Rowan was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Essentra plc in November 2024. Prior to joining Essentra, Rowan was previously Group Chief Financial Officer of Laing O'Rourke and, from 2017 to 2020, was the Chief Financial Officer of McCarthy Stone plc. Prior to joining McCarthy & Stone in 2012, she worked in finance for Barclays Bank plc and professional services for PwC. Rowan is also Non-executive Director of Vistry Group plc, Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Rowan has a master's degree in law from Cambridge University and is a qualified chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser.

Jon will be starting his new role of interim Group FD at BBC Studios, following his interim role of CFO at Banijay U.K. a TV production group known for making shows including Master Chef, Big Brother and Peaky Blinders. Previously, Jon was VP Finance at Warner Bros Discovery where he played a key part in the growth of the UK and international TV production & format distribution businesses. Jon has also worked in a number of other senior finance roles in film production & distribution, Networks TV and post -production businesses including BBC Studios, MTV and Paramount. As a chartered accountant living in St Albans, he has helped steer finance in several charitable and cultural non-for-profit organisations and is also on the Finance committee of The Society of Antiquaries.

Tony Sutton was appointed as Chief Executive Officer following the departure of Ralph Rimmer in December 2022. Previously, Tony had been the RFL’s Chief Operating Officer since January 2019, having joined the governing body as Director of Finance and Facilities in February 2017. His previous roles include Group Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer of Hull College Group, a large Further Education College group with sites across Yorkshire, and prior to that 13 years with Hull FC Rugby League Club.