John Clarke
Biography
John was appointed as chair of Companies House from 1 March 2023. He is a recognised leader in strategy, innovation and delivering large-scale digital-enabled transformations, global business services, digital, data, analytical and cyber operations, and people leadership.
John is an experienced technology and services executive who has worked extensively overseas and with several well-known brands. He spent 6 years in Helsinki, Finland as a senior vice president with Nokia, and global chief information officer. He was the global chief technology officer with Tesco, and interim chief information officer at Primark and Morrisons. He is a former partner with EY, and a highly experienced non-executive director (DWP, Ordnance Survey) and chair (UK SBS Ltd, Defence Business Services). In addition, he is developing his skills in systemic (team) coaching at Hult Ashridge Business School.