Rick Medlock was appointed a Non-Executive Chairman in November 2012, having served on the Board since 2008. He is Chief Financial Officer of Inmarsat Plc, a LSE-listed mobile satellite communications company. In addition, Rick is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Edwards Vacuum Ltd.His previous roles include CFO of NDS (a leading pay-TV technology company), CFO of Policy Management Systems (a leading insurance software provider), Chair of the Audit Committee and Non-Executive Director of Thus plc (an alternative network telecom operator). Rick has also served as an NED for both Lovefilm and Openbet Technologies.A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Rick qualified with Arthur Andersen in 1985. In 1982, he graduated from St John’s College, Cambridge, with a BA in Economics.