Matthew Pratt joined the Board of Redrow in April 2019. Matthew Pratt joined the Board as Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to Group Chief Executive with effect from 1 July 2020. He joined Redrow in 2003 as a Chief Quantity Surveyor and later became Managing Director of the Midlands Division. In 2013, Matthew was appointed as a Regional Chief Executive and became a member of the Executive Management Team. 

Matthew trained as a quantity surveyor and graduated with a degree in Construction from Nottingham Trent University. He has 23 years’ experience within the industry.

Barbara Richmond joined the Board of Redrow in January 2010, bringing with her a proven track record, with over 25 years’ experience as Group Finance Director at a number of UK listed companies including Inchcape plc, Croda International PLC and Whessoe plc.

She has a strong background in both manufacturing and retail as well as having completed a number of major acquisitions and disposals throughout her career.

Barbara was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Lonza Group Ltd with effect from 16 April 2014.

Barbara is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a graduate of the University of Manchester.

Nick Hewson joined the Redrow Board in December 2012. His business career to date has been spent mainly in the property industry, from commercial to residential. He became the Senior Independent Director of the Company on 7 November 2018.

Nick is a Non-Executive Chairman of Supermarket Income REIT plc and a Non-Executive Director of Croma Security Solutions Group Plc.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has a degree in Law from Cambridge University.

Sir Michael Lyons joined the Redrow Board in January 2015. In 2014, he chaired the Lyons Housing Commission to produce a road map for increasing house building in this country.

He is also Chairman of the English Cities Fund, which undertakes large scale urban regeneration schemes in a number of places and is Chairman of SQW Group and a strategic adviser to CBRE.

Sir Michael Lyons served 17 years as Chief Executive of three major English Local Authorities, including 7 years at Birmingham City Council, and was knighted in 2000 for services to Local Government. Following his long and distinguished career in local government, Sir Michael completed a four year term as Chairman of the BBC and has held a range of non-executive positions across the three sectors.

The Board appointed Vanda Murray with effect from 1 August 2017. Vanda has substantial Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee experience.

She was appointed Non-Executive Chair of Marshalls plc in May 2018 and holds Non-Executive roles with Bunzl plc, where she is Senior Independent Director, Manchester Airports Holdings Limited and Just Childcare Holdings Limited. 

Vanda has a BA (Hons) in European Business Administration and a French Business Diploma completed at Neoma Business School in Reims. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Vanda was awarded an OBE in 2001 for services to business and to exports.

Nicky Dulieu joined the Redrow Board in November 2019. She has strong Non-Executive Director experience and has extensive knowledge of retailing and customer service.

Nicky is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committees of Adnams plc and Marshall Motor Holdings plc. She is also a Non-Executive Director of WH Smith plc and a Commercial Board member of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Nicky trained as an accountant with Marks & Spencer Group plc and held various strategic and financial roles within the company over a 23 year period. Following this, she was appointed to the Board of Hobbs Limited and became Chief Executive from 2008 until 2014.  

Graham Cope joined Redrow as Head of Legal in November 2002 and was appointed Company Secretary two months later. He is Company Secretary to the Main Board and Secretary to all Committees.

Graham has over 25 years’ experience in the housebuilding sector, either working in-house or for clients in private practice.

Graham qualified as a solicitor in 1989 and is a member of the Law Society.