Board of Directors

Ed Williams

Chairman

Ed was appointed as Chairman of Auto Trader Group plc in February 2015. Prior to this, Ed was a Non-Executive Director of Auto Trader Holding Limited from November 2010 and Chairman from March 2014.

He was the founding Chief Executive of Rightmove plc, serving in that capacity from November 2000 until his retirement from the business in April 2013. Rightmove plc was floated on the London Stock Exchange in February 2006.

Prior to Rightmove, Ed spent the majority of his career as a management consultant with Accenture and McKinsey & Co. Ed holds an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from St Anne’s College, Oxford.

Appointed to Board:

February 2015

External appointments:

None

Independent on appointment:

Yes

Committee memberships:

Nomination (Chairman), Corporate Responsibility

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Friday 19th March 2021

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