Lance Batchelor (born 1964) is a British businessman and former naval officer. He is the chairman of Royal Museums Greenwich and several Private Equity and Venture Capital owned companies, including ''Ometria (Octopus VC)'' Appello (Epiris LLP) and ''Aurora (HIG Capital).'' He is also a Non-Executive Director on the Royal Navy board. Lance was the CEO of

Saga Plc Saga is a British company focused on serving the needs of those aged 50 and over. It has 2.7 million customers. The company operates sites on the Kent and Sussex coast: Enbrook Park and Priory Square. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. ...

from March 2014 until February 2020. He led the design, build and introduction of two new cruise ships, Spirit of Discovery and Sprit of Adventure. During his time as CEO, Saga introduced new three-year fixed-price home and motor insurance policies which sold over half a million policies in the first year and reduced customer churn. Saga also significantly reduced its insurance margins, stabilising market share. However, as a result the company profitability dropped and the share price declined significantly below the IPO level. He was previously the CEO of

Domino's Pizza Group Domino's Pizza Group plc is a United Kingdom-based master franchise of international fast food pizza delivery chain Domino's Pizza. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Domino's Pizza Gr ...

until February 2014, having initially joined the company's Board in July 2010. During Batchelor's tenure the share price rose from 370p to 589p. The share price dropped over 5% in December 2013 when he resigned to join Saga. Before this, Batchelor was the CEO of

Tesco Mobile Tesco Mobile Limited (trading as Tesco Mobile) is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. It is operated by British retailer Tesco, using the network O2 as its carrier except i ...

(2007–11), Marketing Director of

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(2002–06), a General Manager at

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(2000-2002) and a Marketing Director at

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(1991-2000). In 2010 Batchelor was named one of the 50 most influential people in UK Mobile. Lance is a former submarine warfare officer in the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

. He is now the Lead Non-Executive Director on the navy board. He holds the honorary rank of

Captain RN Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above commander and below commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a colonel in the British Army and Royal Marines, and to a group captain in th ...

. He is an Elder Brother of Trinity House. In the charity sector, Lance is Vice Chairman of the White Ensign Association and a Vice Patron of the

Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity RNRMC (full name Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity) is a charity registered in England, Wales and Scotland. Its purpose is to support sailors, marines, and their families, including those from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Maritime Reserve ...

(RNRMC). He is also the Chairman of Action against Gambling Harms, a charity which conducts research to help understand and mitigate harm. In January 2011, he was appointed a Trustee of

The National Gallery The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current Director of ...

David Cameron David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He previously served as Leader o ...

, the UK Prime Minister. This role ended in February 2019. Lance is a graduate and an Honorary Fellow of

Aberystwyth University , mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all , established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'') , former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth , type = Public , endowment = ...

and has an MBA from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

. He lives in

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

, UK, with his wife and 4 sons.

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1964 births Living people English businesspeople Domino's Pizza Harvard Business School alumni Alumni of Aberystwyth University American chief executives of food industry companies British expatriates in the United States {{US-CEO-stub