32 Franchise Brands plc Annual Report and Accounts 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Stephen Hemsley Tim Harris Peter Molloy Colin Rees Chris Dent Julia Choudhury Executive Chairman Stephen co-founded Franchise Brands in 2008. He has long-standing experience in franchising and currently holds the position of Non-executive Chairman, Domino’s Pizza Group plc. He led Domino’s to an IPO on AIM in 1999, and subsequently as CEO, he led the business through a period of growth. During his 20-year association with Domino’s Pizza, Stephen has taken Domino’s from a market capitalisation of £25m to over £1bn and from around 100 to over 1,000 stores across the UK, Ireland and Europe. He was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 July 2016. Managing Director, ChipsAway and Ovenclean Tim is a seasoned franchise professional with 20 years’ experience of successfully developing automotive, commercial and domestic franchise businesses in both international and UK markets. Tim joined the Group in 2008. Formerly Sales Director, Tim was appointed CEO in 2012 and has led the brands through a period of increased profitability and international reach, with Master franchises opened in the Americas and across Europe. Prior to joining the Group, Tim held senior sales positions at a number of franchisor companies. He was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 July 2016. Managing Director, Metro Rod Peter has over 35 years of management and commercial experience. Peter joined Metro Rod in 2003 and was promoted to the position of Commercial Director in 2005. In this role, he was responsible for national account sales and support. Prior to joining Metro Rod, Peter was Managing Director of Solaglas Replacement Glazing, part of the Saint-Gobain Group, with national responsibility for the network branches, field engineers, call centre and sales and marketing. Peter was appointed Managing Director of Metro Rod on 4 September 2017, and a Director of the Company on 21 March 2018. Chief Information Officer Colin is a highly experienced IT professional. He was appointed to the new position of Chief Information Officer on 1 April 2017. Colin was previously Director of IT at Domino’s Pizza where he was responsible for all IT systems of the business from the point-of-sale system in over 1,000 stores, via the mobile and web ordering system, through to the ERP system. He previously held a number of senior IT roles at EasyJet including Head of Software Delivery. Colin started his career at Argos plc and held a number of positions over a ten year period. He was appointed a Director of the Company on 21 March 2018. Chief Financial Officer Chris has substantial accounting and financial experience from his time in the profession and as a Finance Director of private and publicly quoted companies. Chris spent four years as Finance Director of AIM-quoted 7digital Group plc and began his career at Deloitte LLP where he spent ten years within audit, corporate finance and transactional accounting services. Chris is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Chris was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Franchise Brands on 17 July 2017. Corporate Development Director Julia has over 25 years of commercial, finance and investment experience. Julia joined the Group in 2008 and has a particular focus on corporate development, which includes acquisitions. Between 1997 and 2005, Julia held a number of senior management roles with AXA Investment Managers including Head of Retail, and latterly Managing Director of AXA Investment Manager’s UK operation. Her early career was spent in corporate finance and investment management with BZW. She was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 July 2016.