Lead non-executive board member and non-executive board member with responsibility for the Union
Richard Pennycook
Biography
Richard Pennycook CBE is the lead non-executive board member of the Department for Education. He joined in October 2017. In July 2024, he was appointed interim Chair of Skills England.
He is chair of Howdens Joinery Group plc, 2 Sisters Food Group, and On the Beach plc. He is also co-chair of the Retail Sector Council.
Between March 2014 and February 2017, he was chief executive of the Co-operative Group.