Richard Haythornthwaite

Richard Haythornthwaite
Born
Richard Neil Haythornthwaite

December 1956 (1956-12) (age 69)
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford
MIT Sloan School of Management
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forChairman of MasterCard, Centrica and Creative Industries Federation

Richard Neil "Rick" Haythornthwaite (born December 1956) is a British business executive. He is well-known for leading several companies including being the chairman of MasterCard and the Creative Industries Federation.

Previously, he was also made independent non-executive chairman of Ocado Group, replacing Ocado Group chairman Stuart Rose by the time of the company's May 2021 annual general meeting.

Currently, he serves as chair of NatWest Group, a post he has held since 2024, non-executive director of The AA, and advisory partner at investment bank, Moelis & Co.