Company
Springer Nature Publishers Holdings Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 21
- Dr Helmut Ulrich Vest 2015-2023 View profile
- Kenneth James Michaels 2013-2015 View profile
- William Hanson Farries 2012-2014 View profile
- Jens Herbert Schwanewedel 2008-2015 View profile
- Jonathan Mark Wheeldon 2008-2012 View profile
- Dr Annette Christina Thomas 2007-2016 View profile
- Christopher John Julian Drinkall 2006-2008 View profile
- Dr Anka Reich 2004-2013 View profile
- Dr Jochen Gutbrod 2003-2012 View profile
- VON Holtzbrinck, Stefan, Doctor 2001-2013 View profile
- Geoffrey Richard Utten Todd 2000-2006 View profile
- Richard Denis Paul Charkin 2000-2007 View profile
- Christoph Jurgen Rodero Partsch 1999-2003 View profile
- Dr Rolf Christian Wilhelm Aschermann 1995-2004 View profile
- Nicholas Glencairn Byam Shaw 1995-2000 View profile
- Georg Dieter Von Holtzbrinck 1995-2002 View profile
- Gerckens, Pierre, Doctor 1995-1996 View profile
- Dr Arno Mahlert 1995-2003 View profile
- Gabrielle Mary Williams Hamer 2012-2021 View profile
- Catherine Elinor Fleming 1999-2012 View profile
- Paul Stanley Trotman 1995-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/04/1995
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Springer Nature Publishers Holdings Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
9 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.
3 directors on the board
- Harshavardhan Jegadeesan Director · appointed 2024
- Rachel Elizabeth Jacobs Director · appointed 2013
- Steven Charles Inchcoombe Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Rachel Elizabeth Jacobs Director · appointed 2013
- Steven Charles Inchcoombe Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Harshavardhan Jegadeesan Director · appointed 2024
- Rachel Elizabeth Jacobs Director · appointed 2013
- Steven Charles Inchcoombe Director · appointed 2016
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.
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
- 03046119
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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