Richard Tolkien

Richard has a long-standing interest in journalism and brings great expertise in corporate financial services to the Board. He started his career at HM Treasury, including 2.5 years as Assistant Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Geoffrey Howe. Hewent onto corporate finance where he worked as a Director with Morgan Grenfell, before moving to HSBC, where he was Managing Director and later an Executive Director of Macquarie Bank.

Richard was also senior non-executive director of the Parkwood Group plc and of Share plc until 2020. After 25 very full-time years of investment banking, he became an independent expert witness in arbitrations and litigation and has advised on numerous cases in the UK and internationally. Richard also serves as a Trustee and the Chairman of Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research and as the Treasurer of St John’s Church, Boldre.