Mr Paul Walker
Lay Member of Court
(Date first appointed: 2017)
A major investor in the digital technology sector in both the UK and the US, Paul was Chief Executive of The Sage Group plc until 2010 having joined the company in 1984 as Chief Financial Officer. He served as Newcastle University’s Chair of Council from 2017-2024.
Paul is currently Chair of FTSE 10, RELX plc, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers and also Chair of Ashtead Group plc (Sunbelt Inc), a leading equipment rental company operating in North America and the UK.
Paul is a graduate of the University of York where he studied economics and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young where he started his professional career.