Independent Chair of Board

Sir Richard Broadbent

Biography

Sir Richard Broadbent was appointed as chair of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Board in April 2023.

He spent fifteen years working at senior levels in business, serving as Chairman of Arriva plc, Tesco plc, Deputy Chairman of Barclays plc and, in the public sector, as Chairman of HM Customs and Excise.

Prior to this, he spent fifteen years working in the City as a corporate adviser and subsequently a Managing Director at Schroders plc. He began his career in the Treasury and subsequently attended Stanford Business School as a Harkness Fellow.

He has also worked in academia, the third sector and manages two small businesses, in farming and in communication training.

Independent Chair of Board