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Board of Directors

Independent Non-Executive Chair

Richard Bradford

Appointment Group and Board: December 2023

Committees: Audit, Remuneration and Nomination (Chair)

Skills and experience:

Richard was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Chair in December 2023. He is Chair of InHealth Group, the UK’s largest private provider of diagnostic tests and scans, deputy Chair of IHPN and Board director/ advisor for several digital tech companies in UK and USA. Richard’s career has been as Chief Executive of service and people orientated companies, most recently InHealth Group for over 10 years and previously over 11 years with Carlisle Group. In 2010, Richard became a Non-Executive Director at Matchtech (now Gattaca) and after a break of several years has returned to the Board.

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Chief Executive Officer

Matthew Wragg

Appointment Group and Board: April 2022

Committees: Sustainability

Skills and experience:

Matthew was appointed CEO of Gattaca in 2022, taking responsibility for the Group’s strategic development, performance improvement, and overall executive management. Since joining Gattaca in 2002, he has held several key leadership roles, including Chief Customer Officer and Group Business Development Director. With extensive experience in the Engineering and Technology markets and deep expertise in the recruitment and services industries, Matthew brings a comprehensive understanding of both the business and the sectors we serve.



Chief Financial Officer

Oliver Whittaker

Appointment Group and Board: April 2022

Committees: Sustainability (Chair)

Skills and experience

Oliver was appointed to the Board in April 2022, having joined Gattaca in January 2018 as Group Director of Financial Planning where he actively supported the Board and worked closely with Matthew and the wider management board. Oliver was previously UK Finance Director for Fitness First where he was instrumental in the transformation and return to growth between 2012 and 2018, prior to which he held a number of operational finance roles within Serco and IBM. Oliver trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with RSM Robson Rhodes.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Tracey James

Appointment Group and Board: December 2020

Committees: Audit (Chair), Remuneration, Nomination and Sustainability

Skills and experience:

Tracey is a Chartered Accountant and leadership coach and a Non-Executive Director for Eco Animal Health Group plc. She trained and spent most of her career at Grant Thornton where she was a Senior Audit Partner as well as a member of the Partner Oversight Board and Audit Risk Committee; specialising in advising fast growing quoted companies around financial reporting and governance. Tracey has also lived in France and Canada where in the latter she was the Director of Finance for a medical supplies business.

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

David Lawther

Appointment Group and Board: June 2018

Committees: Audit, Remuneration (Chair) and Nomination

Skills and experience: 


David is a senior leader in the global construction industry. He was formerly CEO at ISG Plc, where he grew the company to a £1.6bn turnover, operating internationally in 26 countries - gaining its reputation as a world-leading fit-out specialist focused on commercial, retail and data centres. David is currently a Non-Executive Chair for Syntegra Group, an engineering design and planning services company. David is a Chartered Accountant. He graduated from Durham University with a degree in Engineering, Science and Management.



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