Annual Review 2024-2025

D I A MO N D L I G H T S O U R C E L I M I T E D 05 M A N A G E M E N T T E A M Management Team Board of Directors Company Secretary Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz (Chair) Prof Gianluigi Botton Andrea Ward Victoria Grant Prof Michael Fitzpatrick Dr Morag Foreman Prof Keith S. Wilson Dr Alan Partridge up to 31.03.25 Dr Roger Eccleston from 01.04.25 Prof Gianluigi Botton CEO Prof Sir David Stuart Director of Life Sciences Dr Adrian Mancuso Director of Physical Sciences Andrea Ward CFO and Deputy CEO Dr Richard Walker Technical Director Sean Hird As of April 2025 Chair’s Report As I have taken on the role as Chair of the Diamond Board in the last few months, I want to convey my excitement in seeing the outstanding scientific impact that Diamond has produced since it became operational and the growth of the facility over the last few years. I also want to acknowledge the outstanding talent and remarkable innovative efforts of Diamond staff who support the success of this facility, enabling in many different ways the fantastic scientific output of our academic and industry users from the UK and around the world. I arrive as new Chair of the Board in a period of significant challenges and opportunities. The operational funding continues to be a major risk for the facility, with resulting pressures, as in other UK national facilities, to support our staff with better pay, prioritise the activities and improve the efficiency of the delivery of the science. I also see great opportunities ahead with work leading to the Diamond-II upgrade project, enabling new experiments and new discoveries. I recognise that we have a short window of opportunity ahead of us, once the project is complete, to take advantage of the improvements in performance of the instrumentation at Diamond and for the facility to maintain its leadership as one of the best facilities in the world. We need therefore to ensure Diamond will be in the best position to take advantage of this major project. It has been a privilege to meet and engage with the leadership team at Diamond, especially Gianluigi but also I hope to be able to meet many more of our staff and students throughout the next year. Facilities matter but it is our amazing workforce that enables the magic to happen. As Chair of the Board, I am committed to working closely with stakeholders, the Research Councils, the UK Government and the Wellcome Trust to support the evolving needs of Diamond. I am deeply honoured by the trust our shareholders have placed in me, and I look forward to leading the Board in the years ahead with dedication and integrity. Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz GBE DL FRS FMedSci FRCP FLSW Chair of the Board