Appointed:

March 2000

One of the pioneers of internet research, Stephan has been the driving force behind YouGov’s innovation-led strategy. He was the CEO of YouGov from 2000-23, when he became Non-Executive Chair. He was Chair of the Data Strategy Board for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2012-13 and led the Shakespeare Review of Public Sector Information. He is a commissioner for the Social Metrics Commission, an independent charity dedicated to helping UK policy makers and the public understand and take action to tackle poverty. Stephan has an MA in English Language and Literature from Oxford University.

Committees:

Chair of Nomination Committee

Appointed:

August 2023

Steve has over 30 years’ experience leading high growth marketing, media and technology companies. Appointed as Facebook’s first Regional Director for the UK (2014-16), he went on to become Meta’s Vice President for Northern Europe (2016-23). Prior to this, Steve spent 15 years at WPP, his final role being CEO of media agency MEC which he led to become Agency of the Decade in 2013. Before joining WPP, Steve worked in strategy roles at Omnicom and Y&R. Additionally, Steve has served as a non-executive Director of Reach plc (2015-23), chaired the CBI’s Tech Group (2016-21), was a Be the Business Advisory Board Member (2020-23), led the Steering Group of BRiM (Black Representation in Marketing), and is a member of The Marketing Group of Great Britain Council. He is a passionate advocate for cognitive diversity in the workplace.

Appointed:

December 2017

Alex has been with YouGov since 2007. He initially joined YouGov as Corporate Finance Manager focusing on planning, budgeting and corporate development. He became Chief Strategy Officer in 2011 and played a leading role in the development of YouGov’s strategic plans and data product developments. Alex also held the role of Chief Executive Officer of the UK business from 2015-16. Alex previously worked in corporate finance advising a wide range of companies on their growth plans and first worked with YouGov in 2005 while at Grant Thornton when he assisted with the Group’s initial public offering on AIM. Alex holds a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting, an MSc in Finance, and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Appointed:

June 2022

Nick is Chair of Reach plc and is Chair of TSB Banking Group. Nick has been a Director of Legal and General, Chairman of Brit Insurance, Chairman of Scottish Widows and a Non-Executive Director of Lloyds Banking Group. In addition, he has been a Board member of the Prudential Regulation Authority and a member of the BBC Trust. Nick is a Companion of the RNCM, a Board member at Opera Ventures and Chair of the human rights charity, Prisoners Abroad.

Committees:

Member of Audit & Risk Committee; Member of Remuneration Committee; Member of Nomination Committee

Appointed:

December 2017

Andrea is a seasoned brand marketeer with over 25 years of experience. Andrea was Global Vice President Brand for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. She was global head of brand at HSBC where she spent 23 years in various international marketing roles. In 2021, Andrea was seconded from HSBC to HRH the Prince of Wales Sustainable Markets Initiative as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for a 12-month placement. Andrea has lived and worked in the UK, US and Asia Pacific and has an MA Hons from the University of Edinburgh.

Committees:

Member of Remuneration Committee; Member of Nomination Committee.

Appointed:

September 2018

Ashley is Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at Zegona Communications plc. Until 2018, he served for nine years as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Rightmove plc. Ashley has held main board executive roles at a number high growth entrepreneurial businesses mainly in the technology, media and communications sector including Tempus Group plc, Rok plc and The Engine Group. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Committees:

Chair of Audit & Risk Committee; Member of Remuneration Committee; Member of Nomination Committee.

Appointed:

February 2023

Shalini is a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience in defining strategy and scaling consumer businesses globally. She is a trusted advisor to the C-suite on new product areas, having delivered bottom-line results by launching transformative solutions at Google, YouTube, and Pixar. She is currently General Manager and Vice President of TV at Google and is based in the US. Previously she served as YouTube’s Senior Director of Technology Solutions where she grew the ecosystem ten-fold and at Pixar Animation where she launched the blockbusters, Toy Story and A Bug's Life. Shalini holds a Distinguished Alumni award from IIT, Bombay and an Outstanding Engineering Alumni award from Pennsylvania State University.

Committees:

Member of Remuneration Committee; Member of Nomination Committee

Appointed:

February 2023

Devesh Mishra is an innovative leader who has transformed enterprise scale businesses using cutting-edge platform technologies, AI and ML. He currently serves as the President of AI Technology and Solutions at Keystone, a leading strategy, economics, and technology services firm that builds and deploys enterprise-grade algorithms to transform the way firms compete in their industries. Devesh spent 16 years at Amazon, where he led the global supply chain as Vice President, managing multi-billion-dollar P&L and operations across 150+ markets. He also implemented cutting-edge technologies like Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to fully automate and scale Amazon’s retail and marketplace businesses. More recently, Devesh was the Chief Product and Technology Officer at Deliveroo, overseeing operations in over 10 countries.

Committees:

Member of Audit & Risk Committee; Member of Nomination Committee

Appointed:

June 2024

Deborah has extensive global experience in platform business models, software, fintech, telecoms and e-commerce businesses. Deborah is currently Chair of Diaceutics plc, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Non-Executive Director at International Personal Finance plc, and Non-Executive Director at Lloyds Banking Group Insurance Board and ACD Companies. Deborah was recently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at both IDEX Biometrics ASA and the Institute of Directors in the UK. Deborah is a trustee of the Southern African Conservation Trust, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

Committees:

Chair of Remuneration Committee; Member of Nomination Committee

Tilly Heald is YouGov’s Chief Governance & Compliance Officer and Company Secretary to the YouGov plc Board of Directors. She has been with YouGov since 2010, initially as Executive Assistant before taking on the role of Company Secretary and eventually setting up the Governance Department which now includes the legal, compliance, data privacy, ESG, corporate and internal communications, and secretariat teams. Previously, she worked in the media industry in the UK and Australia. Tilly holds a BA (Hons) and is an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute.