The board of directors

Information on executive directors

Kevin Rountree, CEO. Kevin joined Games Workshop in March 1998 as assistant group accountant. He then had various management roles within Games Workshop, including head of sales for the Other Activities division (including Black Library, Licensing and Sabertooth Games). Kevin was appointed CFO in October 2008. and chief executive on 1 January 2015. He is a qualified chartered management accountant and prior to joining Games Workshop, Kevin was the management accountant at J Barbour & Sons Limited.

Liz Harrison, Group Finance Director. Liz joined Games Workshop in March 2000 as a finance manager for the German sales business. She has had various roles within finance and business analysis within Games Workshop and has been the group reporting manager since February 2013. Liz is a qualified chartered accountant and trained at Coopers & Lybrand.

Information on non-executive directors

Mark Lam was appointed to the board on 11 April 2023 and became non-executive chair on 1 November 2024. He is also currently a non-executive director of Lowland Investment Company plc and chair of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Mark has many years of board experience in telecommunications and information technology. Mark was previously chief technology and information officer of Openreach and a senior executive at BT Group.

Randal Casson was appointed to the board on 1 July 2022 and became Senior Independent Director on 26 November 2024. Randal qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC. He worked there for 35 years, the last 22 years of which he was an audit partner. He retired from PwC on 30 June 2022.

Kate Marsh was appointed to the board on 24 July 2019. Kate has over 30 years’ experience in digital and media industries, having built and managed significant businesses in senior roles with Sky, Sony Pictures Television, GroupM, the BBC and most recently with MGM Studios (which was acquired by Amazon). Kate stepped down from heading up MGM's branded digital services outside the US, namely, the expansion of streamer, MGM+ International towards the end of 2023 and was appointed non-Executive chair of AIM-listed Devolver Digital Inc. in January 2024; formerly serving as senior independent director. Previously, Kate has served as a non-executive director of Elstree Film Studios Limited and Mediahuis Ireland Limited (formerly INM plc), the home of the Irish Independent and Belfast Telegraph.

John Brewis was appointed to the board on 20 June 2018 and was non-executive chair until 1 November 2024. John has over 30 years’ experience in high volume manufacturing businesses and had various roles within Reach Plc, formerly Trinity Mirror Plc, including managing director of the manufacturing division.

Company secretary

Ross Matthews was appointed as Group Company Secretary on 1 December 2019. He joined Games Workshop in May 2010 and has had various legal roles within Games Workshop currently as General Counsel since January 2015. Ross qualified as a solicitor in 2006, and previously worked in private practice with Flint Bishop LLP.