Phil has a distinguished career in the professional audio industry, initially working as Led Zeppelin’s touring soundman in 1970. He set up RSD Systems Ltd in a partnership of three in 1971, building bespoke PA systems with custom-built mixing consoles. This evolved into Soundcraft Electronics Ltd, a company specialising in live and studio mixing consoles, which was sold to Harman International Inc in 1988. Phil acquired the assets of Focusrite Ltd. in 1989 and rebuilt the business as Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. Focusrite Plc was formed in 2014 to take the group public on AIM. Phil served as Chief Executive Officer of Focusrite from 1989 until he became Executive Chairman in 2012 and then Non-executive Chairman of Focusrite Plc in January 2022.

Tim was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Focusrite plc in January 2017. Previously, Tim was Vice President of Avid Technology, responsible for product development, commercialisation and delivery of all of Avid’s audio portfolio and its Sibelius notation and music learning applications. In January 2024, Tim was appointed as president of the MIDI Association, a non-profit trade organisation dedicated to expanding, promoting and protecting MIDI technology for artists and musicians around the world.

Sally joined Focusrite plc as Chief Financial Officer in March 2021. Having trained as a Chartered Accountant with Grant Thornton, Sally moved into industry at Electrocomponents plc and then IMI plc, where she held a number of roles covering both financial reporting and operations across Europe, Asia Pacific and the US.

David joined the Board of Focusrite plc as a Non‑executive Director in December 2014, following the Company’s flotation. He was appointed Senior Independent Director in. January 2022 and continues to serve as Chair of the Nomination Committee. As previously announced, David will be resigning from the Board at the Company’s forthcoming annual general meeting. Career and experience David was an investment banker in the City for over 25 years, advising UK public companies across multiple sectors. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. in London and served as a Non‑executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Harvey Nash Group plc from 2013 to 2018.

Mike joined the Board of Focusrite plc as a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee in January 2022. Mike has over 35 years of experience in finance roles across numerous sectors, in both an executive and non-executive capacity. Previously, he was Chief FinancialOfficer at Cookson Group plc between 2005 and 2013 and at Incepta Group plc between 2001 and 2005. More recently, Mike has held a number of Non-executive directorships and is currently a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Hammerson plc and Chesterfield Special Cylinders Holdings plc.

Naomi joined the Board of Focusrite plc as a Non-executive Director in May 2018 and became Chair of the Remuneration Committee in January 2022. Naomi has an engineering background and, until March 2015, she was the President of Sony’s Media Cloud Services, based in Los Angeles. Prior to this, Naomi was Vice President of Sony’s B2B organisation across EMEA, covering diverse markets including media, broadcast, cinema, sports, security and healthcare. Naomi is currently also a non-executive director at Scottish Television Group plc (Chair of the Remuneration Committee) and Oxford Metrics plc (Senior Independent Director).

Francine was appointed as General Counsel and Company Secretary in January 2019. Francine brings 20 years of legal expertise to the Group, where she leads the team in advising on mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, corporate governance and more. As legal adviser to the Board and senior management, she ensures that every decision is aligned with the Company’s strategic goals. In addition, Francine oversees community engagement initiatives. Before joining Focusrite, she was General Counsel for a healthcare company and practised corporate law at US firms.

Ian joined the Board of Focusrite plc as a Non-Executive Director, post-year end, in March 2026. Subject to shareholder approval, Ian will succeed as Chair following the Company’s forthcoming AGM and will also chair the Nomination Committee, as well as serve on the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Ian was CEO of Oxford Instruments plc from 2016 to 2023, having spent over 25 years in senior leadership roles. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and currently serves as a Non‑Executive Director of Melrose plc, Chair of Illumion Ltd and ZOMP Group Ltd, both University of Cambridge start-up companies, and serves on the strategic advisory board for the UK National Quantum Technology Programme.