciotto is Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Engel & Volkërs AG, a Hamburg-based real estate group founded in 1977, a position he has held since March 2016, having been an important shareholder in the firm since 2014. Mr de Picciotto started his career at RBC Dominion Securities, a global investment bank, in 1982 where he held several roles in Paris and London and was co-head of the Capital Markets department from 1986 to 1988.He then joined Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), a family owned Swiss private bank in London and Geneva where he worked for 27 years until 2015.

 

During that time, he held several senior leadership positions including being responsible for UBP’s global financial activities as well as treasury and trading and its London operations from 1990. Mr de Picciotto also served as a long-standing member of the Executive Board of Union Bancaire Privée and remains a shareholder in the bank. He studied at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales at the University of Lausanne.

 

 

 

Franz Reiner

Non-Executive Director (Mercedes-Benz AG Representative).

Member of the Nomination Committee and Observer on the Audit and Risk and Remuneration Committees.

 

Franz Reiner has been the CEO of Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG since June 1, 2019. The company finances and leases every second vehicle delivered by Mercedes. Under his management, Mercedes-Benz Mobility has established itself viable for the future with its three core activities financial services, fleet management, and digital mobility solutions. As CEO of Mercedes-Benz Mobility, Franz is leading the company into a future of flexible and sustainable mobility concepts as well as innovative and digital financing solutions of tomorrow.

 

Since joining Mercedes-Benz in 1992, the industrial engineer has held various positions, including Head of Sales & Marketing and Member of the Management Board for the private and corporate customer business of Mercedes-Benz Bank. In 2009, Franz was appointed to the Management Board of Mercedes-Benz Mobility – initially responsible for the North and South America region, and from 2011 for the Europe region.

 

 

 

Ahmed Al-Subaey

Non-Executive Director (Public Investment Fund Representative).

 

Ahmed Al-Subaey joined the Board as representative non-executive director of the Public Investment Fund in November 2022. Mr Al-Subaey is Chief Executive Officer of Bahri, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, which is listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange. Mr Al-Subaey was previously the CEO of S-Oil in South Korea and has held various leading roles in Saudi Aramco, most recently Vice President for Marketing, Sales and Supply Planning. Mr Al-Subaey holds a BSC and Masters degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona and an executive MBA from Stanford University.

 

 

 

Scott Robertson

Non-Executive Director (Public Investment Fund Representative).

Member of the Nomination Committee and Observer on the Audit and Risk and Remuneration Committees.

 

Scott Robertson is a Senior Director and the Head of Public Investments in the International Investments Division at the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining the Public Investment Fund in 2018, Mr. Robertson worked in various investment positions at Soros Fund Management, Paulson & Co. and Stonepeak Partners. Mr. Robertson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Cornell University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.

 

 

 

 

Daniel Li Donghui

Non-Executive Director (Geely Representative).

Member of the Nomination Committee and Observer on Audit & Risk Committee.

 

Daniel Li Donghui was appointed by Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc as Geely’s nominated shareholder representative in July 2023. Mr. Li is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Geely Holding Group having joined the company in April 2011 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, serving as a Director on its board. In April 2012, he was appointed as a Director on the Board of Volvo Cars. From May 2011 to April 2014, he served as Executive Director of Geely Automobile Holdings Co., Ltd. From June 2016 to November 2020, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Geely Holding Group. In July 2016, he was appointed to the position of Executive Director and Vice Chairman of Geely Automobile Holdings Co., Ltd. In 2017, he was appointed as a member on the board of Polestar.

 

 

 

Cyrus Jilla

Non-Executive Director (Ernesto Bertarelli Representative)

Cyrus Jilla joined the Board in October 2023 representing Ernesto Bertarelli, a significant member of the Yew Tree Consortium. Cyrus Jilla is Group Managing Partner at B-FLEXION, a private investment firm, overseeing their portfolio of operating businesses and investment partnerships.

Prior to joining B-FLEXION, Cyrus was, most recently, a President and Officer at Fidelity International Limited (FIL), where he had primary responsibility for FIL’s proprietary investments. Earlier in his career, Cyrus was Managing Partner at Bain & Company, London where he also led their European Consumer & Luxury Goods practice, and began his career at Schroders plc.

Cyrus has previously served as a non-executive director of numerous companies, including De Beers LV, COFRA A.G., Colt Telecom, and Element Six Group.

 

Amedeo Felisa

Chief Executive Officer.

 

Mr Amedeo Felisa joined Aston Martin Lagonda in May 2022 as Chief Executive Officer, having previously served as a non-Executive Director of AML, Felisa is appointed an Executive Director of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc.

Felisa has spent his entire career in automotive and engineering with over 26 years in leadership roles at Ferrari, including eight as CEO, guiding the Italian-based global luxury automotive OEM through its turnaround and growth phase as the engineering and product-development force behind every new model.

Felisa holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Milan Politecnico University.

 

 

 

Doug Lafferty

Chief Financial Officer.

 

Mr Doug Lafferty is Chief Financial Officer at Aston Martin Lagonda, having joined the Company in May 2022.

Prior to joining Aston Martin, Lafferty was the Chief Financial Officer of FTSE 250-listed fuel retailer Vivo Energy plc. He previously spent three years as Chief Financial Officer for Williams Grand Prix Holdings plc and 16 years in a wide range of senior finance and leadership roles at British American Tobacco.

Lafferty is a member of CIMA and holds a BSc Hons in Management Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London.

 

Liz Miles

Company Secretary and Director of Corporate Governance.

 

Liz Miles is Company Secretary and Director of Corporate Governance at Aston Martin Lagonda, having joined the company in June 2022.

 

Prior to joining Aston Martin, Liz was Company Secretary and Head of Governance at Landsec, a FTSE 100 property investment and development company, having previously worked at Vodafone Group Plc for 12 years in a variety of legal and company secretariat roles.  Liz started her career in private practice at Linklaters specialising in mergers and acquisitions and corporate advisory work.

 

Liz is a fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, a qualified solicitor and holds a LLB Bachelor of Laws from Exeter University and post graduate diploma in law from Nottingham Law School.