Please find below information regarding the two individuals to be ratified as Appointed Directors at the 2026 AGM.
Natalie Salunke
Natalie Salunke was appointed to the board of Middlesex Cricket Club in January 2023.
She is a qualified lawyer and has been managing legal teams in-house for over 12 years. She has acted as the General Counsel of Zilch, a leading buy now pay later provider and has carried out similar roles for RVU, owner of the well-known price comparison brands Uswitch and Confused.com; Fleetcor, a global provider of specialised payment products and services to commercial fleets, major oil companies and petroleum marketers; the US’s largest car rental company, Enterprise Rent-A-Car; for US-listed cloud software provider, NetSuite (now part of Oracle); and was Group Head of Legal and Company Secretary of Venda, a UK-based eCommerce SaaS provider. In these roles she has been responsible for all company legal matters including adopting an advisory role in relation to the group’s shareholders, board of directors and executive management. Natalie became Head of Legal at Venda at the age of 27. Before then, she worked in Travelex’s legal team based in London, having trained at international city law firm, Taylor Wessing.
In her spare time she is a visiting lecturer at The University of Law, and a trustee of the Young Urban Arts Foundation, a charity which exists to empower young people through the arts, and Kent Union, the charitable arm of her former university, The University of Kent. Natalie is passionate about putting the “human” into law and can often be found speaking at conferences and mentoring other members of the profession.
Lisa Whybrow
Lisa began her career in the software industry, progressing through roles in operations, sales, account management, and customer support before leading a team focused on global maintenance revenues. She built strong stakeholder relationships and streamlined operations, driving significant growth in revenues and customer experience.
Driven by a passion for education, Lisa retrained as a primary school teacher, later specialising in English and Games. She continues to promote sport, creativity, teamwork, and personal development.
An avid advocate for cricket, Lisa took up the sport as an adult, playing Indoor Cricket at national level and, moving outdoor, eventually representing Middlesex Women. Although injury ended her playing career, she remains deeply involved through coaching, governance, and advocacy. As a Board Observer and co-leader of the Middlesex Players’ Association, she champions safeguarding and improved experiences across the cricketing community.
Lisa combines corporate leadership and educational insight with a strong commitment to excellence, inclusion, and growth.