Appointed to the Board: December 2018
After completing an engineering degree, he joined Johnson Matthey in 1980 where he held several senior management positions in both the United Kingdom and United States.
He was awarded an OBE for services to the chemical industry in 2016.
Committee membership
Nomination, Chairman
Remuneration
External appointments
Chairman of:
TT Electronics plc
Non-Executive Director of:
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Previous experience
Chief Executive:
Johnson Matthey plc
Deputy Chairman of:
TI Fluid Systems plc
Non-Executive Director of:
Paypoint plc
Amec Foster Wheeler plc
Appointed to the board: November 2015
Holds a BSc and DPhil in Physics from the University of York. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a member of the Institute of Physics and a Chartered Physicist. He has worked for Oxford Instruments since 1997 in a number of senior leadership roles including NanoCharacterisation Divisional Head, Group Technical Director and Chief Operating Officer.
External appointments
Advisory Board Member:
University of York Department of Physics
Previous appointments
Senior Principal Scientist:
GEC-Marconi Materials Technology
Research Fellow:
University of York
Chief Executive
Appointed to the Board: May 2016
Holds a degree in Economics and Agricultural Economics from the University of Exeter. He is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Previous experience
Group Finance Director:
Synergy Health PLC
Corporate Finance Director:
Serco Group PLC
Senior finance positions:
Syngenta AG
AstraZeneca plc
Chief Financial Officer
Appointed to the Board: July 2017
Committee membership
Audit and Risk
Nomination
Remuneration
Holds an Engineering degree from University of Sheffield. Extensive experience in established and high growth emerging markets, strategic planning and portfolio development.
Previous experience
Chief Executive:
E2v
Business Group Director:
Spectris plc
Senior Independent Director
Appointed to the Board: September 2014
Committee membership
Audit and Risk
Remuneration
Nomination
His research encompasses the physics, materials science and engineering of semiconductor devices made with carbon-based semiconductors. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Foreign Member of the US National Academy of Engineering.
External appointments
Cavendish Professor of Physics and a Fellow of St. John's College at the University of Cambridge
Non-Executive Director of:
Eight19 Limited
Heliochrome Limited
Previous experience
Council Member:
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board: January 2013
Committee membership
Audit and Risk
Nomination
Remuneration, Chairman
A graduate of the Technische Universität Müchen and holds an INSEAD MBA. Extensive international experience in the technology and engineering sectors, having spent over 30 years in businesses operating across the globe.
External appointments
Chairman of:
Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems AG Switzerland
Previous experience
Executive Director of:
Vodafone Group Plc
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
RWE AG
Non-Executive Director of:
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Constantia Flexibles GmbH
Supervisory Board of Haniel & Cie GmbH Duisburg
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board: February 2016
Committee membership
Audit and Risk, Chairman
Nomination
Remuneration
Holds a MA in Physics from University of Oxford and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. She started her career at Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultancy Services and then went on to hold senior financial positions in a number of major businesses.
External appointments
Chief Financial Officer:
Lloyd’s Register
Previous experience
Group Finance Director:
Ultra Electronics Holdings plc
Director, Group Finance:
Qinetiq Group plc
Independent Non-Executive Director
Audit and Risk
ME Waldner, Chairman; S Blair; TO Geitner; RH Friend,
Remuneration
TO Geitner, Chairman; NAP Carson; S Blair; RH Friend, ME Waldner,
Nomination
NAP Carson, Chairman; S Blair; TO Geitner; RH Friend, ME Waldner
Administration
Any two Directors
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