Board of Directors

Ric is Executive Chairman of the group and a licensed insolvency practitioner, having qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen. He established Traynor & Co. in 1989 which, following the acquisition of Begbies London in 1997, became Begbies Traynor. He led the group’s successful introduction to AIM in 2004.

Ric focusses on the strategic development of the group and supporting the management board in developing and executing our growth strategy. He remains a major shareholder in the group.

Mark is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a licensed insolvency practitioner. He joined the group in 2005 following the acquisition of his practice, and was initially appointed to the board in 2011, as head of restructuring and advisory, before being appointed as CEO in September 2025.

Mark is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the group, driving the ongoing implementation of our growth strategy, with responsibility for overall business performance. He continues to act as a senior fee earning partner and has been appointed on numerous complex and high-profile assignments. He is a former president of the Insolvency Practitioners Association.

Nick is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a member of the group’s management board. Nick joined the group in 2007 and was appointed to the board in 2010.

Nick is responsible for the group’s financial strategy, management and reporting and has executive oversight for IT and people strategy. Nick qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and previously held senior finance roles in United Utilities PLC and Vertex Data Science Limited, the business process outsourcer.

John was appointed to the board in 2007 as a non-executive director. He was previously an executive director of Caledonia Investments plc from 2003-2011 prior to which he worked for the Hambros Group for over 20 years, where he was an executive director of Hambros Bank and joint managing director of Hambro Countrywide. John also has extensive non-executive experience having been a director of more than 40 listed and private companies operating.

Mark was appointed to the board in 2017 as a non-executive director and is also currently the non-executive chair of BTG Eddisons, the group’s real estate advisory business. He has significant property services experience as a result of his senior roles in major firms, including King Sturge as UK managing partner, and JLL as UK chief operating officer until leaving the business in December 2016. During this time, Mark had responsibility for the operation of the business, working closely with finance, HR, and IT, and was responsible for the UK sustainability strategy. Mark now runs his own consultancy focussing on business strategy and change.

Mark is an experienced Trustee, chairing both Brandon Trust, a charity providing learning disability and autism support, and the JLL UK Foundation. In this latter role, the foundation is focussed on social mobility in the real estate sector. These roles have strengthened Mark’s belief in the need for inclusion alongside diversity.

Peter was appointed to the board as a non-executive director in December 2019, bringing extensive expertise in technology, AI and digital transformation. He co-founded RAVN Systems, an AI company serving the professional services sector, and as chief executive officer, led the business through rapid growth and its successful acquisition by iManage, a global leader in document and email management solutions for legal and professional services firms. He continues to support technology-driven growth across a range of organisations in advisory and fractional CTO capacities.

Mandy was appointed to the board in February 2023 as a non-executive director. Mandy is a chartered accountant and experienced non-executive director. She joined EY in 1992 and spent 10 years working in professional roles in the firm. In 2002 she was appointed as EY's UK director of finance and operations and from 2007-2012 was the global director of finance and operations for EY's transaction advisory services and EY assurance services. Since 2012, Mandy has held a number of non-executive director positions in the financial and professional services sectors including at Punter Southall Group, Liontrust Asset Management plc, JP Morgan Investment Trust plc and Gowling WLG LLP, as well as in the not for profit sector at the Institute of Cancer Research; these roles included acting as chair of several audit committee and risk committees.