As part of the Company’s continuing planning for its future, Quintessa has appointed five new directors from 1st May 2026 (Amy Taylor, Claire Watson, Russell Walke, Steve Benbow and Vicky Newling), who between them have more than 80 years’ experience working for Quintessa.
As well as taking on new directorial responsibilities, Claire, Russell, Steve and Vicky are maintaining their involvement in technical work and Amy is maintaining her financial controller duties. As of 1st May 2026, Peter Robinson is stepping down after 24 years as a director to focus solely on his technical work. Peter’s contributions to the Company as a director have been significant and much appreciated by his colleagues. Richard Little and James Penfold are continuing as directors with a particular focus on providing advice and support to the new directors as they settle into their new roles. Richard will be continuing in his role as Quintessa’s Managing Director.
Quintessa has been an employee-owned company from its inception in 1999. For its first 15 years, employees held shares directly in the Company. All shares in Quintessa were transferred in July 2014 to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) that continues to hold them for the benefit of Quintessa’s employees. The purpose of the EOT is to ensure a sustainable future for Quintessa as an independent company with an employee-owned ethos.