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The leadership team driving our story

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John Mills, MHR's founder and chairman.

John Mills

Group Chairman

John Mills founded MHR in 1984 to provide employers with the best in HR and payroll technology. Since then, he has developed and invested in the business, ensuring its continued financial independence and growth.

Building on foundations of technological innovation, sustainability and bespoke customer service, John Mills has led MHR to become the industry leader it is today.

 

Jessica Mills

Chairman

Jessica Mills joined in 2015 as a Non-Executive Director, before becoming Vice Chairman in 2018, where she became further involved with all functions in the business.

In 2021, Jessica was appointed Chairman of MHR and has helped grow the business to how it stands today.

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Jessica Mills, Chairman at MHR.
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Anton Roe, MHR's CEO.

Anton Roe

Chief Executive Officer

Anton Roe has been CEO of MHR International Group since July 2017. He has been instrumental in the growth of the business, bringing two decades of tech industry leadership and experience to the role. 

Anton has driven forward the corporate vision for MHR, heading up the planning and management of our continued expansion in the UK and globally. He has unrivalled expertise in how technology can support the future of work. 

Mark Jenkins

Chief Information Officer

Mark Jenkins joined MHR International Group in January 2019 to lead the company’s finance team, and now serves as Chief Information Officer to implement a robust and efficient strategy to drive sustainable growth in the UK and internationally. 

Mark has over 20 years experience in finance and has a proven track record of improving internal processes that underpin robust financial controls leading to improved performance. 

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Mark Jenkins, CIO at MHR.
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Nick Felton, CSO at MHR.

Nick Felton

Chief Sales Officer

Nick Felton joined MHR in 2014 and has driven significant growth across MHR's full portfolio, taking a lead role in shaping analytics solutions.

Nick brings more than 25 years of industry experience to the role. Prior to MHR, he had ran teams in North America, and consulted in worldwide regions such as Asia, South America and North America.

Andrew Watson

Chief Technology Officer

Andrew Watson has been Chief Technology Officer at MHR International Group since 2018. Andrew has been instrumental in overseeing the technical development of MHR’s innovative software products, including people collaboration platform People First.

Andrew has a collaborative and engaging approach to successful IT leadership gained from his extensive experience driving business transformation.

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Andrew Watson, CTO at MHR.
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Jeanette Wheeler, CHRO at MHR.

Jeanette Wheeler

Chief HR Officer 

Jeanette Wheeler joined MHR in 1996 and now leads the HR team. Shortlisted twice as HR Director of the Year in two separate national business category awards, Jeanette has overall responsibility for MHR’s employees and training strategy.

Passionate about employee engagement, resilience and wellbeing in the modern workplace, in addition to encouraging employees to embrace new opportunities and challenges, Jeanette is skilled and highly motivated in supporting all MHR colleagues.

Ian Stewart

Chief Marketing Officer

Ian Stewart joined MHR in 2015, stepping into the role of Chief Marketing Officer in 2024 to head up the company’s dynamic and far-reaching marketing and communications functions. Ian's expertise perfectly lends itself to MHR’s bold ambitions and strategic direction.

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Ian Stewart, CMO at MHR.
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Iain Moffat, CDO at MHR

Iain Moffat

Chief Delivery Officer

Iain Moffat joined MHR International Group in March 1998, from the MHR customer base. He now leads the company’s business delivery and innovation team, supporting customers’ implementations of solutions and the delivery of their digital transformations.  

Iain has over 37 years of experience in software, IT and customer service and is a great advocate of digital transformation, with a proven track record of helping organisations to go digital while staying human. 

 

Peter Ward

Principal Legal Officer and Company Secretary

Peter Ward has been Company Secretary at MHR International Group since 2018 and Principal Legal Officer since January 2022. He has a long background in contract law including teaching, training and commercial negotiation.

Peter also has a strong interest and background in negotiation and conflict resolution and uses those skills to good effect to find creative solutions required to unlock difficult contract negotiations with customers and suppliers.

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Peter Ward, principle legal officer and company secretary.
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Phillip Edwards, finance director at MHR.

Phillip Edwards

Finance Director

An accomplished and senior finance leader with a track record of high performance across multiple business sectors, Philip Edwards joined MHR in 2022. Since then, he has been driving high standards of financial control, with a strategic focus to enable a clearer narrative across the business.

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