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Relx PLC

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 48

  1. Carol Geiger Mills 2016-2019 Director View profile
  2. Robert James Macleod 2016-2025 Director View profile
  3. Marike Van Lier Lels 2015-2024 Director View profile
  4. Wolfhart Gunnar Hauser 2013-2023 Director View profile
  5. Linda Szabat Sanford 2012-2022 Director View profile
  6. Duncan John Palmer 2012-2014 Director View profile
  7. Adrian Hennah 2011-2020 Director View profile
  8. Ben Van Der Veer 2009-2019 Director View profile
  9. Anthony John Habgood 2009-2021 Director View profile
  10. Ian Richard Smith 2009-2009 Director View profile
  11. Robert Bram Polet 2007-2016 Director View profile
  12. Lisa Ann Hook 2006-2016 Director View profile
  13. Strauss Zelnick 2005-2007 Director View profile
  14. Johannes Henricus Maria Hommen 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. Patrick John Tierney 2003-2008 Director View profile
  16. David Edward Reid 2003-2013 Director View profile
  17. Cornelius Josephus Antonius Van Lede 2003-2007 Director View profile
  18. Mark Wynne Elliott 2003-2013 Director View profile
  19. Lord Colin Sharman of Redlynch 2002-2011 Director View profile
  20. Gerard Van De Aast 2000-2008 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Prozes 2000-2010 Director View profile
  22. Derk Haank 1999-2003 Director View profile
  23. Sir Crispin Henry Lamert Davis 1999-2009 Director View profile
  24. Roelof Johannus Nelissen 1999-2003 Director View profile
  25. John Franklin Brock 1999-2005 Director View profile
  26. Steven Perrick 1999-2003 Director View profile
  27. Morris Tabaksblat 1999-2005 Director View profile
  28. Dr Rolf Wilhelm Heinrich Stomberg 1999-2008 Director View profile
  29. Mark Henry Armour 1996-2012 Director View profile
  30. Richard Stockwell Bodman 1996-1999 Director View profile
  31. Paul Cornelis Felix Maria Vlek 1995-1998 Director View profile
  32. Herman Bruggink 1995-1997 Director View profile
  33. Louis Van Vollenhoven 1993-1995 Director View profile
  34. Pierre Johan Jacques Gerard Vinken 1993-1995 Director View profile
  35. Sir Peter John Davis 1994 Director View profile
  36. Nigel John Stapleton 1999 Director View profile
  37. Lord Paul Bertrand Wolfgang Hamlyn 1998 Director View profile
  38. Sir Anthony Armitage Greener 1998 Director View profile
  39. David Gordon Comyn Webster 2002 Director View profile
  40. Ian Leslie Maurice Thomas 1996 Director View profile
  41. John Benedict Mellon 1999 Director View profile
  42. Ian Alexander Noble Irvine 1996 Director View profile
  43. Sir Christopher Lewinton 1999 Director View profile
  44. Robert Krakoff 1996 Director View profile
  45. Stephen John Cowden 2001-2011 Secretary View profile
  46. Willoughby Mark St John Radcliffe 1995-2001 Secretary View profile
  47. Richard Gordon Baker 1993-1995 Secretary View profile
  48. Karen Richardson 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Lexis Nexis Subscription Buyer: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    University of Portsmouth awarded a contract for staff and students access to authoritative, comprehensive, and current legal resources to ensure provision of mandatory legal research and practitioner skills training required for assessed co…

  • Legal Research Software Buyer: HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Software for legal research, including access to relevant legislation, regulations, case law, precedents, guidance and practice notes.

About

What it does
Book publishing; Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals; Other publishing activities; Other software publishing
Incorporated
28/05/1903
Previous names
Reed Elsevier PLC (until 01/07/2015)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Relx PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

112 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

10 directors on the board

7.4y median 6.2y
average tenure
21.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (6)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 5Business services 4Agriculture 1Education 1Finance 1Hospitality 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00077536
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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