​Patrick Blackwell Paul, CBE

​Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board in February 2004, Mr Paul is an experienced independent non-executive director, and the Chairman of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. He brings many years of leadership experience, having been senior partner at PwC in Hong Kong. His finance, accounting and tax expertise enables him to provide key strategic guidance to the company in its financial reviews, risk management, compliance and internal control framework. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Johnson Electric Holdings Limited and was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Pacific Basin Shipping Limited (until April 2022). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is 74 years old.