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Mr. C. Richard K. Medlock, also Known as Rick, serves as an Independent Non- Executive Director at Smith & Nephew plc since April 09, 2020. He serves as Advisory Board Member at STJ Advisors Group Limited. He is Non-Executive Chairman of BluJay Solutions Ltd since April 01, 2021. He serves as Non-Executive Director at Deliveroo Plc since March 19, 2021 and served as Independent Non-Executive Director at Deliveroo Plc since October 1, 2020 until March 19, 2021. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Director at NDS Group Holdings Limited until August 2019.
He serves as Advisory Board Member at SilverTree Equity. He has extensive transformation, financial management and M&A experience for private equity backed and public companies primarily in the software and technology sectors. Mr. Medlock was the Chief Financial Officer of WorldPay Limited since 2015. Mr. Medlock was the Chief Financial Officer of Worldpay Group plc since April 13, 2015. He was an Executive Director of Worldpay Group plc since July 03, 2015. Mr. Medlock served as Chief Financial Officer of WorldPay US, Inc. since April 13, 2015 until April 16, 2015. He joined Worldpay from Misys Limited, where he served as its Chief Financial Officer until December 2013. He has extensive experience in financial management, working for international businesses and holding executive leadership roles at a number of companies including WorldPay and Misys. Mr. Medlock is a highly experienced executive, who has worked in both an executive and non-executive capacity across a broad range of technology companies. He has experience in senior and board level financial positions in private equity funded and public companies in Europe and the U.S. and in the financial management of large international technology companies.
He served as Chief Financial Officer of Finastra Group Holdings Limited. He served as Chief Financial Officer at Inmarsat Group Holdings Limited, Inmarsat Group Ltd and Inmarsat Plc from September 27, 2004 until January 3, 2014 and their Executive Director from September 2004 until January 3, 2014, where he oversaw its initial public offering. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director at Datatec Limited since January 1, 2020. He has expertise in the technology, media and telecoms sectors and in private equity-owned businesses. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Inmarsat Ventures Limited. He served as Chief Financial Officer of NDS Group PLC from 1996 to October 26, 2004 and its Secretary since 1996. He served as Finance Director of Creative Group Holdings Ltd. from April 1994 until its sale in December 1994 to Policy Management Systems Corporation (“PMSC”), at which time Mr. Medlock was appointed Chief Financial Officer, Europe of PMSC. He served as Chief Financial Officer of several private equity-backed technology companies in the United Kingdom and the United States. He was Non-Executive Chairman of Momondo Group Ltd since January 2013 and its Director since May 2008. He has been a Director at WorldPay Limited since June 05, 2015. He serves as a Non-Executive Director of Mondiale Publishing Limited. He has been Director of Edwards Group Limited since September 1, 2012. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Sophos Ltd. (Formerly, Sophos Group plc) since April 3, 2017. He is a Director of Worldpay Finance Limited. He is a qualified chartered Accountant. He serves as Director of Inmarsat Finance II PLC. He serves as Director of Logistics Technology Group. He served as Director of LOVEFiLM International Limited.
He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of THUS Group plc since November 7, 2006 until October 2, 2008. He served as Non-Executive Director of Cheapflights Media at Cheapflights Media (USA) Inc. since May 2008. He qualified with Arthur Andersen in 1985. Most recently he was CFO at Worldpay until the completion of its merger with Vantiv in February 2018. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Mr. Medlock received an M.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge in 1983. He graduated in 1982 from St Johns’s College, Cambridge with a BA in Economics. He serves as Independent Non Executive Director of Spear Investments I B.V since November 15, 2021.
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datatec Limited | Board | Member | 01/01/2020 | |
| Datatec Limited | Audit | Member | 01/01/2020 | |
| Datatec Limited | Risk & Compliance | Member | 01/01/2020 |