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 ''Burger King UK (Bridgepoint)'' ''Ometria (Octopus VC)'' and Appello (Epiris LLP). He is also the lead 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. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History The Domino's ...

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 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 in Ireland, where the networ ...

(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

Procter & Gamble The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/con ...

(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 naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

. He is now the lead non-executive director on the navy board. He holds the honorary rank of captain RN. He is an Elder Brother of Trinity House and the Chairman of the Lighthouse Board. In the charity sector, Lance is the 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 Reserves, ...

(RNRMC). He was previously 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 more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current dire ...

David Cameron David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. Until 2015, he led the first coalition government in the UK s ...

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

Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth University () is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has over 8,000 stude ...

and has an MBA from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...

. He lives in

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...

, UK, with his wife. They have 4 adult 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