Board of Directors

Term of office: Appointed as Chairman on 23 August 2013; Chair of the Nomination Committees and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

Background and suitability for the role: Mark Elliott joined the Company in December 2010 as a Non-executive Director before taking on the role of Executive Chairman in August 2013 after a period in the role of Interim Finance Director from January 2013. In August 2014 Mark was appointed Non-executive Chairman.

Mark is a Chartered Accountant who was an Equity Partner with Baker Tilly (now RSM UK) specialising in audit and corporate finance. More recently he has advised and been on the board of three companies listed on AIM.

Current external appointments: He is Non-executive Chairman of AIM listed Malvern International plc and Pathos Communications plc.

Time commitment: Two to three days per month.

Term of office: Joined as CEO on 11 October 2013.

Background and suitability for the role: Russ is a Chartered Engineer with a strong track record, including forming and growing electronics businesses for Synectics plc where, after moving to AIM in 2002, he led the group as Chief Executive, achieving a five-fold increase in turnover and substantial profits. This growth came organically and through acquisitions.

Current external appointments: None.

Time commitment: Full time.

Term of office: Joined as CFO and Company Secretary on 15 May 2017.

Background and suitability for the role: Nick is an FCA with significant experience at finance director level in growing, technology-led businesses. He has strong group reporting, process and control skills developed whilst at the prestige motor dealer, Sytner Group. Nick qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Tenon in Nottingham, before joining KPMG.

Current external appointments: None.

Time commitment: full time.

Term of office: Joined as Non-Executive Director on 22 August 2013; Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

Background and suitability for the role: Following a long career in corporate advisory and broking in the City , including acting as Chief Executive Officer of N+1 Brewin LLP, and latterly as a Senior Adviser to Cantor Fitzgerald, James has significant experience in working with small and mid-sized UK companies. James was previously a Non-executive Director of CareTech Holdings Plc, was an associate of Ruffena Capital, and has qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment.

Current external appointments: None.

Time commitment: one to two days per month.

Term of office: Barnaby joined Journeo as a Non-Executive Director (NED) in March 2023, bringing over 20 years’ technology and M&A leadership to the organisation. He is chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Background and suitability for the role: He was previously CEO at Plumtree Group, and COO at LSE:AIM listed Ideagen for over a decade before a £1B acquisition by private equity (PE) in 2022. He was also a NED at LSE:AIM listed Sopheon plc before it’s £115m move into PE in 2024.

He holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Southampton, and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School.

Current external appointments: Barnaby is currently CEO at Plumtree Consultants, a private investment fund in the UK, and Non-executive Chair at Apax Partners backed software provider Foods Connected.

Time commitment: one to two days per month.