bio Chet Patel Position: Independent Non-Executive Director Board Committees Member of the Audit CommitteeMember of the Remuneration CommitteeMember of the Nomination Committee Date of appointment to the Board 1 April 2022 Other current appointments With over 15 years’ commercial experience at BT Group, Chet is currently Chief Commercial Officer & Managing Director, Americas, BT Global. Chet is also a non-executive advisor for a tech start-up and a law firm. Past roles Chet was non-executive director at London First between 2013 and 2017. He was also a non-executive member of the London Enterprise Panel between 2013 and 2016. Prior to joining the BT Group in 2006, Chet worked for Charles Schwab. Skills and experience • Commercial expertise in the B2B service environment, promoting growth and sales strategies• Expertise in business technology, cyber security, business transformation, commercial and marketing• An MBA from Henley Management College• An honours degree in Economics & Politics from University of Leeds