Frontier Corporate

Leslie-Ann has a wealth of expertise in senior financial positions, having led commercial decision making, M&A and operational activity in the UK and international markets. She also has a range of experience in Non-Executive Director roles.

James is Chief Strategy Officer and a Senior Executive Vice President at Tencent. He is responsible for various functions, including strategic planning and implementation, investor relationships, and mergers, acquisitions and investments activity. James joined Tencent in 2011.

Previously James was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in New York, leading the bank’s communications, media and entertainment research team. James received a degree from Oxford University and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst Certification.

David transitioned from Chief Operations Officer to a Non-Executive Director role at the AGM in October 2018 in order to focus his attention on a start-up opportunity outside of the games industry. David is Investor Director of Pre-Cleared Limited, which operates the only licensing platform delivering officially licensed tracks from the music industry to performance sports worldwide.

James has over 28 years’ experience working with David Braben and Jonny Watts at Frontier. Over this time, he has gained experience in every area of game development, prior to moving to an operational role covering a wide variety of disciplines and where he has been integral to Frontier’s success, particularly during the significant scale-up phases of the last decade.

James joined the Board as Chief Operating Officer in August 2022, providing support to Jonny Watts as he transitions into his CEO role, and to the whole Board as Frontier continues to grow and evolve.

Alex has over 20 years’ experience in high-growth technology businesses. Alex joined Frontier from Xaar plc (FTSE: XAR), a world leader in industrial inkjet technology, where he was Chief Financial Officer from February 2011. Prior to this, Alex rose to VP Finance of Cambridge fabless semiconductor company CSR plc during a 10-year period during which CSR listed on the Main Market, and grew significantly both organically and through acquisition. Alex qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte in Cambridge prior to joining CSR in 2000.

Ilse joined the Board in March 2022 and was appointed as Chairman in November 2023.

Ilse’s executive career included 12 years at the BBC, including four years as Head of Digital Marketing and Communication.

Ilse went on to lead the Freeview platform (an ITV, Channel 4, BBC, Sky, and Arqiva joint venture) from a start-up to becoming the UK’s largest TV service in her 10 years as Managing Director. She then oversaw the creation of the Freeview Play on-demand TV service, building a multi-disciplinary launch team and leading interactions with multiple stakeholders.

Jonny has over 30 years’ experience in the games industry. He joined Frontier in 1998 from Sensible Software. Over the course of his career, he has been involved in all aspects of the creation of over 30 published games such as Sensible Soccer and Cannon Fodder, along with Frontier’s suite of games, including RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3, Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster, Jurassic World Evolution and Planet Zoo.