Richard Lapthorne

Sir Richard has served as a Sherritt Director since September 2011, and Chairman of the Board effective June 26, 2019. Sir Richard Lapthorne has served as a Finance Director or as Chairman of various FTSE 100 and non‑quoted companies in the United Kingdom since 1986. He is currently the Chairman of CPP Group plc. global financial assistance product provider listed on the London Stock Exchange. He was Finance Director of Courtaulds plc from 1986 until 1992. He was Finance Director of British Aerospace plc from July 1992 and Vice Chairman from April 1998 until his retirement in 1999. From 1996 to May 2003 he was Chairman of Amersham International plc (now GE Healthcare), joining the board as a non-executive director in 1989. He was Chairman of Cable Wireless from 2003 until 2016. His non-quoted appointments included Chairman of PWC’s UK Public Advisory Board, McLaren and New Look, and positions with Flemings Bank and JP Morgan. A keen gardener he was a trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1998 until 2004, of which from 2004 until 2009 he served as the nominee of Her Majesty the Queen.